WenQing

Shen Hua, the daughter of the Shen family that ran an embroidery business in Fengzhou, was pampered since she was a child. She had a pretty face and smooth, fair skin. Unfortunately, her body was weak, and she'd run out of breath after walking merely a few steps. She didn't have very long to live.

The Shen family gradually faced its downfall, and her wedding was delayed again and again.

Cui Yun, the eldest son of the Cui family, was a noble and stern man. He was entrusted to look after Shen Hua. Why not just marry her? He thought.

Since Shen Hua reincarnated, she had focused all her attention on the embroidery business. She hoped to change her life and regain her former glory.

When she heard about Cui Yun's decision to marry her, she fainted on the spot.

After waking up, she turned him down with tears in her eyes. "I don't have very long to live. I don't want to waste your time."

Cui Yun was very considerate. "It's not a big deal. I know you feel touched, but there's no need to cry. Since you already depend on the Cui family, you might as well just become part of us. After you die from your sickness, I'll even hold a grand funeral for you."

Shen Hua felt hopeless. But I'm only pretending to be sick!
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Cui Yun had many younger female cousins.

Many of them had confessed their feelings for him, but he turned all of them down nonchalantly.

"It's getting late. Please look after yourself."

Shen Hua had never met such a clueless man when it came to romance.

One night, while she was on her way home, she took a shortcut and passed by the Cui family's courtyard. Cui Yun stopped her.

He was standing near the entrance, and his sleeves danced to the wind.

"It's cold outside. Would you like to come in and stay for a while?"

Have You Written Your Will Today?

Perhaps it was because she caught a chill yesterday, Shen Hua held a handkerchief and coughed quietly, her throat both itchy and sore. After much effort to ease it, she took the dark medicinal decoction offered by Yicui once more.


In the end, she had Yicui purchase the house.


This time, she only planned to take Yicui, Nanny Cheng, the little maid Ningzhu, and the servant Cheng Gui on the long journey.


The items brought out from the Shen Residence and the other servants were all settled into the new house.


Shen Hua had Cheng Gui privately seek out Aunt Liu, originally wanting her to move in so they could look out for each other.


——Thank you, Madam, for your concern. I have been adrift for half my life, and only with Madam's kindness have I found a place at the Shen Residence. For the rest of my life, I live to remember Ah Zhu and to pray for Madam's fortune.


Chapter 40: Marrying a Wife, Not an Ancestor