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This spring, she inexplicably received several short notes—without beginning or end, only asking about her well-being: “To nourish the body in spring, it is best to eat shepherd’s purse.” “The magnolia in the courtyard has already bloomed—shall I make an ornament from it for you?” “The wind is rising. Remember to put on more clothes.” The Fifth Young Lady has a poor memory and cannot recall whose handwriting it is—but that doesn’t matter. The curtain has already risen. Please step into this healing journey that begins in spring and is destined to lead to a reunion.

Shen Piao, a descendant of imperial chefs, collapses after working through countless sleepless nights. When she wakes up, she finds herself transmigrated into the body of a nineteen-year-old girl with the same name—one who had just fainted from heartbreak after a broken engagement.

Her new household is sparse: only a young brother who keeps his distance, a naive younger sister, and a small two-story house by the river.

With no time to wallow in worry, Shen Piao returns to her old craft—cooking.

The busy canal docks bring in a constant flow of fresh ingredients from all over the country. The capital’s wharf teems with people: hard-working laborers earning a few hundred coins a day, wealthy merchants, and nobles from prominent families.

At the Shen Family Restaurant, there are cheap yet delicious pork intestine buns—despised by some elites but loved by workers, who can easily eat four or five in one sitting, thanks to their soft, fluffy dough and rich filling.

There are also dishes favored by the upper class, like copper-pot lamb hotpot. Outside, snow falls heavily, while inside, warmth fills the room, accompanied by the rich aroma of fine wine.

As time passes, both nobles and commoners in the capital come to know Shen Restaurant. Their recreated Yunnan ham is savory and sought-after, with each piece hard to obtain. Their Cantonese seafood congee is so fresh and flavorful it’s unforgettable—and available only in limited quantities. Freshly butchered Inner Mongolian hand-grabbed lamb, tender and juicy, becomes a favorite among the elite.

In a time of peace and renewal, Shen Piao rises like a wild blade of grass, carving out a flourishing life of her own.

A poor scholar, Xu Ke, carrying a modern soul, travels through time and space. With five thousand taels of silver as betrothal gifts, he marries Yingchun, a concubine-born daughter of the Jia family. On the journey back from the wedding, the county magistrate’s deputy makes trouble, and disgruntled commoners block the road crying out for justice. Xu Ke publicly settles the case, and with just a few words exposes the false accusation. Everything begins with this first challenge from the county magistrate’s deputy on the way back from the wedding procession.

Era Setting + Transmigration into a Novel + Spatial Spirit Spring + Marriage Before Love + True vs. Fake Heiress + Slice of Life Cold-Headed Beauty × Physically Exceptional Sniper

Jiang Yichu, a cardiothoracic surgeon, transmigrates into a period novel—becoming the foil to the fake heiress.

The fake heiress is portrayed as “pure and kind,” stealing the family background and support that should have belonged to the original host, eventually becoming everyone’s beloved “white moonlight.”

Meanwhile, the true heiress, Jiang Yichu, grew up in the countryside and endured endless hardship. Looked down upon as crude and unrefined, she is rejected by her biological parents. Even when she is acknowledged and brought back to the family, it’s only because her marriage can serve as a stepping stone for the fake heiress.

Jiang Yichu scoffs—who cares about being some so-called rich young lady?

They want to marry her off to an old widower? Fine. She’ll beat them to it and enter a flash marriage with a future bigshot!

What? The fake heiress has also been reborn and wants to swap marriages?
And the man she wants is Jiang Yichu’s flash-married husband?

Dream on.

As the once ruthless and decisive commander from her previous life softens, coaxing Jiang Yichu to hold on just a little longer, the fake heiress is completely stunned.

Even more shocking—
Since when did the director of the military hospital become Jiang Yichu’s mentor?
The chief of staff is her godfather!
The only daughter of a top Hong Kong tycoon is her best friend!

Wasn’t she supposed to be a useless country girl?

When did Jiang Yichu become the most sought-after surgical genius in the entire capital?

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What was supposed to be a contract marriage…
Jiang Yichu had been fully prepared to live independently and beautifully on her own.

But after marrying Ying Zheng, she discovers that the so-called “cold-faced king of hell” reputation is nothing but a rumor.

Ying Zheng is the perfect husband—
He does all the housework, supports her unconditionally, and always has her back.

The only downside is…
The overtime she doesn’t do at the hospital, he makes her “make up for” at night.

Ying Zheng:
“On the battlefield, I’m a sniper who never misses.
Off the battlefield… I only want to surrender beneath your skirt.”

A clear-headed, radiant beauty × a cold, reserved high-ranking military officer
70s military marriage + twins (boy & girl) + marriage first, love later + size gap + age gap + pampered heroine + slice of life

The moment Song Yuntang opens her eyes, she finds herself transported back to the 1970s—living in a rural cowshed and caught in a difficult situation involving an arranged pregnancy.

Once the beloved daughter of educated, high-ranking parents, she had been sent to the countryside for safety before her family faced political hardship. But her greedy uncle took advantage of her, seized her family’s wealth, and pressured her into marrying Fu Weicheng—a man who had fallen from status at the time—while demanding a large bride price.

Unexpectedly, soon after their marriage, the Fu family’s name was cleared. Fu Weicheng returned to Beijing… and never came back, leaving no news behind. He didn’t even know she was pregnant.

Song Yuntang gives birth to twins—a boy and a girl—and life is very difficult for the three of them.

Determined to change her fate, she reclaims what rightfully belongs to her and heads to the military district with her two children to seek a divorce.

She can live without a husband—but her children must have Beijing household registration.

At the Beijing military district, the famously distant and disciplined officer Fu Weicheng—known for keeping others at arm’s length—suddenly becomes emotional when he sees Song Yuntang holding a pair of twins and asking for a divorce.

Soon, everyone in the military district realizes: the once-unapproachable Commander Fu has fallen deeply for the young wife he once left behind.

By day, he buys her sweets, helps care for the children, and reflects on his past.
By night, he holds her gently and whispers,
“Wife… let’s not divorce, okay?”

Song Yuntang originally planned to secure the household registration and leave—
but instead, she finds herself deeply cherished… and living a life filled with unexpected warmth.

Qin Zheng, a modern infrastructure engineer, transmigrates into the body of a Crown Princess. However, instead of a life of luxury or palace intrigue, she wakes up to a collapsing empire. As the enemy breaches the gates, a eunuch hands her a length of white silk, advising her to "die with dignity." To buy time and avoid forced suicide, Qin Zheng rushes to the bedside of her dying husband, the Crown Prince, and puts on an Oscar-worthy performance of a grieving wife. Chu Chengji, the legendary founding emperor of the Great Chu Dynasty, was a man who spent his life on the battlefield and died young without an heir. Upon opening his eyes, he finds himself reincarnated into the body of his own descendant—a useless Crown Prince presiding over the fall of the empire he built. Furious that his descendants squandered his legacy, he decides to rebuild his kingdom from scratch. As for the "fragile" wife weeping at his bedside? He is unimpressed: “Women will only slow down the speed of my restoration!” The Founding Emperor spends every night knocking on the Empress’s door: "Zheng'er, can I come back to the room to sleep now?" When military funds run dry, the Crown Prince turns around and loots his own ancestral tombs. He hands the funeral treasures to his wife to fund the army, leaving Qin Zheng wondering: Is my husband’s brain broken, or is he just a tactical genius? Wen Yu, the most celebrated noble beauty of the capital, sees her world shatter when her family falls and her country collapses. While fleeing to seek help from her fiancé, she is forced into the company of a crude "thug" named Xiao Li. Born in a brothel and infamous for his violence, Xiao Li is everything the refined Wen Yu despises. Despite their mutual hatred, Xiao Li carries her on his back through a rainy night with broken bones, risking his life to escort her six hundred miles to safety. On the eve of her wedding to another man, he breaks into her room, soaked by rain, and begs: "Don't marry that Prince. I will restore the Liang Kingdom for you. I will avenge your clan." Wen Yu’s response is cold and pragmatic: "I want soldiers and power. Do you have them?" Years later, a new power—Northern Wei—sweeps through the central plains. The Prince who Wen Yu married surrenders and offers her as a gift to the Wei Emperor. The man who dismounts from the horse is none other than Xiao Li. He uses a blood-stained sword to lift her chin and asks chillingly: "Wen Yu, what kind of trash did you end up marrying?" The world thinks he hates her, but behind closed doors, he is a trapped beast. Even after chaining her with gold, he presses his forehead against hers with a fragile, desperate look: "I have the soldiers now. I have the power. Will you marry me?"

There was a nine-year age difference between them, and their relationship wasn't well-regarded, leaving Ruan Mian feeling insecure a lot of the time. To this, Qi Yan's attitude was: "It doesn't matter. We'll just work hard to make them approve." Ruan Mian asked, "How do we do that?" He slid onto the bed beside her and said slowly, "For this matter, we still need to plan for the long term." After the long, drawn-out planning session, Ruan Mian was wrapped in the quilt, revealing a pair of dewy eyes.

1. "If someone bullies you, you bully them right back."

Ruan Mian: "But I can't beat them." "Then find someone more formidable to rely on." She asked softly, "Then... Can you be my backer?" It didn't have to be for long, two years would be enough.

1. Ruan Mian had eaten with the man several times, and each time she arrived, the table was already set with food.

Since it was just the two of them at home, one day she finally couldn't hold back her curiosity: "Did you make all this?" He shook his head. "This is a perk only my wife gets." He paused, then asked, "Do you want to eat my cooking?" She choked on the food she was about to swallow and turned away, coughing violently. Her small face flushed a light pink, whether from shame or from choking, it was hard to tell.

1. "Ruan Mian, guard your heart."

How... could that be? How could she possibly guard it?