The Concubine-Born Daughter of a County Magistrate in the Northern Song Dynasty

[ONE CHAPTER WILL BE UNLOCKED EVERY TUESDAY. ENJOY~ (⁠✿⁠^⁠‿⁠^⁠) (⁠ﾉ⁠◕⁠ヮ⁠◕⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠*⁠.⁠✧] Xu Zhihe suddenly transmigrated to become the concubine-born daughter of the Magistrate of Eqiao County in the Northern Song Dynasty. Her biological mother was ill-fated and died early, while her biological father was irritable and cowardly. Her legitimate mother ignored her, and her father’s concubines eyed her covetously. Xu Zhihe lived a cautious life just to survive in the manor. One day, Magistrate Xu came home drunk and threatened to give her away to the County Lieutenant as a concubine. Xu Zhihe: DANGER!!! She wrote a letter overnight to her younger maternal uncle in Shuiyang County. Her uncle was a straightforward man; he poked right at the magistrate’s sore spot, accusing him of selling his daughter for glory. Magistrate Xu was so furious that he dropped the idea of making Xu Zhihe someone’s concubine. Seeing his niece getting older year by year, her uncle began to worry about her marriage. Xu Zhihe brought him to a bookstore in town and pointed at a dirt-poor peasant boy. “I’ll marry him.” [Mini Theater] Everyone in Bianjing City knew that the newly appointed Minister of Revenue loved his wife as dearly as his own life. Many people had seen with their own eyes that Minister Chen would unfailingly detour two li every single day, just to bring Madam Chen her favorite sweet milk curd. Yet, when no one was watching, the aloof and important minister who navigated the imperial court with ease would press close to Xu Zhihe like a big, fluffy dog, “Can you tell me the story of how you chose me one more time?” Her breathing rendered unsteady by his teasing, Xu Zhihe replied: “…Does ‘I saw you had an extraordinary bone structure’ count?” [Reading Guide] 1. Early stages feature daily life in the county town; later stages involve officialdom in Bianjing. A slow-burn, slice-of-life story. 2. 1v1, HE, marriage first then love, a sweet story [Highlight]. 3. Xu Zhihe’s POV: The magnificent transformation from a magistrate’s concubine-born daughter to the matriarch of a noble household. Chen Yundu’s POV: A peasant boy relies on the imperial examination to gain promotion and wealth, reaching the pinnacle of life. 4. Update time is tentatively set for 23:30, updated daily. I will ask for a leave of absence if there is no update~ 5. Personal setting based on the Northern Song Dynasty; some details are fictionalized to serve the plot. Content Tags: Domestic Intrigue, Everyday City Life, Slice of Life, Marriage First, Love Later, HE, Song Dynasty Transmigration Other themes: Domestic Intrigue, Everyday City Life, Officialdom One-Sentence Synopsis: From a magistrate’s concubine-born daughter to the matriarch of a noble household. Core Theme: A time will come to ride the wind and cleave the waves; I will set my cloud-like sail to cross the boundless sea. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: The Concubine-Born Daughter of a County Magistrate in the Northern Song Dynasty — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠