Houxue Village is a poor and remote land, and even the imperial court does not pay much attention to it. Although it is said that troublemakers often arise from poor and remote towns, there are always virtuous people as well.
For instance, the Lu family from Houxue Village. The eldest member of the Lu family is a soldier returning from the battlefield, who drafted into the army at the tender ages of fifteen-sixteen.
After seven years, he returned home at around twenty three-four years old. He alone, limping and stoically silent, returned to this corner of Houxue Village from the extremely famous Imperial City.
But on the way back to the village, he took a liking to an innocent and enchanting young maiden. The reason why he remembered her was because she was in the process of eloping with someone, and it was obvious that the man she intended to elope with was a scoundrel.
Courtesy demanded that he sternly scolded them!
The couple got frightened and returned home.
Two years ago, Lu Shenxing would never have imagined that he would marry this woman who had once tried to elope with someone else, let alone her marrying him, a cripple.
Only till last month did Lu Shenxing understand why the youngest daughter of the Jiang family wanted to marry him…
“Since you’re awake, stop pretending to be sick. If you want to leave me, it’s not impossible. But I’ve spent five taels of silver marrying you. If you can pay it back, then a divorce decree can be arranged.”
Jiang Ruan felt her head about to explode.
She remembered that she was talking about contracts in her office, just about to discuss operations, when she suddenly fainted and fell unconscious.
When she woke up, what she found was... a man in ancient attire.
The man was handsome, not the usual pretty boy kind, but the kind of handsome that resided in his eyebrows, body language—also revered as charismatic handsome.
Jiang Ruan is an operations-manager, elite personnel in her office. Assessing the situation before her, her instinctive response was not to scream but to keep exceptionally calm.
Shooting a movie? Impossible!
What was even scarier, there were some strange memories in her mind that didn't belong to her.
Seeing the woman in bed clutching her forehead and sitting up, Lu Shenxing's eyes were full of doubt.
The usually lively Jiang Ruan had suddenly become quiet.
Lu Shenxing frowned and coughed a little uncomfortably. He said, "I know your family background is steeped in literature, and I understand that you needed some money to give your grandfather a decent farewell. I can give you some time to repay the silver coins you owe. When your family is back on its feet, you can repay me."
While the man was talking, Jiang Ruan had put things together in her mind.
It turned out that she had time-traveled into the body of a girl with the same name. Her parents had accumulated considerable debt in order to provide a decent death for her grandfather.
They didn't repay the debt later and ended up marrying off Jiang Ruan, their only daughter.
She was married to Lu Shenxing for the sake of some silver pieces.
Previously, there was someone willing to buy Jiang Ruan for ten silver pieces, but her parents couldn't bear to sell her. Because of the urgent situation, they agreed to marry her to Lu Shenxing.
The reason why she was married off to Lu Shenxing was that there were rumors that he was impotent. Even if they married Jiang Ruan to him, they could keep her chastity intact.
Once the Jiang family was prosperous again, they would let Jiang Ruan divorce Lu Shenxing.
Even if Jiang Ruan remarried, she would definitely find a good family.
These were, of course, words from the original host's parents, so she kept them in her heart. Otherwise, how would she dare to marry Lu Shenxing.
However, contrary to what her parents had told her, on the first night after their wedding, Lu Shenxing took actions that indicated he wanted to consummate their marriage. Jiang Ruan refused, and in desperation, she hit head on a pillar.
She then passed out for three days before finally waking up.
After awakening, she had become River Ruan, the White Bone Demon from the 21st century.
At this moment, River Ruan was sitting on the bed, staring at the man in front of her, her eyes stealthily looking down...
"You liar, who said you are impotent."
She clearly remembered his reaction last night...
River Ruan's face turned beet red as she glared at Lu Shenxing, accusing him!
She hadn't expected herself to say something so straightforward. Lu Shenxing's face reddened, perhaps his dark skin made it less noticeable, but his gaze had evidently darkened.
"What a way to talk, woman. Whether I’m capable or not, you should know if you try. If I find out who spread this rumor, I'll cut his tongue off."
Lu Shenxing threatened, feigning ferocity.
River Ruan slid out of bed, "Anyway, I am not the one who said it. I've been married into the Lu family for three days, can't I return home?"
She wanted to go back to her maternal home and understand the situation before she can survive.
Lu Shenxing replied, "On the first night of our marriage, you ran into a pillar and fainted till now, how could you return home?"
Hearing this, River Ruan's face showed signs of embarrassment.
"Lu Shenxing, why did you marry me in the first place?"
River Ruan had accepted all the memories of her host and she was different than the previous Jiang Ruan.
She looked at Lu Shenxing, without any disdain, but thinking, it's quite nice, after traversing through time, the heavens selected her husband for her.
However, as for the reason Jiang Ruan married him, she felt the need to clarify.
Lu Shenxing directly said, "Your family came asking, and I thought you were okay so I agreed. Although my family's living standard isn't excessively wealthy, we don't lack anything to eat or drink."
Jiang Ruan nodded in agreement. Definitely true!
She recalled in Jiang's family, she was always unable to eat to her full.
While her parents cherished her immensely, her three elder brothers lived a contending life with inferior living expenses. Supposedly, the best was given to her, but it was inferior compared to what her three brothers had.
The patriarch of her family was an official who got banished to the back creek village. While his official position wasn't big, he became someone else's scapegoat due to backing the wrong person and got banished from the imperial city.
Because he could not bear the severe cold environment, his health condition always had been delicate, and he was now finally free.
No one from the Jiang family within three generations was allowed to be an official or get into politics, which was an imperial edict.
Even her father, a well-educated man, wasn't allowed to teach in school and was just teaching children in the village. He didn't take money as payment, only some grains as a means to make a living.
When the Jiang family got banished into this strange place called Back Creek Villiage, they had no farmland and their life was quite straitened because of the lack of it.
Moreover, Jiang Ruan was already thirteen or fourteen, and if not married off, they would have to pay an unmarried tax, an extra burden.
As a last resort, Jiang Ruan was married off to Lu Shenxing, a man who couldn't perform his duties as a husband according to the rumors.
Jiang Ruan had a tumultuous feeling in her heart, thinking to herself. She thought she came to a sheep's den to protect her innocence, but she was sent right into the wolf's den.
Jiang Ruan, with her mind racing, and big round eyes rotating in thought, tried to sneak a glance at Lu Shenxing but was met with his direct gaze.
"If you promise to take care of me for life, I will be yours."
These were the words of Jiang Ruan, and she was responsible for them!
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Lu Shenxing was indeed somewhat surprised. At the same time, he was also somewhat shocked, and his dark face showed a hint of joy because of these words.
"If you truly decide to stay with me, would it be willingly, without ever uttering words of departure? Shall we become a real married couple?"
Being a real married couple naturally involves marital relations.
When it came to this subject, Jiang Ruan was also somewhat shy.
In her previous life, she was a powerful woman, but regarding matters of love and relationships, she didn't really know how to handle them.
Therefore, she was still untouched.
She was too embarrassed to say it, so she just nodded in response.
Lu Shenxing was somewhat excited, there was a glimmer in his eyes, as he stared at Jiang Ruan.
This lass was beautiful and charming, to the point that he couldn’t help but grow more fond of her the more he looked.
