Hitting the South Wall

When Shen Mingzhu was ten years old, her mother passed away, and her father remarried, treating her like a burden and sending her to her grandmother's house. Fortunately, her aunt had been close to her mother and couldn't bear to see her alone and miserable, so she took her to the capital, the Xie family. In the capital, where the glazed tiles were adorned with vibrant flowers, the moment she set foot there, Shen Mingzhu saw her handsome cousin—Xie Qinglin. She stared at him blankly, momentarily thinking she had encountered a celestial being. For the next five years, Shen Mingzhu devoted herself to learning everything that pleased her cousin. He loved the noble orchid, elegant clothing, ...