
Gentle and intelligent daughter of a minor official VS Domineering and cunning merchant's son.
Shen Tang, the daughter of an eighth-rank minor official, married her stepmother's maternal nephew, her childhood sweetheart cousin Qi Huaijing. Seeing that the two families were mismatched in status, her mother-in-law was unkind, her illegitimate older brother was powerful, and there was also a younger cousin in the capital with whom he had been engaged... Shen Tang prepared herself to fight bitterly for a lifetime on the chessboard of the Qi family's inner residence. Unexpectedly, this pampered third cousin had harbored feelings for her for many years. Not only did he dote on her deeply, but he could even overturn the entire chessboard for her.
(No blood relation, very sweet, pure couple, 1V1).
On their wedding night, the childhood sweetheart cousins. "Cousin." "...Call me husband." After marriage, the intimate young couple. "Husband..." "Good girl, call me 'good older brother' again..."
This is a pure ancient setting, with no rebirth, transmigration, or cheat abilities. It features atypical house infighting, leaning towards lighthearted humor. The female lead is intelligent and quick-witted but doesn't really engage in house infighting, because the male lead handles *everything*! This is a post-marriage daily life novel, sweet from beginning to end, with many details and a slow pace. It is not a grand female lead wish-fulfillment novel. The setting is fictional, please do not over-research.