The Ancestor Turned Out To Be My Son

Unemployed youth Zhao Xuwan accidentally became a commoner during the Warring States period. Growing up in a state of constant hunger until the age of sixteen, an unexpected crisis struck: because they truly had no money to pay the nobility, her parents prepared to sell her off. Fortunately, she met a merchant who kindly bought her, and from then on, she began to make a living by performing. When even survival became a luxury, Zhao Xuwan had to plan for herself. By chance, she took a liking to a young gentleman who often visited the merchant. The gentleman was handsome but appeared a bit frail. The merchant happened to want to sponsor the young gentleman, so he used her as a favor and gave her to him. It wasn’t easy to find a good home in these chaotic times, and besides, one must bow when under another’s roof, so Zhao Xuwan packed her bags and went. After they tied the knot, the merchant was overjoyed, and the gentleman was also quite happy—until she became pregnant with a cub. On the day the cub was born with a loud cry, the gentleman excitedly held her hand and said, “You’ve worked hard. The child shall be named Zheng.” Zheng? What Zheng? The gentleman said his surname was Xia—Xia Zheng? No, it was Ying Zheng. Only then did Zhao Xuwan suddenly realize: Oh, no wonder that merchant’s surname was Lu, and no wonder the gentleman was called Yiren. It turns out she was Zhao Ji!