A Match Made in Heaven
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Summary
Emperor Jing's health was deteriorating day by day, and he issued an edict recalling the Eighth Prince Zhou Su, who was stationed away. The mistress of the harem, Shi Honglian, moved swiftly upon hearing the news, sending elite troops to intercept Zhou Su on his way back to the capital, determined to have him killed so that he could never inherit the throne.
To ensure a safe return to the capital, the Eighth Prince and his friends devised a feasible plan: the guards would cover decoys splitting into three routes back to the capital, while he himself would hide in the city, alone disguising himself as an accidentally deceased "corpse" lying in a coffin, hiring a mourner to escort the spirit to Lingcheng, the city closest to the capital.
The professional mourner Yan Xiaoxiao was hired to escort the spirit of someone who had died far from home to the distant Lingcheng. Her companion Ma Biao plotted to sell the handsome "corpse" to a matchmaker for a ghost marriage—little did he know that this handsome "corpse" was the Eighth Prince evading assassination!
In the middle of the night, the "corpse" suddenly crawled out of the coffin. Yan Xiaoxiao thought it was a corpse come back to life and, frightened out of her wits, gave the "corpse" a sound beating.
The Eighth Prince: This prince... thanks you.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy light comedic ancient romance and identity dislocation setups
- Romance readers who prefer the pairing of a prince and a commoner
- Readers who want light stories for commutes or bedtime
- Readers interested in folk elements such as mourning rituals and ghost marriages
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking rigorous intrigue and deep court power struggles
- Readers expecting weighty historical texture and serious narrative
- Readers with low tolerance for exaggerated coincidences and comedic misunderstandings
Reading tips
- First accept the absurd premise of "a prince hidden in a coffin" and treat it as a comedic device rather than an object of historical verification; it reads more smoothly that way.
- Pay attention to the dialogue and misunderstandings as Yan Xiaoxiao and Zhou Su travel together; the relationship develops mainly through these daily interactions.
- Read the harem assassination passages as background pressure; there is no need to scrutinize the intrigue logic item by item—focus on how it pushes the two characters closer.
- It works well to read over several evenings, stopping each time at a resolved misunderstanding or a new trouble, preserving the light momentum of wanting to continue.
About the publisher
Guizhou People's Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher based in Guizhou, with publishing directions covering architecture, foreign literature, Eastern philosophy and history. Its library currently holds 232 titles, including representative works such as Liang Sicheng's A History of Chinese Architecture, Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country, The Old Capital, The Izu Dancer and Thousand Cranes, Mou Zongsan's Nineteen Lectures on Chinese Philosophy, Jiang Tingfu's Modern Chinese History and Rashomon. Its author resources span architecture, foreign literature and philosophical studies. These titles show that the press both introduces foreign literary classics, including Japanese literature, and continues to publish academic and general-interest works on Chinese architectural history, Chinese philosophy and modern history, reflecting a publishing profile that balances Chinese and foreign works and combines classics with accessible reading. Public information on its fuller publishing history and key series is limited, so no speculation is offered here.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一章 冥婚
- 第二章 献祭
- 第三章 共眠
- 第四章 冲喜
- 第五章 敬天
- 第六章 相思
- 第七章 连理
- 番外 暖夜
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About the author
Tong Huo is a web-fiction author about whom relatively limited public information is currently available. The library holds one work under this name, Tian Zuo Zhi He (A Match Made in Heaven). According to the existing information, this work is categorized as otherworld-continent fiction, suggesting that Tong Huo tends to set stories in constructed worlds and to develop character relationships and plot against such settings. Because the author's nationality, life history, and writing career are not yet clear, a more detailed account of their path as a writer cannot be given at present; the confirmable material mainly concerns the work itself. The title Tian Zuo Zhi He, read alongside the otherworld-continent category, indicates that the book may combine a broad fantasy world with attention to compatibility and emotional ties between characters, offering both world-building and relationship-driven storytelling. For readers, Tong Huo remains a new name to be discovered through the work, and the direction and stylistic development of future writing will need to be observed as more works appear.
