“I saw a comment saying, 'The wrong carriage was not an accident—it was fate's compensation for Xiao Ying.' Such a pure‑hearted girl meets an equally kind man—it's destiny. Fate never mistreats the truly good.”
——Douban viewer(★★★★★)

★ Poisoned at the age of seven, her mental development was permanently stunted. Married into a secluded mansion while still a child, she was despised and cast out—yet she encountered someone willing to fly kites for her, set up a swing for her, and teach her to write her name stroke by stroke. “Fireflies are a faint glow in the darkness, capable of illuminating the path ahead.” This is a heartwarming historical romance about a “mistaken marriage that leads to true love.”
★ Author Jiusen has dedicated herself to the historical romance genre and excels particularly at portraying ordinary people. Her characters are three-dimensional, vivid, and possess distinct personalities; even when facing hardships and setbacks, they remain resilient and optimistic, radiating a vibrant vitality. In 2025, she won the “Sisters, Stand Up!” Award at the 3rd Yanyan Story Short Story Influence Chart for her work *Painting the Spring of the Paulownia Tree*. In the first half of 2026, she sold the rights to 10 of her works, with her total copyright revenue exceeding six figures—earning her the title of “Copyright Dark Horse” from Zhihu’s official team.
★ The adapted short series *A Mistaken Marriage Brings Joy* premiered on May 5, 2026. On its first day, it achieved an 88.87 million Hongguo Heat score, and the following day, defying market trends, it surged by 9.44 million to dominate the top spot on both Hongguo charts. Subsequent viewership exceeded 110 million, making it the No. 1 ancient romance short series across all platforms in 2026.
★ With no complex power struggles or endless twists and turns of household intrigue, the story centers on a girl whose mental age is that of a seven-year-old and an upright, gentle gentleman who heal and fulfill each other through a marriage born of a series of misunderstandings.

At the age of seven, Zhu Xiaoying drank a bowl of poison to protect her childhood friend, Xu Feimo. She survived—but her mind remained frozen at age seven forever.
Years later, she is to honor an old marriage contract. But a mix‑up sends her into the bridal sedan of Xu Fengqing, the newly appointed regional magistrate. Faced with a bride whose mind never grew past childhood, Xu Fengqing does not reject or neglect her. Instead, he patiently stays by her side. He flies kites for her, sets up a swing in the courtyard, consults doctors for her condition, and holds her hand stroke by stroke to teach her to write her own name—“Zhu Xiaoying.” For the first time, she knows what it feels like to be treated with tenderness.
As the truth about the poisoning slowly surfaces, Xu Feimo returns with regret. But Xiaoying is no longer the little girl who waited for someone else. She has chosen the man who taught her what love truly means—the one who kneels to meet her eyes and patiently waits for her to grow, at her own pace.

Jiu Sen was Born in 1996 in Jiangsu Province, she published her debut work at age 14 in Chao Haokan magazine, edited by noted writer Nanpai Sanshu. In 2021, she moved from print media to online storytelling on Zhihu. She specializes in historical romance short stories. Her representative works include Fireflies in the Rotting Grass, Pearl Light, Hua Tang Chun, Yin Yin Ping, and A Qiao. In 2025, Hua Tang Chun won the “Sisters Stand Up” award at the 3rd Yanyan Short Story Impact List. In the first half of 2026, she sold rights for 10 stories, with individual copyright income exceeding six figures (RMB), and was hailed by Zhihu as a “copyright dark horse.”