New Life Begins Episode 40 (Ending) Recap, Plot

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Yin Zheng presented his idea to the Lord: perhaps Xinchuan could abolish the marriage alliance system and stop forcing women to marry into Xinchuan. Although this year’s selection had already begun, they could choose talented individuals instead of girls for marriage. The selection could be transformed into choosing capable women to serve in government positions. In this way, not only would the peace among the nine regions be maintained, but women could also pursue the lives they wanted.

As soon as the Lord heard this, he guessed it was Li Wei’s idea. He also thought it was a good proposal, and since Yin Zheng was the Crown Prince, he entrusted him with the matter. As the selection date approached, Yin An began thinking about buying property to use as inns and collect rent. But he was scolded by Haitang, who accused him of making dirty money.

Only then did Yin An learn that the selection had changed from choosing girls for marriage to recruiting female officials. Profiting from it would indeed be wrong. Encouraged by his attendant, he eagerly ran off to find Haitang and explain everything. The recruitment of female officials was in full swing, but the Tenth Prince was still picking out a pretty wife for himself and even giving the girls scores.

The Eleventh Prince couldn’t stand it and bluntly told him it was very rude. Just then, the Ninth Prince was sneaking away with a backpack. It turned out he was afraid the Lord would choose a wife for him and was trying to escape. The Madam and Lady Chun told the two brothers that the selection of girls for marriage had been canceled.

Upon hearing this, the Ninth Prince was overjoyed, while the Tenth Prince wailed in despair and refused to accept it. As time passed, some things seemed to repeat themselves. For example, during this selection, the girls were as varied as ever: some were lively and energetic like Li Wei, some were gentle and virtuous like Hao Jia, and others were bold and carefree like Shangguan Jing. They bonded quickly upon meeting and enthusiastically talked about the days to come.

When they learned they could become female officials, they all cheered with joy. Seeing these young, spirited girls, Li Wei couldn’t help but think of her past self. As for when Yin Zheng fell for Li Wei, even he couldn’t say. But in these ever-repeating days, no one else could enter his heart. Such a plain life was no longer boring because of Li Wei. Days passed one by one, and many things changed.

Only Yin An still couldn’t recognize the girls of the twenty-four solar terms. Every time he was tested, he couldn’t avoid getting smacked by them. In the blink of an eye, it was Mid-Autumn Festival again. This time, Li Wei was in charge of organizing the banquet. What made her happy was that Yuan Ying would also come to Xinchuan to give lectures to the newly appointed female officials.

Li Wei would be very busy the next day, running errands all day long. Yin Zheng was helpless but couldn’t hide his disappointment. In fact, Li Wei never forgot Yin Zheng’s birthday. She simply wanted to give him a surprise the next day. That day, while Li Wei was out doing business, her carriage broke down on the way back. Meanwhile, the palace’s Mid-Autumn banquet was about to begin. Everyone gathered joyfully.

As time went by and Li Wei still hadn’t returned, Yin Zheng grew even more disappointed. Throughout the meal, he was visibly distracted. Finally, Li Wei arrived. She brought a bowl of longevity noodles and placed it directly in front of Yin Zheng. Everyone raised their cups to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival and Yin Zheng’s birthday. Then, Li Wei gave Yin Zheng another surprise—she was pregnant. After the meal, everyone climbed up to the rooftop, leaned against each other, admired the brilliant fireworks, and enjoyed the peaceful and prosperous times together.

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