On the day the great general Shen Tingyi returned to the capital, he received an imperial decree ordering him to marry Xiao Jin, the second son of Prince Jing'an, on an appointed date. Neither man took the decree seriously, completely ignoring it.
One refused to marry; the other refused to be married.
Six months later, the Prince of Jing'an's residence was massacred. The official report claimed that the Prince of Jing'an had rebelled and left behind a blood-written confession. The great general Shen Tingyi was also stripped of his military command, reduced to a general in name only and left at the mercy of others...
Reborn, Shen Tingyi decided that if he had to marry, then so be it. Whoever wanted to relive the fate of his previous life could do it themselves.
What he didn't know was just how much he would come to adore his little prince consort after they married...
