A Legitimate Marquis's Wife's Daily Life as Mistress of the Household

The Marchioness of Dingyuan had her eye on a young woman from the Jiang family from the very beginning. Unfortunately, the Jiang family lived far away in Qingzhou, and the distance stood in the way.

In the sixth year of Magistrate Jiang’s tenure in Qingzhou, the eldest Jiang son passed the imperial examination with top honors. At last, the emperor promoted the family, appointing him Grand Master of Splendid Happiness, a second-rank official, and the entire family moved to the capital.

At once, the Marchioness of Dingyuan settled on a Jiang daughter.

Rumor had it that the Dingyuan household had chosen the eldest Jiang daughter, Jiang Tingwan. Somehow, at the last moment, they chose the second daughter instead: Jiang Tinglan.

The eldest daughter of the Dingyuan household was the emperor’s consort, a royal relative of exalted status. But the young marquis had been doted on since childhood, and was spoiled and unruly.

Jiang Tinglan assumed the young marquis simply disliked her. Only after marrying into the marquis’s household did she learn that he loved someone else: Princess Yunning of the imperial palace.

Everyone pitied Jiang Tinglan. What good were riches and honor if her husband did not love her?

But Jiang Tinglan thought it was just fine. He had his own unattainable love, and she had the man she truly wanted. Neither owed the other anything.

For a long time, the couple treated each other with courtesy and lived in peaceful harmony.

Until one day, the young marquis, Gu Mingli, discovered that his wife loved someone else. His feelings turned into a tangled mess.

The young marquis, who had planned to make do for the rest of his life, then decided he would divorce her…