Straightforward general gong × gentle, scheming white-flower prince shou
The current emperor's favorite, Seventh Prince Gu Yan, was sent off to Beimo by imperial decree to marry Beimo's great general, Xiao Yi.
Beimo's Gobi Desert stretched into a vast, barren wasteland. Xiao Yi had spent years fighting there with his troops. The emperor had said, "If you can't conquer Beimo, don't come back to court."
The imperial capital lay in the southern lands, a fertile region blessed with abundant harvests year after year. In Beimo, lonely smoke rose over barren sands where not a blade of grass grew. Xiao Yi had waged war amid the yellow dunes for years.
Gu Yan had long heard that Beimo's great general Xiao Yi was ferocious-looking and hideously ugly, with a foul temper and a bloodthirsty nature.
Xiao Yi had also heard that the Seventh Prince Gu Yan was a cripple, frail and sickly, as delicate as a white flower. Now that he had been sent to marry the general, Xiao Yi could only wonder what the emperor was plotting against him this time.
"Then I shall give my flesh and blood to defend this land and protect my wife for a lifetime."
"When he saw Xiao Yi, it was like walking through the night in winter and then glimpsing a little light, a fire, or the rising sun."
* 1v1, happy ending, both leads' first relationship, serious tone
* No childbirth, melodrama, or coercion; they're devoted to building their careers
* Mainly told from the shou's perspective, with occasional dual perspectives
* Lots of side couples
Beautiful... I feel sorry for the Pavilion Master of Death Season...
It's okay, but it's a bit frustrating in the early stages, and I'm still lame until the end of the text. Overall, it's pretty good.