[Not reborn or transmigrated + household intrigue + winning back his wife + powerful man humbles himself for love + second male lead fights to take the crown]
Su Ying was orphaned young, with only a betrothal to the young marquis of the Jing'an Marquis household left to fulfill.
The young marquis was upright and refined, and disliked her rustic upbringing.
When she heard he had feelings for the Minister of Rites’ legitimate daughter, she immediately packed her bags and broke off the engagement.
Su Ying smashed the jade ring they had exchanged at his feet. “From now on, you can marry your noblewoman, and I’ll marry my Prison-Faced Rakshasa.”
She turned and threw herself into that man’s arms, then married him properly with all the traditional rites and ceremonies.
The young marquis went mad and no longer cared about the noblewoman.
He rushed into her bridal chamber, eyes red. “Yingying, don’t leave me...”
Lu Qing Lan ordered someone to throw him out, even as he scooped Su Ying up and carried her toward the bed.
Beneath the warm glow of the red candles, Su Ying shyly recalled the illustrated storybook she’d been forced to memorize earlier.
She realized some of its contents were far too difficult.
But her newlywed husband understood it all at a glance.
As he undressed her, he whispered, “There’s no rush. We’ll try the storybook page by page.”
