Historical romance + sweet love + the hero's long road to winning her back (he learns to respect her) + the heroine grows into an independent woman + an unmarried mother
A jar of osmanthus wine at her coming-of-age ceremony sparks a startling confession. Ah Yuan's tipsy, hazy "I like you" drives Xiao Jingyuan, who has kept his feelings buried for ten years, completely mad. He is the fearsome, unhinged general of the Northern Frontier, but in front of her, he is utterly helpless.
"Even if my woman dies, she will be buried in the ancestral tomb of the marquis's estate!"
War and flames cut off their correspondence. By the time he returns, she is already seated in a scholar's teahouse, smiling brightly as she meets a potential match. He flips the tea table with his sword and carries her off to his bedroom, eyes bloodshot as he says, "Want to marry someone else? Ask my blade if it'll let you!"
Ah Yuan glares at him, and Xiao Jingyuan immediately throws his sword aside and hugs his wife. "We've already had a child. When are you going to give me a title?"
