Han Shanhai was born a laughingstock.
The eldest son of the Duke Who Guards the Nation cannot even lift a spear. He is so sick that his hair has turned snow-white, and even the imperial physicians say he will not live to thirty. Yet somehow this frail invalid rises to the post of Grand Commandant. His enemies tremble at the sound of his name before a battle even begins, while his smile sends chills through the assembled court.
Hua Ruo Jin is betrothed to him because her birth chart is exceptionally auspicious, in the hope that she will bring him good fortune. In front of the entire household, she cries and refuses the match, cursing him to her heart's content: “You short-lived wretch! I'd rather shave my head and become a nun than marry you!” But when she turns around, she finds him standing in the doorway. Who knows how long he has been listening?
He gives her a gentle smile, his eyes full of meaning she cannot read. “If you don't want to marry a sickly man like me, I'll say you turned me down. That way, your reputation won't suffer...”
Overcome with guilt, you somehow end up marrying him. Only after the wedding do you discover that he is the biggest wolf in sheep's clothing in the whole capital!
