Shen Zhilan was forced into a replacement marriage to Gu Changyuan, the frail young heir of the Duke's household, who was said to have little time left to live.
Her husband panted after every few steps and coughed up blood as though it were nothing. He was the sort of peerlessly beautiful invalid who couldn't take care of himself.
While dutifully playing the role of a gentle bride brought in to bring her husband good fortune, Shen Zhilan worked tirelessly through the night to carry out her mission to assassinate the "Invincible General." All she hoped for was to become a widow soon, get the antidote, and head off into a bright future as a wealthy, free woman.
Until one late night, she returned from a mission and caught her supposedly dying husband dressed in black, calmly reviewing the situation with his trusted aide: "That assassin attacked me again today!"
Shen Zhilan stared at the unmistakably familiar sword wound on her husband's body and fell silent. "..."
Wait, could that be the wound she had just stabbed into him?!
When she tried to make sure of his identity, her "frail" husband caught and restrained her. His low, amused chuckle sounded by her ear: "My wife, it's late. What are you planning to do to your husband... ?"
Reader's Guide:
1. A married couple hiding their true identities, with their everyday life full of close calls. Frail young heir (a slayer on the battlefield) x replacement-bride assassin (a lone girl raised by wolves), with an extreme contrast between appearances and reality.
2. Marriage first, love later; they test each other, join forces, and trade acting skills early on before fighting side by side later.
3. A light ensemble cast, with court politics and conflicts in the martial world.
4. The female lead has a Forget-Love Gu inside her. When she falls in love, she forgets the person she loves, making for a bittersweet romance.
5. The male and female leads are 1v1, devoted to each other in body and heart, with a happy ending.
