[The Beloved Young General × The Noblewoman Lying Low for Revenge]
(Love That Grows Over Time × The Long Road to Winning Her Back × A Touch of Angst)
Born with an unusual fate, Zhou Bunian was taken by her concubine mother to be raised at a country estate.
She was not allowed to return to the Duke's residence until she was eighteen, with the understanding that she would marry Yuan Baihe, the young general to whom she had been betrothed in the cradle.
But the moment she stepped through the gates, a sharply worded letter breaking off the engagement arrived with her.
Watching her parents berate her from their seats while her cousin put on a fake show of tears, Zhou Bunian realized that her status as the legitimate eldest daughter had long since become a hollow title.
The next day, she also discovered that the attempts on her life and the poisonings at the country estate had been no accidents.
Her birth mother's death might have been at her mother's hands.
But it didn't matter. Whatever was hers, she would take back.
Those who had harmed her would get what they deserved, and they would get it in this life.
As for Yuan Baihe, he could go to whoever wanted him.
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But after Yuan Baihe helped the new emperor take the throne, he traded all his military achievements for an imperial decree granting him her hand in marriage.
It was practically a forced marriage.
He cornered her beneath flower lanterns that flickered between light and shadow, tears welling in his eyes as he brazenly declared, “Yes! I'm jealous of him. I want to marry you!”
Her gaze flickered in the shifting light, her expression wavering as she shook off his hand. “Jealous of someone you killed with your own hands? Who are you trying to fool with this act of devotion?”
“Do you remember how I once knelt before you, wagging my tail and begging you? And you still raised your sword.”
“Do you really love me, A-He?”
Everyday life in ancient times + female growth + household intrigue + political machinations in the later story
