In a nutshell: The lively, playful daughter of the Su family, strong yet gentle × His Highness Prince Jue, a quiet guardian who is ruthless and sparing with words
“My coldness is for everyone else, not you. With me, you can always be yourself.”
“Since I cherish and love you, I will always yield to you.”
Su Wanwan, daughter of the current prime minister, appears to be the model young lady of a prominent capital family. In truth, she’s wild at heart and has little regard for rules.
Ever since she was little, she admired extraordinary women like Hua Mulan, who rode into battle. She also greatly admired the famed General Shen Xuanzhi, but never imagined she’d marry a fearsome, hard-hearted demon like him.
The new emperor decreed their marriage, and she had no choice but to wed him. After they were married, Shen Xuanzhi asked, “Can you fight?”
“Just a little.”
“Can you play the qin?”
“Just a little.”
“Do you know medicine?”
“Just a little.”
Knowing her own shortcomings, Su Wanwan one day offered to embroider Shen Xuanzhi a new sachet, though she worried her stitching would be terrible.
Shen Xuanzhi replied bluntly, “When it’s made with love, even if it’s ugly, I won’t mind.”
While Shen Xuanzhi was away entertaining guests, Su Wanwan heard that the gathering was full of beautiful women. She had a goose caught and sent over to make her feelings known.
One of the men there said, “That woman is jealous. She’s violated one of the seven grounds for divorce.”
Shen Xuanzhi replied, “My wife is young. Besides, a beautiful wife is hard to find and a charming one hard to marry. How could I not cherish her?”
After that, he helped her get dressed, made arrows for her, learned to cook for her, and even fed her himself...
The Zhinu tribes of the northern frontier invaded once again. Unable to bear leaving his beloved wife at home, he prayed at a temple and received a red cord. He threaded one of her hairs through it, then said reluctantly, “Your lovely hair is bound to this jade pendant. Keep me safe as you defend our land.”
From the expedition, Shen Xuanzhi sent word: “Victory or defeat is not in my hands. Dear wife, please don’t pine for me too long.”
