The Retired Female General: Her Pure-Hearted Husband Hides His True Colors

Xiao Lanyue was once a celebrated female marshal, renowned throughout the land. But her achievements made the emperor wary, and treacherous ministers framed her. Stripped of her military command and forced to “retire” on the grounds of “poor health,” she was “graciously” married off by the emperor to Pei Yanci, an obscure, frail, chronically ill Hanlin Academy editor. The whole capital laughed at her. Her former comrades thought it unfair, and even the Pei family looked down on their fierce, battle-hardened new daughter-in-law. Xiao Lanyue had hoped to rein in her sharp edges and protect her husband by convenience so they could live out their days in peace. But the “clumsy thief” who tried to assassinate her on their wedding night, her mother-in-law and sister-in-law's provocations, and the old keepsakes her “mistress” brought to taunt her all seemed strangely suspicious. Drawing on the reconnaissance and strategic skills she had honed in the army, she discovered that these seemingly petty domestic squabbles all pointed to an old case that could overturn the court: the wrongful case that had framed her.

Even more unsettling was her husband, Pei Yanci: so weak he couldn't hurt a fly, out of breath after three steps, and always looking at her with innocent eyes. Somehow, he always “happened” to be at her side at critical moments, offering her the deadliest weapons in the most “kindhearted” way. She dealt out elegant face-slapping, while he passed her the knife from behind. She laid traps to capture her targets, while he “accidentally” cut off every escape route. The couple silently tested each other as they joined forces to handle her ex-boyfriend's political attacks, the mistress's schemes, and the infighting within the family, gradually becoming true allies.

At last, when every clue led to the heart of imperial power, Pei Yanci's true identity was revealed: the orphaned son of the previous dynasty's crown prince and leader of a secret organization. He had played the innocent for years, all for the sake of revenge. And Xiao Lanyue's “forced retirement,”