After Being Betrothed to the God of War, I Lay Low in a Villa

Name: After Being Betrothed to the God of War, I Lay Low in a Villa
Author: Xia Er Haishang

赐婚战神后我苟在别院

by Xia Er Haishang (夏而亥殇)

Status: Completed
Length: 471k Words
Genre: Ancient Romance
Subgenre: Ancient-Style Life
Updated: 1mo ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

A gentle, resilient princess + a cold, ruthless general + a mild-mannered imperial brother

Love after marriage, domineering pursuit, mutually devoted, angsty at first, then he turns into a clingy big puppy. Six-year age gap.

A great beauty was overlooked in the palace: Xiao Mingyue, the late emperor's daughter born to a concubine. She seemed as delicate as a flower, but was actually resilient and clever.

For ten years in the Cold Palace, she protected her mother and younger brother and kept her talents hidden, struggling to survive amid the power struggles of the imperial court.

On the battlefields of the northern desert, he was Yuwen Xian, the Great Wei war god whose achievements threatened the throne. Brave and skilled in battle, arrogant and untamed, he nonetheless became the target of the emperor's suspicions, with danger lurking at every turn.

One night, a coup brought her uncle to the throne. Nearly all the late emperor's children were slaughtered, leaving only Xiao Mingyue, her mother, and her young brother alive.

After Yuwen Xian returned victorious from the northern desert, the emperor arranged their marriage, binding together two people with their own hidden agendas.

Once she entered his household, he was cold and merciless, humiliating her at will. He stripped her of the dignity of a principal wife, gave her no title, and forbade anyone from calling her his wife.

She accepted it calmly and stayed in her own courtyard, never fighting or competing for anything.

Only when her mother and brother's safety was at stake would she bow her head and beg humbly.

At first, he detested and spurned her, convinced she was involved in the murder of his close family. He used her as a pawn and toyed with her relentlessly, while she remained calm and rational.

After one reckless night, fate quietly turned. His frozen heart began to thaw, little by little.

Later, while she remained indifferent, he grew mad with jealousy, kept her by his side, forced her to yield, and repeatedly made exceptions for her.

When the truth came to light, he thought he didn't care about her. But when the beauty wept before him, Yuwen Xian's heart panicked...

May we be like moonlight on a soldier's robes, sharing the road through wind and rain, never betraying our love.

Other names

General, You Mustn't Call Me Your Wife将军不许唤夫人Alternate title on Fanqie

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