“Strong female lead” + “The regretful husband’s long road to winning her back” + “No harem” + “Not a saint” + “Sect”
Three years ago, Su Qingqing, the Su family’s legitimate daughter, married into the marquis’s household in a grand procession.
On their wedding night, her husband donned his armor and went off to war, leaving her alone in an empty bridal chamber.
Three years later, the marquis returned, his military achievements unmatched, with He Lianxue close behind him as his secondary wife.
Before he even entered the city, his letter arrived first: “Xue’er saved my life. His Majesty has already issued an edict allowing her to become my secondary wife. Su Qingqing, as the marquis’s principal wife, you should be more magnanimous.”
The entire court waited to see her make a fool of herself, but Su Qingqing only smiled.
She neither cried nor made a scene. She tossed a divorce agreement in front of the marquis. Later, dressed in splendid finery, she entered the palace, struck the drum of grievances, and debated the court officials one by one.
Before long, the Empress Dowager adopted her as her daughter and bestowed upon her the title of Princess Jing’an.
She removed her hairpins and jewelry, changed into military armor, and headed for the frontier.
Beneath the corpse-strewn walls of Yanyun City, she leaped from a ten-zhang tower, alone with her spear and horse.
She charged into the enemy ranks and fought her way through three times.
The marquis knelt and begged her, but she replied coldly:
“I can’t give you the happiness of having two wives, but you can’t stop me from claiming my freedom.”
This time, she had the best choice of all!
