Married by Imperial Decree, the Rugged General Begs for Recognition Every Night

Shen Qingwei, the legitimate daughter of a century-old scholarly family in the capital, was married off by imperial decree to Marquis Dingbei Huo Zhan, a man notorious for his ferocity.

Rumor had it that the marquis was crude and arrogant, and had once declared, "I'd rather spend my whole life with a warhorse than lay a finger on a noble family's daughter."

Everyone waited to see this delicate, talented young woman neglected and mistreated. Even Shen Qingwei had prepared herself for a life of chilly mutual respect and simply sharing a household.

Until the night of her wedding, when Shen Qingwei unexpectedly awakened the [Emotion-Reading Panel].

The man before her wore a cold expression, radiated menace, and said nothing, but the panel above his head flashed wildly with colorful labels:

[Stunning] [Heartache] [Can't Bear to Let Go] [So Focused It's Greedy]... and Affection: 100 (Max)!

Shen Qingwei: ? Weren't you supposed to rather spend your whole life with a warhorse?

After the wedding, Shen Qingwei took charge of the marquis's estate and acted swiftly, laying down ten household rules for the great general along the way.

The cold, hard-headed man seemed to tremble as he followed the rules, but in private he memorized them three times, looking for loopholes. He pinned her between the back of a chair and his chest, and said with complete justification, "Your rules can control my hands and feet, but they can't control where I stand. I want to add an eighth rule: when I miss you, I'm not allowed to hold back!"

Later, at the autumn racetrack, the dignified and talented Shen Qingwei, dressed in red, showed off scouting-grade wilderness riding skills and left Marquis Dingbei in the dust.

Huo Zhan caught her in his arms, his eyes red. The [Conquest] and [Obsession] in his eyes practically spilled off the screen. "Even if I can't catch up, I'll keep chasing. I'll chase you to the ends of the earth."