[Marriage First, Love Later] [Mutual Healing] [Older Man Raises His Future Wife]
The emperor had a sudden inspiration and picked a little princess consort for Xun Hu. Before the two had even met properly, Xun Hu dashed off to the northern frontier.
When he returned to the capital, he figured he could at least use his princess consort's title to protect her. But protecting her meant buying her things, teaching her to read, and getting her into better shape... How had the timid, cowering softie he was training turned into a skilled assassin who wanted to risk her life to save him instead?
And so, Xun Hu, who had once kept the world at arm's length, began working hard to build a life with a loving wife and children at home.
