The Young Marshal’s Special Favor: The Celebrated Singer Who Wed Him for Luck Is His Kindred Spirit

"In the depths of the courtyard, he never knew the warmth of a blue robe; a voice from the opera swept into his ears like a fleeting vision."

[Republican-Era Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Secret Identities + Bickering Couple + The Young Marshal Falls Hard and Chases His Wife + Devoted Love]

Huo Ting Shen, the iron-fisted young marshal who commands six provinces, hates two things more than anything: superstition and lowly actors.

Yet to ward off disaster and bring good fortune, he has no choice but to marry Shen Jinghong, Haicheng's finest female warrior-role opera performer.

On their wedding night, Huo Ting Shen slams a pistol onto the table and sneers, "Shen Jinghong, you sing the virtuous lady's role, yet you're crude and greedy! My 'lady in blue' is gentle and perceptive. You're not fit to hold a candle to her!"

Shen Jinghong smiles and takes a sip of tea without saying a word.

Then, one stormy night, Huo Ting Shen clearly hears the gentle sigh of his beloved coming through the radio, followed by a cat's meow. The voice suddenly turns into Shen Jinghong's fiery one: "Damn cat, you're even more of a handful than that living Hades downstairs!"