Adorable village beauty and pig butcher x sharp-tongued, pampered young nobleman
A pampered young nobleman's very unconventional journey to win back his wife!
Wen Ning was a pig butcher famous throughout the villages for miles around. But to fulfill her grandfather's dying wish, she married Zhou Jingye, the pampered and beloved young master of the Marquis of Zhenyuan's household.
Chang'an was extravagant, and Wen Ning was even less to Zhou Jingye's taste. But she'd always been carefree and easygoing, and believed that since she was already there, she might as well make the best of it. She managed to rile up the proud young master every single day. She especially loved the way his eyes glared at her when he was furious.
Who knew Zhou Jingye would take things even further? He crawled through dog holes, fought crickets, and even dared to visit a brothel. Wen Ning grabbed a butcher's knife, stormed into the brothel, held it to his neck, and dragged him home.
She thought she'd brought shame upon the family, but instead of scolding her, her mother-in-law praised her and begged her to take charge of disciplining her husband. From then on, Wen Ning wielded a butcher's knife and managed to carve a top scholar out of the Marquis of Zhenyuan's household.
That very night, Wen Ning tossed Zhou Jingye a divorce agreement, leaving him dumbfounded. What happened to their promised life of loving devotion and sweet happiness?
What he didn't know was that all those days accompanying him in his studies had given Wen Ning a new perspective. She wanted to go back to the village. She wanted to find her own path in life! She wanted to butcher pigs!
Zhou Jingye knew he was usually too sharp-tongued and was in the wrong. No matter how he professed his love, Wen Ning just looked at him with suspicion, leaving him unable to explain himself.
Wen Ning was in a hurry. She grabbed her little bundle and left at once. But just as she opened the door to her home, she heard someone calling after her.
"Aah! Wife, help! Your big dog is going to bite your husband!"
Wen Ning frowned at the young nobleman hopping around, her head full of questions. When had this man caught up with her?
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Zhou Jingye had been spoiled since childhood, cherished by his entire household because he was the only male heir of the marquis's family. His grandfather, father, and uncles had all died protecting Great Wei.
He raised fighting crickets, drank, and played dice, but refused to practice martial arts or study. What he feared most was seeing the rows of ancestral tablets in the family shrine, and seeing his mother hold him and cry. He'd rather drown himself in wine and dreams than become the hero everyone expected him to be.
Later, just to make the woman who'd been so uncouth when they first met look at him a few more times, and make her eyes light up when she did, Zhou Jingye worked himself to the bone studying, even pricking his thigh with a needle to stay awake. At last, he found the courage to take responsibility for the Marquis of Zhenyuan's household.
When he passed the imperial exam and became the top scholar, he was full of hope to pour out his feelings to her once more. Instead, a divorce agreement made his teeth ache with anger. He couldn't beat her, couldn't hit her, couldn't scold her, and couldn't bear to let her go. Unable to endure it, Zhou Jingye could only ask the emperor for leave and go after his wife!
He went fishing, caught chickens, chased chicks, and made braised dishes. The pampered young master never once complained. At last, on a dark and windy night, he climbed into his wife's bed.
Holding Wen Ning, he thought happily, His wife's waist is so soft. I want to hold her every day.
After he fell asleep, Wen Ning quietly got up and skillfully lifted his clothes to apply medicine. Every time, she couldn't help muttering, "Idiot."
Then she quietly slipped back into his arms. Beneath the moonlight, both of them smiled.
P.S. 1. One couple from beginning to end, a super-sweet record of a young married couple growing together.
2. A sharp-tongued, proud young nobleman and an adorable, naive pig butcher help each other grow. He teaches her to read and understand the world, while she gives him the courage to face life.
3. Screenshot saved as proof on August 27, 2025.
Theme: Feel with your heart.
