After a Noble Lady Marries a Rough-Hewn Man

A new dynasty has just been founded. The new aristocracy and the old noble families are at each other's throats, so the emperor randomly arranges marriages to keep the court balanced.

Cui Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Cui clan of Qinghe, is assigned to Wei Chi, a burly man who used to be a bandit and can barely read.

The entire capital pities her and waits to see her make a fool of herself.

Her stepmother gloats. "Marquis Wei may be of low birth, but he's strong enough to lift a cauldron and has won countless battles. He's not entirely beneath you."

Cui Yunshu, who was born into this life, keeps a calm expression as she tells her father, "That bandit looks fierce and is said to bring death to his wives. I hear he hits people when he's drunk..."

Inside, she is overjoyed: At last, she can escape the damned aristocracy! Going to bed late and getting up early, following rules at every meal and every turn, and constantly scheming against one another. That's no way for anyone to live.

Cui's father, feeling ashamed, gives her a troop of armed maids and increases her dowry again and again.

*

Wei Chi has met noblewomen before. Their rules are more important than anything, and whenever they look at men like him, military officers, their false smiles cannot hide their disdain and disgust.

He marries her reluctantly, intending only to go through the motions and then keep out of her sight.

But on their wedding night, his new wife gazes at his freshly shaved face and spends a long while examining his strong, firm chest and waist. Blushing, she beckons him over. "Come here."

Wei Chi narrows his eyes, his Adam's apple bobbing as he goes along with it without a word. The experience is unforgettable...

Less than a month after the wedding, the servants in the household are following the rules, his mother has started reasoning with people, his younger sister is no longer timid, and his little brother has obediently started attending school!

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Rumor has it that Cui Yunshu and Wei Chi are perfectly in tune, living a blissfully happy life together.

The noblewomen of the capital scoff in private. It's nothing but a rumor.

Until the day of the imperial banquet, when the formidable Marquis Wu'an appears in all his glory, handsome and heroic. Sitting calmly and properly beside Cui Yunshu, he pours her tea and wine. The same hand that can cut down a man as easily as a melon carefully removes the bones from her fish.

Little scene

After the imperial banquet, Cui Yunshu leans against the carriage wall and glances at her husband, who is still putting on an act. "You did well today. You made me look good three times."

"Then give me three times the reward in private, madam!" Wei Chi immediately looks at her with shining eyes, desire plain in his gaze. You know what that means.

Cui Yunshu rubs her forehead. This is the one thing about her husband that never changes: he always has to get his fair share.

Theme: Work together to build a good life