Many people envied Shen Lanyin.
Though she came from a merchant family, she had married into a noble house as the principal wife of Gu Jingxuan, the handsome, dashing Marquis of Pingchang.
What was more, Gu Jingxuan had begged and pleaded with her to marry him.
It was said that, to get Shen Lanyin through the gates, he had knelt before his mother for three days. He had been left with a lingering ailment, and whenever the weather turned rainy, his legs hurt unbearably.
Everyone said Shen Lanyin was blessed, and Shen Lanyin thought so too.
But as the years passed, their affection faded, and they quarreled more and more often.
In the seventh year of their marriage, she caught Gu Jingxuan in bed with her younger sister.
In a fury, she, who had always been gentle and kind, slapped Gu Jingxuan and cursed him to his face.
Gu Jingxuan flew into a rage, humiliated and furious. "You should be grateful you got to marry me as my principal wife. And after all these years, you still can't bear a child, yet you expect me to stay faithful to you? How greedy can you be? The biggest regret of my life is marrying a woman like you!"
In the end, the seven-year itch proved too much for them.
Heartbroken, Shen Lanyin left a divorce agreement and walked out of the marquis's residence alone, taking nothing that belonged to the household.
On the first day after Shen Lanyin left, Gu Jingxuan remained calm and confident. "She can't live without me. She's just throwing a tantrum. She'll come back sooner or later."
A month after Shen Lanyin left, Gu Jingxuan began to feel uneasy.
Six months after she left, Gu Jingxuan could no longer sit still.
He went to the place where she now lived, only to find men's clothes there.
Furious, he scolded her. "How can you be so shameless? Your husband hasn't even agreed to the divorce!"
"The young marquis certainly has quite an attitude." A cold male voice rang out.
Gu Jingxuan turned around, saw who it was, and immediately dropped to his knees in fright.
The person before him was none other than the young emperor.
Reader's guide:
1. No taking back trash. The male lead is the emperor.
2. The female lead has no prior sexual experience; the male lead does.
3. The male lead will only ever have the female lead. He is devoted and pure.
Theme: Dare to end things, and dare to begin again
