The Marquis's Household: Raising a Wife

(My next historical romance is A Highborn Bride. Please add it to your collections, darlings~)

In Chang'an, everyone praised Li Wan for her good fortune. She had married into a marquis's household twenty years ago, and her marriage was harmonious, with children of her own.

In the past, Li Wan had often felt lucky to have married Pei Qing. He embodied everything she had ever dreamed of in a husband while growing up in the inner chambers: an aristocratic background, a handsome face, exceptional talent, and an elegant, refined manner.

Only after marrying him did she realize he wasn't quite what she had imagined.

He would stand up for her when others mocked her, then personally teach her how to be a proper lady of a marquis's household.

When she was sick, he cared for her attentively; when she was sad, he comforted her gently. He seemed every inch the ideal husband.

But if she so much as looked at another man for too long at a banquet, his face would darken. In the dead of night, he would question her again and again about who she really loved.

Worse still, he would grow unhappy when she devoted too much attention to their children.

At first, she thought this was simply the way the two of them related to each other as husband and wife.

But as their children grew older, she realized he was nothing but a madman.

So, once their children had settled down and married, Li Wan took it upon herself to hand over the household accounts to her daughter-in-law and went to their family home in Qingzhou to recuperate, claiming she was unwell.

That night, a heavy rain poured down as thunder and lightning filled the sky. A man, more refined and composed than ever after all these years, walked slowly into the room. His deep eyes fixed on the pale woman on the bed. “Wanwan, are you trying to hide from me?”

“Do you think you can?”

Notes:

1. Historical romance about a married couple; the leads already have children at the start.

2. Blurb posted on 2025.12.23.

3. A romance-focused slice-of-life story.

3. Both leads are virgins. Weibo: @Jinjiang Qiao Yan

Theme: Every ending is a new beginning.