[Pampered commandery princess x rugged great general | Size difference | Different in public and in private | Marriage first, love later; she trains him after marriage | He will suffer along the way]
As the daughter of Prince An and the Shuyou Commandery Princess personally titled by the emperor, Zhuang Yao grew up cherished and doted on, never suffering the slightest hardship.
That is, until she was sixteen, when the emperor rewarded a meritorious official by arranging her marriage to Yan Zheng, the great general Ling Ce, who had won glorious victories for the court.
Through a curtain, Zhuang Yao saw her betrothed and stared in shock.
This great general Ling Ce was none other than a former servant of Prince An's household.
Back then, Yan Zheng had ruined her favorite horse by feeding it the wrong food. She stayed by the stable, sobbing, and ordered him dragged away and whipped dozens of times. She still remembered him kneeling before her, covered in bloody wounds, and rasping, "This servant thanks the Commandery Princess for sparing his life."
How could a princess born to wealth and privilege marry a rough man who had once been a servant? Zhuang Yao cried and protested bitterly, but even her father, who had always favored her, agreed to the match. He praised Yan Zheng as an exceptionally gifted talent, saying that heroes should not be judged by their origins, and that this was also the emperor's intention in arranging the marriage.
Crying and deeply unwilling, Zhuang Yao climbed into the bridal sedan and married into the General's residence.
On their wedding night, the tall man in wedding robes knelt on the ground as before. Zhuang Yao watched coldly as he respectfully removed her shoes and stockings, then laid down three rules: "This is a marriage in name only. We only need to put on a show in front of outsiders. A servant is a servant. How could one become the husband of this Commandery Princess?"
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After the wedding, Zhuang Yao and Yan Zheng paid their respects to the emperor.
The emperor said to Zhuang Yao, "I know your father spoiled you, but now that you've married Yan Zheng, you must live up to the title of a general's wife. Yan Zheng fights for the country and works himself to exhaustion. You must take good care of him."
Zhuang Yao wore a smile and answered obediently.
The emperor then said to Yan Zheng, "The Commandery Princess is willful and spoiled. As her husband, you should keep her in check. Prince An and I both hope you'll help tame A Yao's temper."
Yan Zheng lowered his eyes and agreed.
Once they left the palace, no one knew that inside the Yan family's carriage, the great general was kneeling before Zhuang Yao with his clothes in disarray, letting her vent her anger. His teeth chattered from biting down, but he didn't dare move away.
"This servant knows he was wrong. I shouldn't have, shouldn't have held the Commandery Princess's hand just now. Please punish me."
In public, he's a powerful great general. At home, he's still the lowly servant at her feet.
---From a screenshot of the original blurb, May 5, 2026
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