Wedding Night

#Next book: The Wedding Night. Please add it to your collection! Here's the blurb. #

When Shen Lanyin was sixteen, she met a revered monk who read her fortune. He told her that in her previous life she had married twice, and that her fate with her first husband had lasted only five years.

But one lifetime was not the end. It was the beginning of a destined bond. She and her first husband were fated to be together across two lifetimes, and would ultimately find happiness.

Her maid asked Shen Lanyin, "Was he telling the truth?"

Shen Lanyin shook her head. "Nonsense."

Her past life was long gone. Though she carried memories of it, she had no desire to discuss it again.

Shen Lanyin's parents arranged a marriage for her. The moment she saw her betrothed, she recognized him as the husband she had married for a second time in her previous life. They had lived together in harmony for twenty years.

She thought to herself that the monk's words really were nonsense.

The day before the wedding, her betrothed's family suddenly sent someone to break off the engagement. Shen Lanyin furiously cut her wedding dress to pieces and cursed her ex-fiancé for not knowing what was good for him.

Just as she was becoming a laughingstock throughout the city, the young general of the Marquis of Weiyuan's household, a pillar of the nation, came to ask for her hand.

On her wedding night, when her veil was lifted, she saw her young general.

He was exactly as he had been in her previous life, with sword-straight brows, bright eyes, and a dignified, upright bearing.

She remembered the day they first met in her previous life.

Amid the chaos of war, the young general had been stopped outside the city gates by treacherous officials from his own country. Covered in blood, he stood beneath the walls and swore he would never retreat.

She secretly rescued him, gave him a new name and identity, and took him as her consort.

Even after his countrymen betrayed him and his homeland turned its back on him, all he could think about was returning to his native soil.

After five years of plotting, he finally found an opportunity to escape from her side.

On the night he fled Lu, he no longer looked at her coldly. He gently pressed a kiss to her forehead.

"Princess, if there is another life, I would gladly be a citizen of Lu and stay with you every day."

She knew how much he hated her. On their wedding night, he would not even drink the nuptial wine with her.

The young general was proud to the bone. Even after his own people had betrayed him, he would rather die on the battlefield and be carried home wrapped in his horse's hide than become the son-in-law of an enemy state.

In her previous life, she had drugged the wine and forced him to consummate their marriage. He resented her for five years and never touched her again.

In this life, she had her doubts and did not want to force him, so she found an excuse to refuse to consummate the marriage.

Who knew he would give a soft, mocking laugh and smile?

"You think I'll agree to leave our marriage unconsummated on our wedding night, my lady?"

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Years after their wedding, Lanyin finally learned the truth.

The young general she thought had hated her to the bone had waited for her at the Bridge of Helplessness for twenty years.

When she drank the Granny Meng's soup, he had stood silently behind her, watching her retreating figure, then followed her into reincarnation.

That was how they were able to be together in this life.

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The setup is a little bittersweet, but this is actually a sweet romance with a happy ending. Both the male and female leads retain memories of their previous lives. In his past life, the male lead could not love her because their countries were enemies. In this life, he intends to love her with all his heart.

Blurb first posted on June 22, 2026. I'll start writing it after finishing The Little Sweet Fiend of Manbeng Village. Please add it to your collection. Thank you!

Theme: True lovers can find their way to each other across mountains and seas