The Madam Is Always Looking for a Chance to Make a Run for It

[A writing exercise, won't be going premium (though I doubt it would anyway (ノ#-_-)ノ)]

Since transmigrating, Yan Xiaoyu's life had been miserable.

As the beloved granddaughter of the Governor-General of Beiyin's Rivers and Seas, newly married to a renowned and elegant young nobleman of the capital, she might not have been able to move mountains, but surely she could at least enjoy a privileged life.

Who could have guessed that the moment she opened her eyes, her sister-in-law would force her to admit to the crime of being jealous and causing her husband's child to die? She had just gritted her teeth and managed to protect her innocence and her life when she heard that her husband's older brother, missing for days, had offended the brutal and ruthless Shadow Guards.

The Shadow Guards always began by wiping out an entire household. The family had no choice but to flee in panic under cover of night, moving south together through a war-torn world.

That journey meant a complete farewell to the silks and delicacies of her old life, brutally cutting off the last thing Yan Xiaoyu had been reluctant to leave behind.

As for the husband who had once been the envy of everyone, he was indeed as cool and handsome as the rumors claimed, bright as the moon. Unfortunately, he came with a burden: a child born to a mistress before marriage.

Watching him lose himself now and then while holding his daughter, Yan Xiaoyu understood.

Based on her extensive reading experience, a man carrying a dead white moonlight in his heart was basically a lost cause.

She carefully weighed the situation from every angle and confirmed that this grand marriage her grandfather had worked so hard to arrange no longer had any benefits.

Well, then, what was there to say? Time to make a quick getaway!

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Shi Yun, a nobleman of an upright and scholarly family, had no choice but to marry the granddaughter of the Governor-General of Rivers and Seas in a time of turmoil.

The Governor-General of Rivers and Seas had a fearsome reputation, but those who knew the truth were aware that he had once been a pirate chief pardoned and recruited by the imperial court.

Everyone said the pirate chief's granddaughter was crude and domineering, and that by marrying her, the Shi family's second son had sullied his otherwise pristine life.

Shi Yun didn't care. He'd married only to obey his parents. His thoughts were occupied solely by his older brother's whereabouts and the fate of the nation.

Until one day, he stumbled across a book at home that looked like a jumble of scrawls, titled Escape Plan.

Seeing the familiar handwriting, Shi Yun felt as if a knife had pierced his heart. Only then did he understand that A-Yu wasn't some stain on his life. She was the blood seeping into his white jade, and she'd long since become engraved in his heart.

[Little Scene]

On her first escape attempt, Yan Xiaoyu accidentally fell into a bandit's den. Shi Yun found and rescued her, and she learned her lesson.

On her second attempt, she had a map and money, but ran into a fight between powerful people as soon as she left. Shi Yun caught up and carried her off, and she reflected on her mistakes.

On her third attempt, she finally succeeded and began enjoying a carefree life with no one to keep her in check.

But when an army passed through, she was squeezed into a crowd of people driven from their homes. From far away, she saw the man on horseback leading the way, his brow furrowed. Why did she feel an urge to run over and smooth it for him?

[The spirited granddaughter of a pirate chief who runs at the first sign of trouble x The aloof, brilliant nobleman from a scholarly family who wants to set the world right]

Reading Guide:

- The male and female leads are both devoted and sexually inexperienced. The male lead's daughter has a different background than it seems.

- Includes a best friend who transmigrates.

Theme: Love and being loved give meaning to life and strength to move forward.