Yan Xiaoyu’s life had been miserable ever since she transmigrated.
As the pampered granddaughter of the Northern Yin Governor-General of Rivers and Seas, newly married to a celebrated young gentleman of the capital, she might not be able to command the wind and rain, but surely she could at least enjoy a privileged life.
But the moment she opened her eyes, her sister-in-law tried to force her to confess to being jealous and harming her husband’s child. She barely managed to defend her innocence and save her life, only to hear that her husband’s long-missing elder brother had offended the ruthless Black Shadow Guards.
The Black Shadow Guards never made a move without wiping out an entire household. The family had no choice but to flee under cover of night and move south, battered by the turmoil of the age.
Leaving meant saying goodbye to her former life of fine clothes and good food, snuffing out the last thing Yan Xiaoyu was reluctant to let go of.
As for her once-envied husband, he was every bit as cool and handsome as the stories said, bright as the moon. The only problem was that he came with a burden: a child born to his mistress before marriage.
Watching him sometimes lose himself while holding his daughter, Yan Xiaoyu understood.
From her vast experience reading novels, she knew that a man still pining for a dead first love was basically a lost cause.
After carefully weighing every angle, she confirmed that this prestigious marriage her grandfather had worked so hard to arrange no longer had any benefits.
So why stick around? Time to make a quick getaway!
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Shi Yun, a refined gentleman from a noble family, had no choice but to marry the granddaughter of the Governor-General of Rivers and Seas amid a storm of turmoil.
The Governor-General was famous, but those who knew his history understood that he had once been a pirate chief brought under the imperial government’s control.
People said the pirate chief’s granddaughter was crude and domineering, and that Shi Erlang’s marriage to her was a blemish on his otherwise pristine life.
Shi Yun didn’t care. He’d married her simply because his parents had arranged it. His only concerns were his elder brother’s whereabouts and the fate of their country.
Then one day, he unexpectedly found a book at home that looked like it had been written in chicken scratch: “Escape Plan.”
Recognizing the familiar handwriting, Shi Yun felt as if a knife had pierced his heart. Only then did he realize that A-Yu was no blemish. She was blood seeping into white jade, and she had already carved herself into his heart.
【Extra】
Servant: Young master, madam is packing her bags again!
Shi Yun: What are you waiting for? Hurry up and break my other leg too, then push me over in a wheelchair so I can play the victim! I mean, stop her!
Yan Xiaoyu (disdainfully): ...What kind of behavior is this? Which one of us is supposed to be the gangster here?
A bold, passionate, dazzling granddaughter of a pirate chief × a refined and otherworldly strategist who’s also cunning and bent on ruling the realm
Reading Guide:
- The leads are each other’s only ones, both emotionally and physically; the male lead’s daughter has a different backstory.
- Includes a friend transmigrating plotline.
Theme: Love and being loved give life meaning and the strength to move forward.
