Spring's Finest

In the second month of spring, as fighting raged along the front lines, the Lu family, rulers of Pingcheng, were celebrating the old madam's sixtieth birthday.

As the Lu family's prospective daughter-in-law, Jiang Si was among the guests.

After several rounds of drinks, the clash of weapons thundered through the city. The Lu family's soldiers stumbled in with news: the Huo army had launched a surprise attack, and Pingcheng had fallen.

The banquet hall fell silent, and the color drained from the hosts' faces.

The banquet was forced to stop. Armored guards surrounded the Lu residence, led by a young general in the prime of his youth.

He was Huo Yi, the youngest son of the Huo family, who had just turned eighteen.

With the reckless confidence of his years, Huo Yi needed only a few words to turn the entire Lu household into prisoners.

Perhaps because he knew they had no future together, Lu Er, Jiang Si's fiance, gave her hand one last reluctant squeeze.

But that lingering touch was exactly what drew the attention of the Huo family's young general, the man who held the power of life and death. Jiang Si should have escaped unscathed, but now he had noticed her.

“Oh, the Lu family's prospective daughter-in-law?”

“Then that makes you half a member of the Lu family, doesn't it?”

Under the young general's amused, knowing gaze, Jiang Si wanted to deny it. But he gave her no chance, simply waving his hand.

“Take her too.”

Jiang Si figured that if she had to change husbands, so be it. The Huo family was a prominent clan in Jiyang, and they were about to take control of the Central Plains. She wasn't losing out.

On their wedding night, Jiang Si merely took an extra look at Huo Yi's bare chest, and he smugly asked, “Well? Is your man's chest big?”

Before she could even blush in embarrassment, Huo Yi gave her a thorough once-over too and praised her: “You're not small either.”

Red-faced, Jiang Si gave up trying to keep her composure and replied sarcastically, “Of course, I'm no match for the general.”

But Huo Yi was too dense to catch her meaning. Instead, he proudly said, “Naturally. But there's no need to feel inferior. Once you're my wife, I'll make sure you grow even bigger.”

Jiang Si: Unreasonable! Absolutely unreasonable!

Reading Guide

A graceful, slightly timid lady x a shameless, fiery young general

A sweet romance focused on feelings and courtship

The writing is simple. Readers with high expectations may want to steer clear.

Theme: Respect your true feelings.