[Cool, aloof princess x unruly, devil-may-care general]
1v1, both leads are virgins, happy ending, ten-year age gap, with the man older
Rumors swirled through the capital.
The border war was still raging, but General Ling Jing, commander of the army, abandoned his troops and rushed back to the capital overnight. They said he was forcing the emperor to marry the princess to him, threatening not to return to battle unless she agreed.
Countless people condemned Ling Jing for his reckless, arrogant, and outrageous behavior. He was threatening the emperor and forcing the princess to marry him. He was no better than a beast!
Yet everyone knew that in these war-torn times, the court could not do without him. The emperor had no choice but to agree.
On their wedding night, Ling Jing left the general's residence in the dead of night and galloped back to the border camp.
Two years later, Ling Jing returned victorious. Seeing the princess looking miserable in their home, he said,
