After Marrying the Disabled General

A gorgeous, sweet-natured young lady from a marquis's household vs. a taciturn, cold-faced, obsessive young general

A major event has recently taken place in Yanjing. The beloved jewel of the marquis's household, the lively and charming Miss Nian, Nian Jinyu, whose admirers once stretched all the way to the city gates, is to marry a cripple: Gu Mingyuan, who lost his title after being defeated in battle and falling out of favor with the emperor, and has since become twisted and gloomy.

All because of a casual marriage promise made by their elders.

Everyone lamented that the lovely young lady of the marquis's household was doomed to have the rest of her life ruined by this marriage. Gu Mingyuan was already a cripple, after all.

Even Gu Mingyuan himself thought so.

On their wedding night, he looked at the delicate young woman beneath the red candles and embroidered wedding canopy. She was radiant and lovely, full of life and vivacity, so different from him.

Gu Mingyuan turned his back to her. His voice was cold and indifferent, edged with contempt. "Since you insist on marrying me, my family can only keep you as an idle guest."

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Gu Mingyuan had once been a spirited young general, renowned throughout Yanjing.

Then a conspiracy destroyed everything. Overnight, he fell from the heights, became an object of universal scorn, and everyone began avoiding him.

Everyone, that is, except for the girl he had been promised to in childhood.

He had assumed the marquis's household would take the opportunity to break off the engagement. It had only ever been a verbal promise, after all, and was not binding.

Yet for some reason, the noble young lady of the Nian family still married him.

He had sunk into a swamp and should not drag an innocent person down with him.

That night, he tried to drive away the naive young lady with the cruelest, coldest words he could muster.

But as soon as he finished speaking, his new bride reached out and took his clenched, trembling hand. Smiling gently beneath the red candles, she looked at him earnestly and said, "Gu Mingyuan, I'm not an idle guest. I'm your wife."

Everyone in Yanjing waited for the day Miss Nian would regret her choice, suffer for her own foolishness, and be worn down to a shadow by a cripple.

But as they waited, that day never came. Instead, Gu Mingyuan reclaimed his title despite his disability, then helped the new emperor ascend the throne and rose to the highest ranks of the court for his part in restoring the imperial line.

On the day the new emperor was enthroned, the threshold of the Gu residence was worn smooth by the countless visitors eager to curry favor with the man who had once been called a "cripple" and a "good-for-nothing."

Noble families and honored guests all wanted to form marriage ties with him. Even the capital's most celebrated beauty, famed for her talent, sent a matchmaker to make an offer. She did not ask Gu Mingyuan to divorce his wife and marry her, only to take her as a secondary wife.

Gu Mingyuan shut his doors to visitors and ignored them all, turning every supplicant away.

Later, someone saw Chief Councilor Gu, now the most powerful man in the empire beneath the new emperor, in the bustling market. He was still wearing the official robe he had not had time to change out of after court. Bending down, he lifted the curtain of a carriage and helped a petite, delicate figure step out.

It was his wife, Miss Nian, the very woman all of Yanjing had once expected to become a laughingstock.

As she looked around with a smiling gaze, she seemed even more lively and lovely than before her marriage, as innocent as a young girl.

She looked every bit like someone so cherished that she had no idea how cruel the world could be.

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Gu Mingyuan had once fallen into the abyss. He thought he would drown in that swamp forever, never imagining that one day a soft yet stubborn little moon would willingly come into his arms.

From then on, through every rise and fall and for the rest of their lives, he held only this one bright moon.

New story: After Marrying My Former Husband's Uncle

On the first night of her marriage, Song Ying was handed over to her husband's uncle by her own husband.

Unaware of the truth, Song Ying lived in the Zhao household for half a year, until she discovered her husband's secret.

After leaving the filthy Zhao household, Song Ying could finally live the life she wanted.

But that man came after her.

Core theme: Face adversity with optimism and perseverance, and stay true to your values.