The Youngest Legitimate Son

A modern-day PhD is transported to ancient times and becomes the youngest legitimate son of a general's household.

His father favors his eldest brother, while the family matriarch dotes on his frail second brother. The male lead, whose mother is dead, is so pitiful. Fortunately, his stepmother is his mother's younger sister. Unable to have children of her own, she cherishes him like a precious jewel and loves him with all her heart.

But gradually, he realizes that his stepmother is in a rather difficult position. Even the concubines dress more fashionably than she does.

The male lead had planned to live a leisurely life, taking care of the family shops, but he has no choice but to embark on the path of the imperial examinations.

Outside the hunting grounds, all the noble young men avoid Commandery Princess Changning like the plague.

She is fourteen, and her fiancé died beneath a horse's hooves.

The Empress Dowager takes pity on Changning and arranges a marriage for her. Three months later, her second fiancé dies in a river.

When word spreads that the emperor intends to arrange another marriage for her, everyone trembles with fear and deliberately makes fools of themselves. Only the young master of the mighty General's Household picks up the commandery princess's handkerchief.

The Empress Dowager's version: For the sake of my position, I traded a princess for my younger brother's son.

The Emperor's version: Of all the people in the world, the one I have wronged most is the commandery princess.

Reader's Guide

One-on-one romance. The male lead, transported from modern times, clocks in at work, then goes home after work to dote on his wife. They travel, fish, and barbecue, living a sweet, blissful life that makes everyone around them envious.

Theme: Live diligently and keep striving for yourself