The Young Lord's Wife Is Cross-Dressing as a Man Again

[This will go VIP on Thursday the 17th. The VIP chapters start at Chapter 31, so please take note, dear readers. If you've already read it, don't buy it. Thank you!] After her grandfather and father fell out, Pei Qiji was forced by circumstance to take her second brother's place and study in the capital for five years. She was supposedly there to study, but in reality, she was a hostage. Apart from the young servant left behind to look after her and a puppy she found by the roadside, she had no family with her. Fortunately, she later found a good teacher at the academy, who patiently guided and protected her as she grew, as well as devoted friends who stood by her through thick and thin. Those five years weren't too difficult after all. Although she missed her family dearly, she didn't regret the choice she'd made. Five years later, her father returned victorious. Pei Qiji only needed to disappear quietly so her second brother could take her place again. But she never expected that, at this very moment, someone would discover she was a girl! Qiji: “Second Brother, I've studied at the academy in your place for all these years. Don't you think you should give me a reward?” Zhi Er: “What reward?” Qiji unfurls the scroll in her hands. “Help me kidnap this person.” A certain someone, on his way to her home with betrothal gifts: “Achoo!” “Puppy, oh, puppy, I've been making it so obvious. Why doesn't she understand how I feel?” Tian Lang, a large wolfdog, tilts his head at him. “Woof?” Everyone says the Fifth Miss Pei, who returned from the north, is ugly and crude, and unworthy of him. But he knows they are made for each other, destined to grow old together in happiness and health. Reading guide: 1. This is a fictional setting. Please go easy on the historical accuracy checks. 2. The heroine is highly skilled in martial arts and kills without mercy (not really). The hero is just as skilled and just as merciless (not really). 3. Enjoy reading, and thank you. Take a look at my upcoming story, My Husband Disguised Himself as a Woman~ Zhaoying hit her head as a child and forgot everything that came before. Ever since she could remember, she had lived with her sister A Ling in a small village on the outskirts of Yuzhou. The two had only each other. Her sister was wonderful in every way, except that she couldn't speak, so Zhaoying had to speak for her. Over time, Zhaoying became the person who understood A Ling best. She could understand what he meant from even the smallest movement or glance. Later, the Prince of Wei led his troops into the capital and reclaimed the realm his elder brother had lost, restoring the rightful order. When A Ling heard the news, he suddenly spoke from beside the fire: “We should go back.” It was a man's voice. Zhaoying was so startled that she fell and hit her head on the wall. By good fortune, she recovered her old memories. It turned out she wasn't a village girl at all, but the late emperor's daughter. And her sister wasn't her sister, but the young master of the former dynasty's Chancellor's household. [Bonus Scene] A Ling: “We've depended on each other for years. Now that we've regained our identities, we'll have to part.” Zhaoying pats A Ling's shoulder and says solemnly, “Don't worry. We'll always be the best of sisters.” A Ling's heart clenches. After a long moment, he raises his hand and raps Zhaoying hard on the forehead. “Who wants to be your sister forever? I mean, marry me, and then we won't have to part.” Theme: Keep hope in your heart and love life.