Yun Chuyang was a merchant's daughter who was lucky enough to marry into a marquis's household. She and her husband were young newlyweds, perfectly in tune with each other. Everyone who saw them said she was blessed with good fortune.
Until one day, she had a nightmare.
In the dream, her husband brought her a plate of pastries and coaxed her to eat with affectionate tenderness.
The mung bean cakes had been laced with poison. They tasted greasy and left a numbness on her tongue.
He watched her cough up blood with an icy expression, then swept away.
When Yun Chuyang woke from the nightmare, she found herself facing a smiling pair of eyes. "I heard these are your favorite pastries. Try one?"
Gu Youning wanted to kill her.
After turning it over in her mind, Yun Chuyang asked for a divorce.
Gu Youning gazed at her darkly, then suddenly smiled. "Weren't you dying to cling to me every hour of the day?"
Yun Chuyang lowered her eyes. "I know I'm not worthy of the marquis. It's better to cut my losses now."
Unfortunately, before Yun Chuyang could get the divorce papers she had longed for, Gu Youning sent her away to trade her for the love of his life, who had fallen on hard times.
On the battlefield, he raised his spear and coldly uttered one word: "Exchange."
The spearpoint was aimed right at Yun Chuyang, but Gu Youning did not so much as glance in her direction.
Later, when she was trapped inside the city by the rebels, she heard that Gu Youning was attacking the city like a madman.
People praised Marquis Gu for his devotion. She merely smiled.
Core theme: Live for yourself
The female protagonist is Japanese, the male protagonist is disgusting