The Marquis's House of Glory

Extra chapters updated 08/23 Please follow and bookmark the author's page~ Gu Lan takes her sister Gu Luan's place and marries her father's sworn enemy, the Marquis of Zhenbei, Zhou Tingyan. To stay alive, she begins married life by doing everything she can to please him and cling to his protection. The Marquis of Zhenbei, Zhou Tingyan, is the current emperor's maternal uncle, a man of immense power whose moods are impossible to predict. Everyone says Zhou Tingyan has no interest in women, is cold and ruthless, and has a strange temper. With her meek, pitiful, and fragile demeanor, Gu Lan gradually wears down his defenses, like water dripping through stone, and makes her way into his heart. But just as she has worked her way into his heart and sunk into his very bones, Zhou Tingyan suddenly discovers that she has another side. She is lively and cunning, with a thousand clever schemes. More importantly, she doesn't love him as deeply as he imagined. Half a year after their wedding, Zhou Tingyan finally sees through some of the truth. Gripping Gu Lan by the wrist, he says bitterly, “If you deceived me, why couldn't you keep deceiving me for the rest of my life?” The woman is so shocked she can't speak. But Zhou Tingyan mistakes her silence for resistance, and grows even more frantic. “You are already married to me. Don't ever think you can escape.” Gu Lan never expected that risking her life to marry Zhou Tingyan would turn out to be a sure bet. His deep devotion has made a cage around her, and she is more than happy to stay by his side. Reader advisory: 1. Set in a fictional world. Please don't nitpick historical accuracy. 2. The leads have a 13-year age gap. Marriage first, love later. 3. A seemingly unapproachable, straight-laced man who falls for her at the first hint of flirtation x a seemingly fragile, sweet girl who is actually calculating and full of schemes. 4. Married life + revenge and face-slapping. Coming soon: The Tyrant's Caged Bird Blurb: When Ye Zhenzhen was six, she accidentally fell into the water. After a serious illness, she found a new set of memories in her mind. She knew that the gloomy boy adopted by her uncle, Ye Lingyuan, would be recognized as a prince by the emperor three years later. She also knew that after ascending the throne, Ye Lingyuan would bitterly resent her uncle's family for mistreating him and take a terrible revenge on the Ye family. She and her parents wouldn't escape his wrath, either. She also knew he would become a tyrant, cruel and violent, with a bloodthirsty nature. Reborn, she discovers that the boy is nothing like the person she remembers. Unable to resist drawing closer to him, she gets swept into a fathomless whirlpool. When Zhenzhen is sixteen, the young emperor exiles and confiscates the property of the man who tries to marry her, then summons her to the palace by imperial decree to serve him. People say that Ye Zhenzhen is famed throughout the capital for her exquisite beauty, yet she has fallen into the tyrant's hands and become a caged bird, deprived of freedom. Ye Zhenzhen smiles seductively. “Brother, they say I'm a caged bird.” The emperor draws her into his arms and coaxes her indulgently, his possessive manner leaving no room for anyone else to intrude. “Zhenzhen is the blood of my heart.” He will have her, whatever the cost. Losing her would mean death. Completed novels: The Darkened Male Lead's White Moonlight (Transmigrate into a Book) Reborn: Better to Be a Eunuch's Wife I Shouldn't Have Refused This Marriage Visit the author's page. Theme: Even when the road ahead seems hopeless, if you refuse to give up, a brighter path may still appear.