After Shedding My Armor, I Stayed at Home to Be Married

[The print edition of this novel (original title: After Taking Off My Armor, I Stayed at Home Waiting to Be Married; published title: A Fu) will be available for preorder at 7:00 p.m. on June 10. If you’re interested, search for it and place an order!] In the ninth year of Yongqing, General Gu Fu died at Qihuai. The current emperor posthumously bestowed upon her the title of Marquis Zhongshun. In the twelfth month of that same year, the second daughter of the Gu family returned home after spending five years accompanying her grandmother on a mountain pilgrimage. The first thing that happened when she arrived was that she was sent to kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment. There, the eldest master of the Gu family reprimanded her, telling her to stop causing trouble and obediently wait for her elders to find her a suitable match. She replied with a single sentence that made him storm out in anger. Her clueless aunt and younger sister came to visit, appearing caring and affectionate but actually sneering at her. She slowly and easily put them in their place, too. Finally, her eldest brother arrived. The learned young master of the Gu family paced back and forth in front of her before finally blurting out, “The military camp is full of men! You... You know that if word gets out about this disgraceful behavior of yours, it could bring shame upon your sisters, don’t you?” Gu Fu finally dropped her carefree facade and said solemnly, “Defending our homeland is nothing to be ashamed of.” When he heard that the Gu family was going to marry off their second daughter, the emperor immediately went to see the empress and said earnestly, “I regard Gu Er as my own daughter. No matter what, I can’t let her marry just anyone. If you have some time, Your Majesty, why not help me with this? See if there’s anyone suitable in the capital who might be worthy of her.” The empress: “...” I see. Matchmaking 101, coming right up. Reading Guide: 1. The heroine is great at roasting people and has the personality of a feisty mantis shrimp. 2. [Important] This is not a stock-market romance. The male lead is named Fu Yan. [Important] 3. An alternate setting, with a mountain of original worldbuilding and a chaotic mix of dynasties. 4. More to come if I think of anything. Theme: People die, but the spirit passed down to others lives on