[1] A major event took place in the capital: the old lady of the Huai'an Marquis's residence found a country girl to be the wife of young Lord Xie! Apparently, they were betrothed as children, too! Young Lord Xie was so furious he nearly rebelled. He tried to call off the engagement three times, but failed every time. After thinking it over, he decided, fine. Women were all the same: they never went out, stayed cooped up in the inner quarters all day fighting over a man's favor. He'd marry her, then. He could always ignore her! On their wedding night, young Lord Xie stayed out all night, getting drunk with his disreputable friends. He expected his new wife to be weeping and heartbroken, but when he returned the next day, he found that the wife who should have been waiting in their room had disappeared. When he asked, he was told she had gone to deal with a flood. Xie Dian froze on the spot... It was over a month before he finally met the wife he had never seen. Hm? Hm, hm? Where was the dark face and thick arms he'd been promised? Who was this woman before him, with snow-white skin and a slender waist? Xie Dian froze for the second time...
[2] Before his marriage, young Lord Xie was famous in the capital for looking like Pan An and being a charming, elegant playboy! How had he become an idle, useless wastrel after getting married? Xie Dian watched his wife farming in his own courtyard, so furious he nearly blew a fuse! From then on, young Lord Xie had a new goal: to establish his authority as a husband!
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Ha ha ha ha. The male protagonist is disliked by the maid.