The Rugged General and the Sickly Beauty

"Forced Marriage and Domination" "A Tiger Sniffing a Rose" "A Harem of Rivals"

[Blurb]

Ye Yanying, the beautiful cousin of a wealthy Jiangnan merchant, was blessed with breathtaking looks. Unfortunately, she was born frail and was never without her medicine.

To help her recover, her cousin later settled her in a villa on the grounds of a mountain estate, where she was pampered and cared for in every way.

Near the villa, Ye Yanying found an injured boy. He had grown up among wolves and knew nothing of human customs or manners. He could not even walk or eat properly.

She treated his wounds, taught him how to live like an ordinary person, and even taught him to write.

After a month together, the boy vanished without explanation, leaving no trace.

Ye Yanying had been orphaned since childhood. Her cousin had raised her with the utmost tenderness, cherishing her like a precious jewel and providing her with the finest clothes and food the world could offer.

Her cousin had gone to extraordinary lengths to keep her alive.

Though he could sometimes be controlling, rigid, and stern, she was gradually moved by his devotion and married him.

After the wedding, Ye Yanying spent her days either reading and embroidering in the small courtyard, taking medicine and recuperating, or waiting for her cousin to come home.

But one day, her cousin suddenly failed to return. He had been framed and imprisoned as a condemned man, and was to be executed soon.

Overnight, she was uprooted from the greenhouse where she had been lovingly raised like a flower and cast into the mud and dust.

Then, while wandering helplessly amid the crowds of a bustling marketplace, she suddenly felt a pair of icy eyes fixed on her.

It was Ye Zheng, the Marquis of Zhennan and great general, whose power now held sway over the court and whose name inspired thousands to kneel in reverence.

Ye was the surname she shared with him; Zheng was the courtesy name she had given him.

Now, rumor had it that he was also the current emperor's own nephew.

He recognized Ye Yanying. She recognized him, too.

Though he wore armor and cut a fearsome, imposing figure, she would never forget those eyes that belonged only to a