Sakura at Dusk (Wuxia)

Ren Yingwan had exceptional natural talent, but an ill-starred fate. She was fostered at Yunhe Mountain from childhood and spent sixteen carefree years as a young heroine of the jianghu, only to suddenly learn that she was the left chancellor's illegitimate eldest daughter, raised away from home. Her younger sister ran away from an arranged marriage. Threatened and manipulated by her family, Ren Yingwan was forced to take her place and marry Feng An, the son of her father's political enemy and a young nobleman of considerable renown in the capital. The unmarried young ladies were green with envy, but Ren Yingwan only wanted to play dead, leave as soon as possible, and return to her unrestrained life as a heroine of the jianghu. And so, the young madam of the Feng household began her life in the inner quarters with all her priorities completely backward. [At dusk, that girl sent me a dream. In it, she wore a scarlet dress and rode a lean black pony, carrying her greatsword, still unbroken, on her back. She smiled at me without a care, her lively eyes dancing like dew on a begonia at dawn. I tried to chase her, but she laughed and rode off toward the mountains. No matter how I called, she never looked back. When I woke, the begonia tree outside had shed a carpet of petals into the night. I suddenly understood: she would never return. --Feng An, written on the night of Grain Rain] A few reading tips 1. The heroine has maxed-out fighting skills. If she can solve it with her fists, she won't hesitate. 2. The hero is Feng An. They marry first and fall in love later; 1v1, both sexually inexperienced. 3. A wuxia story set in an original, fictional world. Its customs and culture differ from those of any real dynasty. The author's explicitly stated worldbuilding is definitive. Theme: Your identity cannot determine your fate. Only by striving relentlessly can you remain undefeated.