Marrying a Lovely Bride from the Coffin Shop

The blurb for this novel is at the very end. My next book is Has the Taoist Royal Uncle Got Jealous Today? Its blurb is as follows:

Jiang Yi'an is the young lady of the Duke of Ren's household. Playful and full of energy,

she loves racing horses through Chang'an with a crowd of young dandies, fighting crickets, and visiting wine houses.

Then the new emperor ascends the throne and unexpectedly decrees that she marry her ninth imperial uncle, who is already halfway to becoming a Taoist monk.

Jiang Yi'an: What am I supposed to do?! I won't be able to have fun anymore!

Before the wedding, her ninth imperial uncle speaks to her gravely, like an elder:

"From now on, I will devote myself to Taoist cultivation. Princess, you may leave the residence and enjoy yourself as you please. When the time comes, I will enter a Taoist temple and become a monk. All my property will be yours, and you may come and go as you wish."

Jiang Yi'an is overjoyed. After the wedding, she goes out with her friends just as she always has, living a life happier than an immortal's.

Jiang Yi'an plays polo with the young gentlemen, and Li Changyun catches her at it.

Jiang Yi'an visits a brothel with the young gentlemen, and Li Changyun catches her at that too.

Watching Li Changyun's expression grow darker and darker, and his hand slowly move to her waist, Jiang Yi'an wonders:

Uncle said I could have fun, but why does he look angry...

He used to be so polite to me. Why is he getting handsy now...

Ninth Imperial Uncle Li Changyun is handsome and has won outstanding military honors.

Everyone in Chang'an laments that he has the talent to be an emperor, yet willingly devotes himself to Taoist cultivation. The royal family has forced a little dandy to be his wife, and everyone is sure Jiang Yi'an will end up abandoned.

Then one day, people see the ninth imperial uncle take off his Taoist robes and put on fine clothes. Like a young man, he rides through the streets, chasing after Jiang Yi'an as she laughs like silver bells.

Only Li Changyun knows that every night, he suffers splitting headaches and nightmares.

Only his young wife, Jiang Yi'an, can be his cure...

In both this life and the last, Jiang Yi'an is the only ray of light in his life...

(An extra scene)

Li Changyun corners Jiang Yi'an by a rock garden. He takes her little ear in his mouth, then whispers gently:

"Which young gentleman do you want to go out with tomorrow?"

With tears in her eyes, Jiang Yi'an lists every surname she can think of, from Xie to Zhang to Lu, before finally stammering:

"My uncle..."

Jiang Yi'an thought she'd married a chaste, desireless Taoist. She never expected to marry a jealous man who was as ravenous as a wolf and tiger...

-------- Blurb for the completed novel --------

++++ Chen Yuhe, the adorable young proprietress of the only coffin shop in Shangzhou, loves painting coffins under the cover of night.

One night, a blood-soaked man crawls out of a coffin in her courtyard and throws up blood all over her.

The man has a conscience, at least. After Chen Yuhe treats his wounds, he stays on to work at the coffin shop.

Though he is expressionless, who knew he would be so easily embarrassed?

When Chen Yuhe looks at his wounds, his face turns red.

When she wipes down a male corpse right in front of him, his face turns even redder. When she wipes down a female corpse, he turns so red he looks ready to bleed.

As it turns out, the man doesn't just want to work at the coffin shop. He also wants to marry her. He even breaks her out of prison and takes her to his home in the capital.

Chen Yuhe gazes at him through teary eyes. "A Shao, if we go to the capital like this, what will happen to my coffin shop?"

"When we get to the capital, I'll pay to open an even bigger shop for you, my lady."

A Shao tries to smile, but his mouth only twitches, so he can only lower his head and kiss her cheek.

Reader's Guide

1. Set in an alternate history. Please don't nitpick historical details. The customs are fictionalized and adapted, inspired by life but elevated beyond it.

2. One-on-one romance, both leads' first relationship, happy ending.

Theme: Holding on to both career and love