The Princess's Divorce Diary

A princess who's stubborn and doesn't understand love x a beautiful general who's stubborn and hopelessly romantic Qi Wuyou and Xia He are young spouses married by imperial decree. Unfortunately, one is spoiled and stubborn, while the other refuses to ever back down. She thinks she doesn't love him. He knows someone else is the one she yearns for, and says indifferently, "Once I'm gone, you can live happily ever after with him." In their spring bedchamber, he is as passionate as fire, showering her with sweet words and indulging her every whim. But once they're out of bed, he goes back to treating her coldly. Qi Wuyou grits her teeth in hatred at his icy indifference, yet can't help provoking him again and again. Knowing he's going to leave, she decides to abandon him first. She removes the Qingyuan Sword, which she always carries, and returns it to him. "From now on, we're only sovereign and subject, not husband and wife." Xia He doesn't take it. She holds the sword up and refuses to lower it, challenging him with her stubborn gaze: So you're just going to toss aside the sword you cherished in your humble days? * Later, Qi Wuyou has many better men. Every one of them is gentler and more attentive than he was, every one of them obeys her without question. Until she realizes they all resemble him a little, yet none of them can say as naturally as he did, "You only need to be your own Jianyi." In the twelfth spring, Xia He returns victorious, carrying the sun and moon on his shoulders. Qi Wuyou sits on a high dais, wearing her imperial crown and robes, stately and magnificent. The young couple they once were have become only a wise ruler and a worthy subject. At court, he kneels before her as the gathered officials cry, "Long live the sovereign!" When rewards are being bestowed, he leans close to her ear and says, word by word: "Marry me again." She smiles brightly. In front of everyone, she graciously helps him to his feet, then leans close and replies: "Dream on." * The court and the people believe that Xia He is now leveraging his troops and eyeing the throne. He resents that she couldn't let go of the one she loved, yet expected him to stay and be her kept man. The man who left in a fit of pique years ago storms into the imperial bedchamber, wild with desire, having long since cast off his pride. "Didn't you want me to be your kept man?" "Then I'll show you what that looks like." As long as he can be the last man she ever loves, he can endure anything. [Interlude during their separation] After Xia He leaves, Qi Wuyou gets her wish and rules over an empire, but tastes endless loneliness. One day, the sovereign visits the imperial gardens and happens upon a young man practicing sword dancing. He is in the prime of his youth and looks just like her ex-husband. That very night, she brings him back to the palace and can't bear to let him out of her sight. The one who slays another's white moonlight eventually becomes one himself. When Xia He returns to the palace, he hasn't even begun his killing spree before the young substitute, who resembles him in some ways, blocks his path to the throne. They say a fallen phoenix is no better than a chicken. But just as Xia He learns he really is her true love and is about to rejoice, the little stand-in strikes first: "Old and worn out, and you still think you're her white moonlight?" Ex-husband: What? I'll show you that old ginger is spicier! * A story following the heroine's personal growth and romantic journey side by side. Comments have been disabled because there were too many comments expressing concern for the male lead, including some asking for him to get a different heroine. Other than that, there are no issues, so readers who aren't fans of the male lead can read without worry. P.S. I don't plan to change the male lead, but this is a heroine-focused story. If you can't stand seeing him mistreated, quit now and go read a male-lead-focused story. P.P.S. I personally don't think the male lead is being abused. Readers who enjoy seeing men suffer shouldn't get their hopes up either. Male-lead fans, don't read. There are many temporary one-on-one pairings. Pure-love purists, don't read. The heroine's personal choices take absolute priority. The heroine likes to go off the rails. Changing her mind is normal for her; she won't be devoted, and she'll turn cold without a second thought. The author is stubborn and will write it this way. Theme: Time bears witness to a love won through time