The Young Merchant of the General's Household

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Synopsis:

In her previous life, Meng Ru hurriedly married Jiang Linsong just before her grandfather died. She went with him to the capital, set aside the family business, and spent the rest of her life confined to the inner quarters, managing the household.

By the time he had risen from a down-and-out scholar to a favorite of the emperor, what awaited Meng Ru was not a bright future, but a letter of divorce.

Jiang Linsong wanted to become a prince consort, so he couldn't keep his poor, long-suffering wife.

The moment she stepped out of the Jiang residence, Meng Ru suddenly found herself back ten years in the past.

That year, a severe drought struck Jingzhou, and she was helping her grandfather serve rice porridge at their gates.

She glanced at the scoundrel, who had deliberately smeared dirt on his face to look pitiful.

Her hand twitched, and she took back the fragrant white steamed bun she'd been about to give him, handing it instead to the fierce beggar next door.

Ten years later, that beggar would become the renowned Great General of Zhenyuan. She couldn't afford to offend him like she had in her previous life.

She should show him some kindness now, too. If the scoundrel sought revenge later, she'd have someone powerful to rely on, and could then pursue her own ambitions in peace!

Meng Ru had her little schemes all worked out, but she never expected to end up giving herself away.

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Chu Weiyang was once the capital's most pampered young lady. Even the tiniest bit of pain or discomfort would bring tears to her eyes.

But when her elder sister died in childbirth and she was forced into the palace by the Imperial Guards in a phoenix crown and red wedding robes, she didn't cry.

When the old emperor died and the palace ran with blood, she didn't cry either.

She held back her tears, took her late sister's young son, and escaped unharmed to a separate palace. Everyone said the girl who used to be so spoiled had finally grown up.

But when she heard the rumor that the new emperor had given a palace maid to Lord Wei Ming, the Eastern Depot's commander, as his partner, she stormed into the Eastern Depot that very night. She cried so hard in front of Wei Ming that she could barely catch her breath, then threatened him between sobs:

"If you dare bring her here, I'll, I'll cry so much I'll flood the Eastern Depot!"

Every time the woman he loved cried, it felt as if someone were carving out Wei Ming's heart with a knife.

He held the spoiled young lady and comforted her again and again, tenderly and lovingly. "Whatever you say. Whatever you say."

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He lifted her red wedding veil on the night of their wedding. He soothed her to sleep on the night of the palace coup. And after the new emperor ascended the throne, he protected her at every turn.

Chu Weiyang had always known that Wei Ming loved her.

But he thought he wasn't worthy of her, so he loved her carefully and quietly, staying by her side whenever she wanted to cry but couldn't.

Wei Ming made many promises to Weiyang, but he never dared to say those three words.

He loved her with too much restraint and suppression, never realizing that she had already made her way into his heart, step by step, and had no intention of leaving.

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A delicate yet strong young empress dowager x a restrained, fiercely protective grand eunuch

The male lead is a real eunuch. Sweet romance, happy ending.

The palace intrigue and political schemes are very light. The setting is entirely fictional.

Theme: Independence and building a prosperous life.