Crimson Spring Hail

Yan Zhi's husband, Xie Liu, was the son of a disgraced noble family and a natural-born fool. He married her to bring good luck, and of course Yan Zhi didn't like him at all. Instead, she couldn't stop thinking about her childhood sweetheart.

In the sixty-fourth year of Yuanchun, the new emperor began recruiting soldiers to fight a neighboring kingdom. Yan Zhi signed Xie Liu up and sent him off to war.

But that fool seemed to have fallen for her. Even on the battlefield, he never forgot to write home to her. She wrote back too, telling him to defend his country well and earn himself a promotion and a title.

In her heart, though, Yan Zhi hoped he would die in battle one day, so she could take his compensation and remarry.

Later, no more news of Xie Liu came from the battlefield. Yan Zhi thought her wish must have come true, and shut the door so she could start laughing.

Then, in the ninth month of autumn, the winds shifted and the army returned to court.

The husband who should have been dead came back.

He wore a saber at his waist and rode a tall horse, cutting a fierce and imposing figure.

It turned out he was the newly risen court favorite everyone had been talking about, known as the Ten-Pace General.

It turned out people said he had once been a fool, but had regained his senses and become the Martial God he was now.

Then people said he had been granted a marriage: the new emperor admired his bravery, and not only made him a Marquis of War, but also bestowed upon him a stunning young lady from a noble family.

What about her?

She was a vain, venomous shrew, and her husband was about to divorce her and make way for the young lady.

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Xie Liu: A gentleman's revenge is never too late, even after ten years.

Yan Zhi: No man can be called a man without a vicious streak. I regret ever urging my husband to win a title.

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Theme: All right and wrong has its cause and effect. I come and go through this mortal world, and I remain myself.