The Powerful Minister's Child Bride

When Pei Luo was young, she went to the capital, and everyone said she was Lin Shijing's child bride.

Lin Shijing, heir to the marquis's estate, was a gentleman as refined as jade, brimming with talent and the dream husband of countless noble young ladies.

Rumor had it that the Grand Princess had threatened to die unless he took the girl to the capital.

At a palace banquet, the noble ladies and Consort Wan deliberately provoked and bullied her.

The little girl lowered her head and stayed silent, letting them laugh at her.

But when Consort Wan brought up her parents, she couldn't help but talk back. Furious, Consort Wan signaled for a servant woman to slap her.

The slap came with a fierce rush of wind, but suddenly stopped in midair.

The girl opened her eyes and saw the man beside her, his features darkened slightly. His voice rang like jade striking stone, clear and gentle yet authoritative.

"She is a member of my Lin family. Who dares bully her?"

Later, the refined heir to the marquis's estate became a ruthless minister.

In the peach grove, the girl's clear eyes sparkled as she smiled and laughed.

Lin Shijing looked down at her, his gaze gentle and warm, just like when he had been a refined young man.

Everyone finally understood: A gentleman is like jade. Even if he is ruthless, that side is reserved for others.

When unrest broke out at the border, the Marquis of Yuan'an was gravely wounded, and Lin Shijing donned silver armor and went to war.

The borderlands were harsh and cold. Each month, the little girl in the distant capital sent him a letter filled with the everyday details of a lively home.

Those warm and precious words, flowing gently from her, called him back from the brink of death and brought him back to the world of the living.

#He once lingered at the gates of hell, surrounded by darkness. She was the light that called him back to the world of the living.#

A friendly reminder: One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, with lots of fictional worldbuilding.

Theme: With light in your heart, the abyss cannot swallow you.