My Rival and I Became a Couple

[The full story has been revised. The text differs from pirated sites, so please support the official version~] Princess Chonghua has a strange temper and is arrogant and overbearing. Everyone in the capital knows she's not to be trifled with.

At seventeen, an imperial edict betroths her to the equally fearsome General of the Chariots and Cavalry.

Shang Yin and Sui Ce grew up together. Whenever they meet, they argue, and for years neither has ever gotten the better of the other. They've been sick of each other for a long time.

But her father, Emperor Hongde, doesn't seem to see it that way.

When the army returns victorious from its campaign to the southwest, the emperor is overjoyed. He promotes the young general by three ranks and gives him his own fourth princess in marriage.

Sui Ce holds his newly bestowed rank in one hand and the infuriating imperial edict in the other... and can't help feeling a headache coming on.

Shang Yin: We need to find a way to get divorced.

Sui Ce: We need to find a way to get rid of her.

They immediately hit it off and decide to spend the next six months convincing Emperor Hongde that they're not truly in love.

Their first plan is to stage a scene in which the princess accidentally falls into the water and her husband refuses to save her.

A palace banquet in the imperial garden.

Shang Yin quietly gets up, planning to "accidentally" fall into the river. But Sui Ce unknowingly steps on her skirt. The moment she stands, she's yanked off balance and, carried by her momentum, lands right on his lap.

He stares blankly as he holds her, and the two look at each other.

"..."

Emperor Hongde strokes his white beard and nods kindly. "My royal daughter and my beloved subject are truly devoted to each other."

[A sharp-tongued, soft-hearted, willful tsundere princess X a laid-back, roguish general]

Content warnings:

Set in an imaginary world. Readers who care about logic and historical accuracy may wish to skip it.

Romance-focused, with the plot in service of the love story.

The heroine is feisty and short-tempered. The leads bicker every day.

A lighthearted slice-of-life, not a serious historical drama. It's puppy love, so read at your own risk.

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Theme: Marriage on one's own terms, a happy life