As the Great Xia dynasty declines and the nation stands on the brink of ruin, Princess Yujing chooses an auspicious day to marry into the Northern Di tribe.
She is attacked along the way, and the entire nation mourns her.
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There is cause for celebration at the residence of Chen's Defender General. The family's younger son is to marry Rong Yao, the daughter of a prefect.
On their wedding night, the groom, Ao Chenli, drinks until dawn and never returns to their room. When he sees his new bride the next day as she serves tea, her waist is slender, her manner poised, and her eyes are bright and captivating. She is nothing like the petty woman people outside had described.
From then on, he can't get enough of her, and their nights together stretch on until the third watch.
His charming wife is full of schemes. In a sweet, alluring voice, she whispers at his side, “Yao Yao has admired the great general since she was little, watching him ride into battle with sword in hand, brave and formidable. When will you let Yao Yao become the general's wife?”
But when Ao Chenli conquers the Northern Di and returns home in high spirits, carrying rewards, he is shocked to hear that his wife has been missing for several days, without a trace.
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Yujing comes back from the dead. By then, Great Xia is at peace and prosperous, and the emperor is choosing a husband for his beloved daughter.
The men in the portraits are all exceptional, some refined and elegant, others charming and dashing.
But Yujing thinks of the broad shoulders and narrow waist pressed against her beneath the dark canopy, and the coarse, unrestrained demands.
Disgusted in an instant, she casually points to one of the portraits.
On the day of the princess's wedding, envoys from Chen arrive to offer their congratulations.
Halfway through the banquet, Ao Chenli, who arrived seething with fury, disappears without a trace.
The princess is also nowhere to be seen in her seat of honor.
#Unruly General in the Early Story, Mad and Obsessive General Later VS Resilient, Delicate Princess
Blurb revised on January 6, 2023
Theme: Stay clearheaded at all times.