After Being Exiled, I Became the General's Wife

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Story Blurb

Cheng Ye is a blade born for the Shuo Bei army, strikingly handsome and fiercely unruly.

Everyone fears his ruthless methods, but no one knows that he has always kept a soft place in his heart, holding onto a childhood debt of gratitude for someone who once saved his life.

When Cheng Ye finds Ran Zi, her life has just plunged into an abyss after she was exiled. She is destitute and disheveled, yet the stubbornness in her eyes remains undimmed.

He thinks perhaps he ought to protect her.

But this girl is more resolute than he imagined.

Even if she keeps attempting things beyond her abilities.

So why not bring her to his side?

*

Ran Zi wants to run. She can't stand another moment in this savage and brutal land of exile, but somehow she has managed to attract the attention of the biggest young tyrant in all of Shuo Bei.

Everyone thinks she is as good as dead.

Meanwhile, the supposedly doomed girl is standing there with a medicine chest, helplessly watching the young master in front of her reopen his wound.

"Young General, if I'd come any later, your wound would have healed already."

Cheng raises an eyebrow, perfectly matter-of-fact. "Then hurry up, will you?"

She thinks he is deliberately making her life difficult, but whenever she gets into trouble, he is also the first to rush to her rescue.

"Why are you avoiding me?" For the first time, the brash and arrogant Cheng Ye wears an expression that looks almost aggrieved.

Ran Zi thinks to herself: If I don't avoid you, what else can I do? Wait for someone to get killed?

Later, he gives her power, honors and respects her, and she gradually realizes that perhaps he never meant her any harm.

Only when conspiracies erupt amid turmoil at court and the truth behind Prince Xiang's rebellion becomes increasingly unclear do they understand that some people are destined to meet from the very beginning.

[The Young General's Tsundere Theater]

"Young General, I've delivered the things to Miss Ran."

"What did you tell her?"

"The Young General said, 'Women are so delicate. They get a scrape and end up with a scar...' Aagh! Young General!"

Mu Bei is giving a vivid performance when a slap sends him crashing into the dirt.

"Is that what the hell I taught you to say?!"

"But that's exactly what you said..."

Before setting out that day, the Young General had clearly given him those instructions with a look of disdain.

He'd said women were delicate, and that the biting cold wind at the military camp was no place for Miss Ran, who was still injured and had scars on her face that hadn't faded. Women weren't like their rough, burly selves, so Mu Bei was to bring back plenty of moisturizing cream and scar ointment for her.

Watching Mu Bei's hopeless expression, Cheng Ye clenched his teeth and his fists, then let them go. He turned and stormed off.

Nothing has gone right today, damn it!

[The seemingly delicate but actually resilient fallen heiress x the decisive, action-oriented Young General who says one thing and does another, and is utterly devoted to his wife]

P.S. This story is entirely fictional. Please don't nitpick the historical details.

Blurb for the next story, "The Young Lady Is Afraid of Marriage Every Day"

[Rebellious, marriage-phobic young lady x cold and sinister powerful official]

Xi Rui, daughter of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, is a complete outlier among the noble young ladies of the capital. She knows nothing of music, chess, calligraphy, or painting.

Unfortunately, she is gorgeous and comes from a powerful family. Even if she's useless, she'd still make a nice ornament to bring home as a wife.

When she came of age, matchmakers practically broke down the Xi family's door. After careful consideration, her father finally chose the legitimate son of the Minister of Personnel.

Xi Rui, marriage-phobic: All men are dogs. Isn't it much nicer to be on your own?

So, on the day the other family came to propose, she wore a plain white dress, knelt in the hall with tears in her eyes, and clutched her skirt.

"Father, there's something you don't know. Your daughter has long loved General Qi and will marry no one else. I hear he may have died fighting the Xiongnu, so I ask to remain faithful to him for three years."

Xi's father was so furious his eyes bulged and his mustache bristled. The engagement banquet descended into chaos.

After this incident, the Xi family became the laughingstock of the capital. Everyone mocked her for being audacious and delusional.

The young lady of the Xi family was the first person ever to rush to become a widow.

But then, if the powerful young Duke Qi returned alive, why would he ever choose a woman whose only asset was her beauty?

*

Then one day, Qi Shuo faked his death and escaped. The Northern Pacification Army returned victorious, and the whole country celebrated.

Xi Rui, hidden in the crowd, gazed at the tall man in heavy armor, his bearing so imposing that her legs began to feel weak.

"...Father, I miss my maternal grandmother. I haven't seen her in years. Could you let me stay in Danyang County for a while?"

*

Later, on their wedding night, the red candles flickered.

He pinned her beneath him, his tall frame completely enveloping her. A teasing, low chuckle sounded by her ear.

"I hear my wife is devoted to me?"

Xi Rui was too exhausted to speak. She could only think that her legs going weak that day had not been her imagination after all.

One-on-one romance, sweet and cozy everyday life!

Theme: Stay independent and strong even in adversity, and remember to communicate well with the person you love