The Northern General's Devoted Wife

Please add my next book, A Joy with You, to your collection!

"A clever, spirited, sweet little drama queen × a proud, cold, straightforward general and great demon king"

Zheng Qingyan, the beloved daughter of the Zheng family, is lively and brave, a cherished flower of the household.

On her coming-of-age day, her childhood sweetheart, to whom she had been engaged since they were young, came to break off their engagement. She was reluctant, but could not bear to let her father be mocked by others, so she swallowed her grief and agreed.

Not long afterward, the emperor arranged a marriage for her. Her betrothed was said to be a hard-bitten soldier from the battlefield who showed no mercy, but she had met him once, and he seemed no more than an iron-faced general.

Bearing the burden of her family’s mission, she married into the general’s household. She thought that even if they lived together with mutual respect but no affection, she could at least enjoy a peaceful life, with neither of them interfering in the other’s affairs.

On their wedding day, she laid everything out without hesitation: “We’ll be husband and wife in name only. If you’re unhappy, we can divorce. After we marry, we won’t interfere in each other’s affairs, and I’ll be in charge of the household!”

She thought he would call her delusional, but he simply nodded at every point. “You’re the mistress of this household. Everything is up to you. I’ll do as you say.”

“???”

Zheng Qingyan was dumbfounded. Things seemed to be unfolding quite differently from what she’d expected.

Mu Shaojin was a general of the Great Liang. He was ruthless on the battlefield, and although he looked brave and handsome, the girls in the capital were terrified whenever they heard stories about him.

When marriage was brought up, the parents of countless young women were eager to keep their daughters away from him.

The soldiers around him used to tease Mu Shaojin: “With our general’s temper, wouldn’t he hurt his wife with just a flick of his finger if he ever married?”

Mu Shaojin sneered coldly at them. “What’s the point of bringing home a little ancestor? It’s much more satisfying to kill the enemy.”

One day, a young girl arrived at the military camp, and everyone witnessed this scene.

The girl had only been walking for a little while before she called out sweetly, “General, my feet hurt.”

The others hid in a corner, snickering as they waited to see the beauty get ignored.

But Mu Shaojin, who had just stepped outside, immediately turned back. In two quick moves, he swept the girl into his arms. “In my arms, Madam won’t feel any pain.”

Zheng Qingyan: ???

Everyone else: ??? Has the story gone off course?

After her engagement was broken off, Zheng Qingyan wasn’t sad at all. In fact, her life just kept getting better.

Her former childhood sweetheart watched coldly and laughed at her, saying she had been blinded: “She’s nothing but a discarded weed.”

Zheng Qingyan took the hand of the man beside her and smiled. “Husband, the execution grounds are so dirty.”

Mu Shaojin raised a hand to cover her eyes. “Don’t look. It’ll stain your eyes.”

#A little chasing is fun, but too much will ruin your life#

NEXT BOOK

A Joy with You

Blurb:

"A lively, sweet young lady × a cool, aloof powerful official"

Gu Yunchu has someone she cherishes in her heart, but unfortunately, he has never felt the slightest stir of affection for her.

When she turned fifteen, her parents chose a match for her and sent her to stay with her maternal uncle’s family in the capital until the wedding.

To escape the marriage, she tried every possible way to run away, but her cousin, Lu Yuanzhen, always caught her and brought her back.

Lu Yuanzhen is shrewd, proud, and aloof. He never gives anyone special treatment.

To break off her engagement, Gu Yunchu decided to start with this cousin.

So she cast aside propriety and openly expressed her admiration for Lu Yuanzhen. She even knelt for hours in the snow on a mountain to pray for a protective charm for him, hoping to bring him a moment of peace.

At last, even his heart of stone began to show signs of softening.

He brushed away the tears at the corner of her eye and comforted her. “It’s only a marriage arrangement. Your brother will help you break it off.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the little girl’s eyes lit up. She nodded shyly. “Thank you, Brother, for making this happen.”

On the night the engagement was broken off, Gu Yunchu got drunk. In a sudden burst of emotion, she told Lu Yuanzhen what was on her mind. “Brother, now I can finally go find the person I like.”

Hearing this, Lu Yuanzhen felt as if a needle had stabbed his heart. The wine cup in his hand slipped to the ground, shattering and sending fragments flying.

Forgetting all propriety, he panicked and grabbed her. His face darkened. “Look at me and tell me, who is the person you like?”

Completed series in the author’s collection:

The Guard’s Special Affection for the Little Princess

After Being Reborn, I Set My Heart on the Disabled Young Lord

The Stiff Young Lady’s Dandy Husband in a Substitute Marriage

The Young Marquis’s Daily Devotion to His Wife

Theme: Holding fast to your principles matters more.