The Delicate, Ailing Beauty Gets Spoiled

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A sweet, doting story about a marriage that turns into love

A ruthless, scheming general x a delicate, beautiful, sickly beauty

Story description:

Su Zhitang, daughter of the richest family in Jiangnan, is breathtakingly beautiful, with the bones of a born beauty. She was betrothed to the second young master of the Duke’s household when she was little.

But because she was frail and never went out without a veiled hat, people mistakenly thought she was ugly.

As a result, the second young master of the Duke’s household despised her. He kept putting off the wedding, and instead carried on an affair with her cousin.

In a fit of anger, Su’s father made a grand announcement that he was looking for a husband for his daughter.

On the day she tossed the embroidered ball, Su Zhitang accidentally hit someone with a stone.

At the time, a stern-faced man was astride a horse. His features were sharp, blood trickled from his temple, and he held the stone she had thrown.

Amid a chorus of gasps, Su Zhitang recognized him as the Duke’s eldest son.

That cold-faced general, Qi Sheng, who commanded a powerful army, wielded immense influence, and was ruthless in his methods.

Everyone said Su Zhitang was done for. Even Su Zhitang herself thought she wouldn’t make it out alive.

Could anyone survive hitting that fearsome man in the head in the middle of the street?

Su Zhitang packed up and fled in the middle of the night, but who would have thought the man would catch her red-handed?

He said coldly, “I caught your embroidered ball, so you should marry me.”

Su Zhitang panicked. That wasn’t an embroidered ball you caught. It was a stone!

Su Zhitang thought the man was marrying her to get revenge and torment her.

But who would have thought that after they married, not only did she recover from her illness, she was also spoiled until she became even more willful and radiant? Her former fiance and the cousin who stole him from her even had to respectfully call her elder sister-in-law. Life just kept getting better.

Later, when the second young master of the Duke’s household saw Su Zhitang’s beauty, he regretted everything. But all he could do was watch her sweetly call his elder brother her husband.

And that elder brother of his, usually so cold and heartless, was more than happy to warm her hands.

#No one knows how long I’ve been longing for you

A ruthless, scheming general x a delicate, beautiful, sickly beauty

Reader’s guide:

One-on-one, sweet romance, both leads’ first time

Fictional setting. Please don’t nitpick historical details. Thank you!

Pre-publication: [Doting on My Darling] A sweet story about a marriage that turns into love. Please add it to your reading list!

The merchant Qu family once saved the emperor’s life, and a childhood betrothal was arranged. The legitimate daughter, Qu Xiangwan, grew up known as the crown prince’s future wife.

But on the eve of the wedding, rumors spread that she had beaten her stepmother and was ill-mannered. The crown prince broke off the engagement and married her younger half-sister instead.

The Qu family thought Qu Xiangwan was an embarrassment, so they sent her off in a small sedan chair to marry the fifth prince, who was far away on the border and out of favor.

Rumor had it that the fifth prince had made a name for himself at a young age and was a brave warrior, but he looked like a demon and was bloodthirsty and cruel.

Everyone in the capital waited to see how many days the arrogant, domineering Qu Xiangwan would survive in the hands of the fifth prince, Wei Heng.

After hearing the rumors about each other, the two had the same first impression when they met: bad temper, pretty good looks.

After they married, Qu Xiangwan carefully managed everything in the household. She honored her mother-in-law and treated the servants with courtesy, winning everyone’s affection.

So everyone felt sorry for her, believing that the fifth prince didn’t like her and left her out in the cold.

Until someone saw the fifth prince, who had never shown interest in women, stop Qu Xiangwan and demand, “Aren’t you my wife? Why don’t you smile at me?”

Wei Heng thought he had married an arrogant, willful woman. Who knew she would be a gentle, beautiful woman who smiled at everyone except him?

And why did everyone say she was neglecting him? Wasn’t she the one who ran away as soon as she saw him?

A little scene:

After the emperor died, the crown prince took the throne. His new empress, Qu Xiangwan’s younger half-sister, traveled thousands of miles to mock her for having to endure the harsh borderlands, with their blazing sun and sand in her face.

But she never expected to stumble upon a rebellion.

“Keeping watch over the desert with me must be a hardship for you, my wife. Do you like the imperial palace? I’ll conquer it and give it to you.”

At first, Qu Xiangwan thought she had married off to the borderlands to suffer. Only later did she learn she had gone there to live in luxury.

Reader’s guide:

One-on-one, both leads’ first time

Marriage before love

Gentle, delicate beauty x violent, demon-like big bad wolf

Theme: Face life bravely, and things will keep getting better.