My Wife Is Truly Beautiful

Gu Jue, Prince of Xiaoyang, was handsome, upright, and a perfect gentleman without a single flaw.

The only thing people criticized him for was that his consort, Ruan Tang, was too fat.

Though she had delicate brows and a lovely face, people still made fun of her.

Everyone said that if Ruan Tang hadn't saved Gu Jue's life when they were young,

he never would have married her.

Oh, and word was that Gu Jue had a beautiful childhood sweetheart who'd been widowed,

waiting for him to finish repaying his debt to Ruan Tang and divorce her, so they could rekindle their romance.

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Everyone knew that Ruan Tang, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's household, admired Gu Jue.

On her wedding day, she was full of joy, only to learn in the wedding hall that the token of their love had originally been returned to Gu Jue by his childhood sweetheart.

Later, she personally saw Gu Jue and that woman secretly meeting in a temple courtyard, utterly besotted with each other.

Ruan Tang had thought that young love was just a passing fancy,

and that Gu Jue would settle down once they were married.

But after the wedding, even cats and dogs could swagger in front of her,

and whenever his childhood sweetheart came up, it seemed as if she were the only mistress of the prince's household.

Day after day, year after year,

Ruan Tang's once-warm heart grew completely cold.

And with Gu Jue's distant nature,

their marriage became so cold and formal it might as well have been in the underworld.

When she awoke from a dream, Ruan Tang found herself back on the day she had stopped Gu Jue's horse and confessed to him.

The young Prince of Xiaoyang was gazing at her intently, waiting for her to shyly say:

"I've loved you for a long time, my dear Jue..."

But Ruan Tang lowered her cool gaze.

"I was only joking before, Your Highness. Please don't take it to heart."

With that, she hurried away, ignoring the man's increasingly ominous stare.

There are countless men in the world. Why should she hang herself from a single tree?

Ruan Tang began earnestly looking for a husband.

But...

The Zhang family matriarch praised Ruan Tang as a lucky match for her beloved eldest grandson. Yet halfway through the betrothal process, news broke that Young Master Zhang had a mistress, and even a child with her.

The distinguished Li family wanted Ruan Tang as their eldest son's bride, but then the supposedly noble family was exposed for corruption, and the whole household was thrown into prison.

The young master of the Wang family climbed over the Ruan family's courtyard wall every day just to bring Ruan Tang the prettiest flowers and freshest fruit... Then his elders tied him up and sent him to the frontier for military training!

Rumors spread through the capital once again: a fat woman like Ruan Tang would never find a husband.

The Prince of Xiaoyang made a grand entrance to propose, leaving everyone gaping in shock.

Ruan Tang politely refused, but the man wouldn't accept it. With bloodshot eyes, he cornered her and demanded in a low voice, "Tangtang, who else are you thinking of marrying?"

Premise: The key to a good marriage is communication.