The General's Second Marriage

Yu Lu spent three years as a dutiful heir's wife for the sake of her family's interests. When her husband brought his cousin into the household as a concubine, she decisively switched sides and started thriving alongside her newly widowed best friend. When Hou Jialan, stationed far away on the frontier, heard the news, he raided an enemy stronghold overnight and returned with military honors to ask the emperor to grant him a marriage. He refused all the noble young ladies in the capital, insisting that he would marry no one but Yu Lu. Everyone thought the young bachelor from the Hou family had gone blind after years of war. But the brothers who had served in the same trenches as Hou Jialan knew that their general had spent plenty of time drawing talismans and sticking them into little effigies, all in the hope that the heir would kick the bucket so he could snatch Yu Lu back. Yu Lu: This humble devotee only wishes to eat, drink, and enjoy herself every day. I have no worldly desires like that. Young General, please give up. Hou Jialan: Bullshit! You just don't like that I'm younger than you! A lively, radiant young lady x a hot-tempered young general like a wolfdog As the pampered young master of the Hou family, Hou Jialan had always gotten everything he wanted. The one thing he couldn't have was Yu Lu, whom he'd coveted for years and watched marry someone else. He bided his time in secret, waiting until he was strong enough. Then he rushed back, excited to confess his feelings, only to be turned away. He racked his brains, determined to figure out how to win over the woman he loved. The handsome-man strategy, the playing-wounded strategy, the winning-her-heart strategy: he tried every trick, but got nowhere. The young marquis got drunk late one night and railed against the woman he loved for having a heart of stone. But when she scolded him for drinking, he whined pitifully: “How long are you going to keep playing around before you marry me? I need to get the betrothal gifts ready...” #You won't marry me, but I'll marry no one but you# Reader's Guide: ① I won't answer questions about whether the relationship is between a gong and a shou. The text already makes clear who marries whom. ② Suggestions are welcome; personal attacks are not. If you drop the story, no need to tell me. Life is hard enough, so why make things harder for each other? ③ The blurb has been backed up. Theme: Don't lose heart when faced with difficulties. A life lived with effort will be rewarded.