Longing to Pluck the Golden Branch

[A Princess of Noble Birth X A General Who Conquered the World]

In her previous life, the person Shen Zhiyi hated most was Lu Xiao.

He was crude and vicious, a man who killed without batting an eye. So Shen Zhiyi would rather choose a man who climbed the social ladder by marrying her than stay with Lu Xiao.

Later, that man's disguise fell away. Only after Shen Zhiyi had been tortured to death did she learn that Lu Xiao was the only one who had ever truly loved her.

When she opened her eyes again, Shen Zhiyi had returned to the night of her wedding to the prince consort.

Looking at the man who had used her to climb to the top in her previous life, step by step, only to push her into the mire, Shen Zhiyi swore that everyone who had betrayed her would pay.

On their wedding night, the prince consort staggered drunkenly into the room, ready to lift Shen Zhiyi's veil, but she raised her hand and slapped him.

"How dare you stand before this princess and wait on me? Who gave you permission?"

"Kneel."

Lu Xiao had led troops into battle at fifteen, winning one great victory after another. Young and accomplished, he was so respected that the whole court addressed him as "Great General."

The only exception was the fifth princess, a lady of noble birth, who avoided him as if he were the plague. The closer he got, the farther she fled. In the end, he even pushed her into another man's arms with his own hands.

As he watched her marry someone else to the cheers of the crowd, Lu Xiao lingered outside the door for a while, but in the end, he still couldn't bring himself to leave.

He turned around, only to find the person who should have been in the bridal chamber standing behind him. She lifted her little face and smiled brightly at him.

"Didn't the Great General say he was going to steal me away from my wedding? This princess has been waiting."

*The heroine really does marry the prince consort, and they have a married life together. The hero steals his wife.

*Five-year age gap. The Great General returns after a lifetime of military service at only twenty-two, so he's not an old man!

Coming soon: After Having a Child with the Scheming Power Minister

Theme: Strengthen yourself, live positively, and keep striving forward.