After Becoming the Marquis's Second Wife, I Divorced Him

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Shu Yi transmigrated into a book, becoming the legitimate daughter of a duke and the wife of a marquis. She was highborn and beautiful.

Unfortunately, the book was a brainless romance, and she was the cannon-fodder female rival.

In the original story, the female rival spent ten years as the second wife, enduring all kinds of hardship. But as soon as the male lead met his true love, he divorced her, turning her into a foil for their perfect romance.

Shu Yi said unhurriedly, “First, it's not a divorce. We're parting by mutual agreement. Second, you'll return all the dowry you embezzled over the last ten years.”

The author, who had transmigrated into the original heroine, happily waited to marry into the marquis's household and enjoy riches and glory after the Turks invaded from the south.

But as she waited, she grew confused. Why wasn't the plot going the way I'd written it?

Shu Yi brought out papermaking, movable-type printing, gunpowder smelting techniques, and a battle-hardened general, then smiled faintly. “Why don't you brush up on basic logic and historical knowledge before trying to be reborn?”

Later, historians wrote that the Lady of Chu understood astronomy and geography, and that her ingenious inventions were beyond compare. Together with General Wen Dai, she defeated the Turkish invasion and ushered in the prosperous Yuanzheng era. She deserved her place among the twelve meritorious officials whose portraits were displayed in Qilin Pavilion.

Shu Yi: At first, I just wanted to get some real work done.

Wen Dai: My wife is so beautiful. No portrait can do her justice.

[A great general who fights for his country and people x a talented, beautiful, bold, practical heroine]

Blurb Two:

After parting from her former husband by mutual agreement, Shu Yi married the famous General Wen Dai.

Some people guessed that the Duke of Yue's household and General Wen's household had staged the marriage to help push through a military campaign.

Well... it was indeed a fake marriage, but the procession of ten miles of wedding gifts was entirely real, proof of how seriously both sides took it.

On the wedding day, Wen Dai, who had come to welcome his bride, hit three targets in a row. The crowd cheered and surrounded him as he looked up at a half-closed window.

The carefully made-up bride stood behind it, leaning on the windowsill and looking down. The moment she met his eyes, she immediately took half a step back. Unfortunately, she seemed to have set aside the fan she was meant to use to hide her face, so she turned her head and concealed her features in the shadows.

From Wen Dai's perspective, all he could see was a golden hairpin swaying gently atop her elaborate headdress, making his heart itch with longing. He smiled at the lovely silhouette behind the window.

It's a marriage that turns into love, a falsehood that becomes real, and a rare case of two grown adults falling for each other at the same time.

Reading guide:

Both leads have been married before, and the male lead has a young child. Readers who insist on the leads being sexually inexperienced should not read.

The dynasty is fictional; no need to check it against history.

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The Jiang and Wen families are about to join through marriage, but the older sister suddenly runs away. Wen Yu is forced to step in at the last minute and wear the veil.

On the day of the engagement ceremony, the young woman, in her early twenties, had a graceful figure and pale, cool skin. Her pearl-white dress accentuated her slender waist, making her seem as though she might melt into the misty white curtains.

Jiang Zheng glanced at her from afar, stubbed out his cigarette, and asked hoarsely, “Who is that?”

“That's... Miss Wen's younger sister.” The staff member thought Jiang Zheng was dissatisfied and answered in a low voice.

After all, Wen Yu was an illegitimate daughter who had only been recognized by the family in the past couple of years. She had an impressive education, a well-known reputation for being quiet and mild-mannered, and a face so stunning it could take your breath away...

But she was an illegitimate daughter, and a little mute, to boot.

*

Jiang Zheng was the most rebellious rich second-generation heir in the capital. Yet he was also highly capable, having founded his own AI company at eighteen. By the time he graduated from university, he was already a dazzling tech magnate.

This young, rebellious prodigy made no attempt to hide his contempt for the engagement his family had arranged.

The staff member thought he was about to make a scene and tried to lead him to another lounge. Jiang Zheng calmly brushed his hand away and strode straight ahead.

As the makeup artist lightly powdered Wen Yu's flawless face, she asked conversationally, “Miss Wen, you're so beautiful. Do you have a boyfriend?”

“No,” Wen Yu signed. “My ex-boyfriend is dead.”

*

Jiang Zheng knocked twice on the open door, without a hint of sincerity, and sneered. “Is that so? How come I didn't know I was dead?”

#My ex-girlfriend dumped me, then went around telling everyone I was dead

Later, Jiang Zheng hugged Wen Yu from behind and pressed a hand against her lower abdomen.

The room was dim. The bedsheets were twisted into wrinkles, and Wen Yu bit his forearm hard.

His muscles were hard as iron. Jiang Zheng relaxed and let her bite him, using his other hand to smooth her damp hair back from her temples as he whispered, “Bite harder.”

“Next time you disappear again... I'll track you down by your bite marks and settle the score.”

“Now you have to admit we're together, right?”

*A gentle yet strong, soft-spoken and reserved mute beauty x a rebellious, dazzling tech magnate who does whatever he pleases

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The northern tribes invaded. Cheng Zhanluo lost both her parents and followed her uncle and aunt south. She was forced to switch marriage partners with her cousin.

Her betrothed changed from the current emperor to Zhuang Shoubai.

Although he was the eldest son of a regional military governor, he was a lowborn soldier who had gone missing at the front. No one knew whether he was alive or dead.

In a chaotic age, military power was what mattered. Cheng Zhanluo steeled herself and prepared to become a widow while her husband was still alive.

“We're family, so once I become empress, I'll stand up for you and never let you suffer just because you married into a common clan,” her cousin said. “Even if you really do become a widow... I'll often summon you to the palace for company. When you see me, you won't need to perform the full three prostrations and nine kowtows. Just kneel once.”

Years later, the new dynasty was founded, and Cheng Zhanluo was named empress. Everyone bowed respectfully at her feet, shouting “Long live!” That included the cousin who had once said those words.

Theme: The true meaning of martial strength is to end war.