The Faithful Dog

[No paid chapters, free story, updates whenever the author can] Story blurb: 1. Princess Wei Ying has fallen ill. At her wit's end, the emperor has no choice but to take his ministers' advice and find a husband for the princess to bring her good fortune. But he never expected that Xie Lü, the General of the Cloud Banner in court, would volunteer to become her husband. 2. Xie Lü wasn't always called Xie Lü. He had no name, only a number: 01. He was a lowly slave, born to serve as entertainment for the nobles. But then a frail young woman rescued him from his cage, treated his wounds, and told him earnestly, "Xie Lü, you're a person, not a piece of merchandise or a plaything." He thought she pitied him and would keep him by her side. But later, he learned that she was the eldest princess of Dazhao, and that she'd come to the slave market to put an end to the slave trade and other such illicit dealings. She'd saved him only because he happened to be there. He and she had always been as different as mud and the moon. 3. Wei Ying never knew his name. Xie Lü understood that no matter what he became, in her eyes he would always be that lowly slave from before. He wasn't worthy of her. He never expected to truly become her husband. He only wanted to care for her himself. Once she woke up, he would leave of his own accord. But when that day finally came, Xie Lü didn't dare look up into her eyes, afraid he'd start crying from the pain. He wanted so badly to stay by her side, but he wasn't worthy. "Your Highness, I..." Wei Ying lifted his chin with her hand, leaned in, and kissed him. "As I gazed up at the moon, I never dreamed that one day it would come running to me." A story about a devoted, self-effacing loyalist and a gentle, straightforward princess. P.S. I write what I personally want to read, and nothing bothers me as an author, so if you have any content issues, please decide for yourself before reading! Theme: Overcoming one's flaws