Mistaking Her Brother-in-Law for Her Husband

[An older brother steals his younger brother's wife, a battle for love] On the night of Xu Shuxian's wedding, an imperial edict arrived from the heavens, ordering her husband, who had yet to consummate the marriage, to go to the frontier and fight the enemy. One day, three years later, her husband sent a letter by carrier pigeon: I miss you and long for you. I'll soon arrive in Lingcheng to take up my post. I hope we can properly catch up when I get there. Xu Shuxian: ? We only met once. What old feelings are you talking about? Her parents had gone to great lengths to arrange this marriage, which would greatly benefit their family. So Xu Shuxian carefully found out when her husband would arrive and dressed herself up to welcome him. The official boat docked at the pier. Xu Shuxian craned her neck to look and immediately spotted a dashing man standing at the bow, clad in a cloak. As expected of her husband. After all this time, he looked even more handsome. And after enduring fierce battles, he had become even more composed and reserved, with the imposing air of a mighty pillar of the state. Just a slight furrow of his brow could make a person go weak in the knees and fall at his feet. Xu Shuxian approached with graceful steps, lowered her head slightly, and said with a gentle smile, "I'm overjoyed that you've returned safely, my lord." * Two months later. The two of them went to a restaurant to listen to an opera. Passing a private room, they saw a couple inside acting all lovey-dovey. The man met her gaze, panic filling his eyes. His fingers, which had been tugging at the woman's outer robe, froze. Then he turned to Xu Shuxian and demanded, "So that's why you stopped replying to my letters. You've been having an affair?!" Xu Shuxian: ??? The man sprang to his feet and clenched his fist, swinging it at the "husband" beside her. But just as it was about to land, he froze and called out in bewilderment, "...Elder Brother?" The man he'd mistaken for her husband was Chu Sheng'an, head of the Chu family, a high-ranking official entrusted with the late emperor's final wishes, the foremost of the twenty-eight meritorious officials of the Lingyan Pavilion, and a figure of unsurpassed authority among the officials. Her husband's elder brother, Chu Sheng'an. It had only been a misunderstanding. They could simply return to their proper places. But her cold-faced brother-in-law, who had previously paid her no mind at all, cornered her beneath a corridor. His gaze darkened as he gave a mocking snort, then said something that made her blush all the way to her neck. "Whether you call me your husband or your husband's elder brother, come wash and dry me as usual tonight. Don't forget." (This blurb was posted on October 27, 2023.) Purpose: Love what you love, and pursue it bravely