After Marrying My Archrival

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The heroine's side:

The daughter of Minister Jiang is beautiful as an immortal, with a face that could topple kingdoms.

When she came of age to be betrothed, Jiang Nianxi shyly told her father that she liked men who were steady and mild-mannered.

Young Master Lin, son of the Vice Minister of Justice, was upright and proper. Young Master Zhou, son of a Bureau Director in the Ministry of Rites, was eloquent and refined. Zhang, a Hanlin Academy compiler, was gentle and courteous. Any of them would do.

Who could have guessed that one unexpected turn of events would leave her betrothed to her sworn enemy, Pei Duo!

After they married, Jiang Nianxi privately wondered: If this life together becomes impossible, perhaps they should... get a divorce?

The hero's side:

Commander Pei was ordered to lead troops into battle and put down a bandit uprising in one decisive campaign. His fame as a brave young hero spread throughout Great Zhou. And with his peerless good looks, he had long been the most sought-after bachelor among the capital's noblewomen.

Before long, the matter of taking a wife was on the agenda.

Pei Duo knew perfectly well that he liked gentle and virtuous women.

He'd heard that the eldest daughter of the Vice Minister of Justice was learned and sensible, the second daughter of the Ministry of Rites bureau director was gentle and dignified, and the younger sister of Hanlin Academy compiler Zhang was quiet and tender. Any of them would do.

Who could have guessed that one unexpected turn of events would force him to become betrothed to Jiang Nianxi!

After they married, Pei Duo sighed to himself: Life together is going all right. Perhaps they should... make do a little longer?

A little scene:

One day after their wedding.

Pei Duo returned from a long journey, weary and travel-stained, and went straight to the bedroom to find his delicate little wife. Instead, he saw a conspicuous divorce letter on the desk!

His sharp brows immediately knitted together. Pei Duo asked coldly, "Where is the young madam?"

A servant trembled. "The young madam... she's left the residence..."

The usually composed commander's eyes turned bloodshot. After a moment of silence, he swung his sword at the desk.

The divorce letter was instantly reduced to dust!++

Pei Duo's lips pressed into a tight line, his smile chilling and sinister. "Jiang Nianxi, do you think you can leave me just by writing a divorce letter?"

A gentle and kind heroine who seems delicate but has all kinds of special skills & a proud young general/commander

Notes:

1. The setting is entirely fictional.

2. Marriage first, love later, with face-slapping and a change of heart.

3. 1v1, HE

One-line summary: The commander's married life, a sweet romance.

The Lovely Concubine: Blurb

The hero's side:

Pei Yuanxun is a renowned general who put down rebellions in the Great Yong Dynasty. Tall, imposing, and dignified, he is over twenty-five and still unmarried, with only one beautiful concubine.

Though his concubine is obedient and sweet, and inspires affection, her status is too low for her to become the official mistress of the general's household.

The Old Madam took it upon herself to find the general a proper wife, a legitimate daughter from a prominent family of equal standing.

Pei Yuanxun faithfully honored his mother's wishes and silently agreed. He told his concubine, "When my wife joins the household, I'll let you bear children. They may be born out of wedlock, but I won't show favoritism. I'll treat them all equally."

The heroine's side:

Jiang Yu'an is breathtakingly beautiful, gentle, and obedient. She is the concubine the great general took into his household.

She knows her status is low and has always kept her head down, living cautiously in the residence and never daring to make a single misstep.

Then one day, somehow, she offended the legitimate daughter of a marquis's household who was about to become the general's betrothed, and was punished by being made to kneel in the Buddhist hall for several days.

When Jiang Yu'an woke up, she saw the light.

If she stayed in the general's residence, she would only be mistreated. Better to take her money and leave as soon as possible, then find herself a better place to live.

Everyone knows Pei Yuanxun as an unyielding man of iron, steady and taciturn. Yet when word came that his concubine had fallen into the water and drowned, leaving no body behind, the general, who was never one to show his emotions, lost his composure for once. With bloodshot eyes, he searched for her body like a madman.

Notes:

1. Fictional setting.

2. He pursues his wife to the crematorium, 1v1, HE.

Theme: Look at others with a comprehensive and objective perspective.