After the Great General Brought Home a Green Tea Girl

When Miaomiao was nine, she became engaged to Si Lixing. She kept him company as he studied and practiced martial arts, and got into arguments and fights on his behalf.

She spent three days and three nights embroidering a sachet, pricking her fingertips until they were covered in pinholes, all to make him happy.

She thought all she had to do was wait patiently for their wedding day. But when Si Lixing returned victorious, he brought back an orphan girl.

The orphan girl broke a vase Miaomiao had carefully prepared. Miaomiao scolded her, and the girl was so frightened that she pricked her hand.

Si Lixing’s expression turned icy. "How long are you going to carry on with that spoiled young lady attitude?"

*

Watching Si Lixing abandon her again and again for the orphan girl, Miaomiao finally lost her temper at a banquet held by the Duke of State. The orphan girl aired all sorts of so-called truths, and Miaomiao angrily shoved her into the pond.

Miaomiao endured everyone’s fierce accusations. Her eyes reddened as she stared at Si Lixing holding the orphan girl, her heart full of hate and grief, yet still harboring a glimmer of hope.

He looked her way, his gaze bone-chilling. "Send the young lady to Qingliang Temple to reflect on her actions."

Miaomiao’s heart died.

A letter breaking off the engagement was sent to the general’s residence.

Enraged, Si Lixing rode straight to the Duke of State’s residence, only to see the eldest son of the Jing family entering with a box of gifts, looking delighted.

Si Lixing’s fists cracked as he clenched them, jealousy gnawing at his heart.

He stared coldly at Miaomiao, who was reclining on a stone couch, and said in a low voice, "Have you had enough of this game?"

Miaomiao raised her beautiful eyes and smiled. "Si Lixing, I don’t want you anymore."

[Author’s note]

One-on-one romance, both leads have only ever been with each other. The great general is five years older than Miaomiao.

*The great general has no romantic feelings for the orphan girl.

*His early attitude toward Miaomiao stems from a deep-seated emotional hang-up. Very deep, very deep!

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"On Our Wedding Night, I Learned My Husband Had Someone Else in His Heart"

[Marriage first, love later, face-slapping, jealous pursuit, and a long road to winning her back]

The beloved Princess Yu He has married Pei Yuze, heir to the Pei family, the foremost of the Four Great Clans. Pei Yuze is composed and dignified, a peerless catch from an illustrious family, someone even other noble houses would hesitate to pursue.

He is also the man Yu He has cherished in her heart for nine years.

She had long yearned for this night, and at last their wedding night arrived. She was ready to give Pei Yuze everything she had.

But instead, she heard a maid say, "Young Master, Miss Yuci is having another episode."

The red candles flickered. Only then did Yu He realize he already had someone in his heart.

On the second day of their marriage, she met Yuci, a delicate beauty whose eyes filled with tears before she had even spoken. Yu He failed to catch the tea Yuci offered. The scalding tea burned Yuci’s hand, and the back of Yu He’s hand as well.

Pei Yuze’s face darkened. His gaze was full of disgust and resentment.

Yu He endured one grievance after another for him, even setting aside her royal status to cook for him. But in the end, all her efforts came to nothing.

She had never intended to hurt Yuci, but that day she was so furious that she accidentally pushed her down a hillside. Blood poured from her wounds.

Yu He stood there in a daze, watching Pei Yuze hurry over. He looked up at her, his brows furrowed and his eyes dark with anger, then sent her to a convent to reflect on her actions.

Over a month later, the person who came to fetch her said Pei Yuze was too busy accompanying Yuci to come himself. Yu He merely nodded.

After such a terrible incident, Pei Yuze deliberately kept his distance and refused to visit her, all to make her reflect.

But on the day she returned, he still went to buy her favorite pastries. When he saw her packing, he could not tell whether he was panicked or angry. "How long are you going to keep this up? You still haven’t learned your lesson..."

"Let’s get a divorce." Yu He stood tall and graceful, casting him a proud sidelong glance.

Pei Yuze froze. It felt as if the top of his skull had been smashed open and molten iron poured inside. After a long moment, he forced a single word through his teeth. "Fine."

Later, at a palace banquet, he saw the little princess chatting and laughing with her cousin. She was laughing so hard that her hairpin had come loose, and her cousin reached out to straighten it for her...

He heard her say, "In another six months, once we’re divorced... I’ll publicly choose a husband and find a consort who understands me and suits my heart!"

A sharp ache suddenly pierced his heart. The rose hidden in his sleeve snapped in two.

Theme: Self-respect and pride are the bottom line