The Marquis's Eldest Daughter-in-Law

Liu Zhiyue married into the Yongsheng Marquis's household as the first marquis of the capital's new wife. Everyone said her natural beauty had brought her good fortune.

Who could have guessed that on the day of their wedding, the situation on the northwestern frontier would grow dire? Before the marquis had even finished their nuptial cup, he was ordered to lead troops into battle.

He left Liu Zhiyue standing there, unsure what to do with her veil still waiting to be lifted.

Months later, when news arrived from the northwestern frontier, the marquis had already fallen in battle.

That night, the marquis appeared to her in a dream.

Liu Zhiyue dreamed that the Yongsheng Marquis's household was doomed and would soon be destroyed, with each of the marquis's three children meeting a tragic end.

The eldest son escaped the household and wandered among the common people under an assumed name. He passed the civil service examinations and entered government, becoming a great villain who stirred up trouble and threw the court into turmoil. In the end, his identity was exposed, and he was sentenced to death before the throne.

The second son was exiled with the household's other men and forced into military service. He spent his whole life denying himself love and desire, devoting himself to martial arts without a word, all so he could fight on the northwestern frontier and avenge his father. But he was betrayed and died in enemy territory, meeting the same fate as his father.

The youngest daughter was sent to the Bureau of Music, where she practiced singing, dancing, and music day and night, serving men with her beauty. Though she later won the favor of the Crown Prince, she had no one to rely on and died in the depths of the imperial palace.

Liu Zhiyue had meant to find a way to escape her fate, but she remembered the marquis's kindness. Seeing his three little children so innocent and clueless, she couldn't bear to leave. After much hesitation, she decided to stay.

Shen Yuan'an was born into the marquis's household as the youngest legitimate son. Under his elder brother's protection, he spent more than a decade playing and enjoying life.

In his previous life, before the household was confiscated, Shen Yuan'an had only done two things for his elder brother:

In the presence of their elders, he lifted his brother's bride's red veil.

He agreed to a marriage proposal from the General's household, sending his sister-in-law off to marry again. He heard she lived well afterward, cherished by her husband in a harmonious household.

Reborn, Shen Yuan'an had only two wishes:

First, to see his sister-in-law married off. Second, to keep the marquis's household from disaster.

Strangely, why wouldn't his sister-in-law marry again this time? Shen Yuan'an had to rack his brains over it.

Theme: Supporting one another through hardship.