As the youngest daughter of the largest imperial merchant family in Jiangnan, Yuan Jinse even had a leash made of gold for walking her dog. Then one day, her father borrowed the leash. When he came back, he returned with the leash and a refined-looking provincial graduate tied to it, declaring that the man was her future husband.
Yuan Jinse had a “secret” everyone knew: though she looked delicate, she had been born with astonishing strength for some reason. At her childhood ceremony, with all eyes on her, she effortlessly snapped a table made of red sourwood in half.
Fortunately, the man came from another county and knew nothing about it, so her father managed to fool him.
The young woman gazed at his graceful, handsome face and nodded firmly.
Three years later, he became the top scorer in the imperial examinations and returned home in glory. The Yuan family spent ten thousand taels of silver entertaining guests, all to celebrate the wedding of their youngest daughter. But on the wedding day, the top scholar brought a frail-looking woman before the family altar and said he wanted to take her as a concubine.
Yuan Jinse looked at the woman's slightly rounded belly, lifted her own red silk wedding veil, and hurled the golden apple in her hands at the “Double Happiness” character displayed in the hall.
With a crash, bricks and stones came down. The woman was so startled she nearly miscarried. The top scholar scooped up his beloved and hurried away, leaving the guests behind.
Later, when the man took a concubine, the young woman spotted an unconscious young man by the roadside who was a hundred times more handsome than him. She simply took him home and crashed the concubinage ceremony.
Three months after their wedding, Yuan Jinse realized that the husband she had picked up was not only handsome, but also considerate and gentle with her. He was simply a little frail and a little blind, so she had to take good care of him.
Whenever Yuan Jinse held her husband's hand, she did so with great care, pinching only his fingertips for fear that if she squeezed too hard, she might break his porcelain-like hand.
Fortunately, after consuming ginseng and lingzhi in seemingly endless quantities, her husband, who used to cough three times after every step, finally grew a little stronger and no longer fell ill at the slightest breeze. The young woman was delighted, counting down the days until she could consummate her marriage with him.
Then one night, a thief broke into the Yuan family estate. By the worst luck, the thief barged into her husband's courtyard.
Yuan Jinse rushed in frantically. In the hazy moonlight, she saw the thief leaning over, pressing down on her husband’s shoulder.
Without a second thought, the young woman rushed forward, raised a hand, and threw the intruder over the wall.
Her husband was so frail. The thief might have crushed him.
Turning around to face Gu Hua's cool, unfocused eyes, the young woman wiped her hands on her skirt and said sweetly, “Husband, there was a huge moth on your shoulder just now. It scared me so much.”
Gu Hua smiled tenderly. He held one hand behind his back and reached out with the other, cupping the young woman's delicate face.
In the hand behind his back, he concealed a sleeve blade, its edge dripping with bright red blood in the moonlight.
His fingertips were warm. His thumb gently brushed the corner of the young woman's eye, which was stained with blood. The tenderness between his brows made Jinse lose her heart.
“Don't be afraid.”
Outside the Yuan family's wall, the thief lay on his back, a thin red line across his throat.
A frail, blind God of War general x a beautiful young woman born with incredible strength who tries hard to act delicate
Theme: Live your life loving yourself
