The General Seems a Little Off

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Just before Song Wan's wedding, her frail fiance, Chen Yu, died. Before the mourning period was even over, the First Madam began making plans to marry her off as a concubine.

Unwilling to accept this, Song Wan put on mourning clothes and entered the Chen household, determined to mourn her deceased fiance.

A year later, the eldest son of the Chen family, Chen Shuo, returned to the capital from the borderlands. A dashing young general of exceptional valor, he had barely arrived before matchmakers nearly broke down his door.

Song Wan knew it was time for her to leave the Chen household.

But before she left, Madam Chen asked her, "Would you be willing to stay with the Chen family for the rest of your life?"

Song Wan paused. Since returning home would not spare her the fate of becoming a concubine, she thought she might as well stay with the Chen family for the rest of her life, keeping watch over a memorial tablet. So she agreed.

To her surprise, the very next day, as soon as she got home, the Chen family's betrothal gifts arrived.

Only then did Song Wan understand that Madam Chen's words meant she wanted Chen Shuo to marry her.

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Song Wan had always thought that Chen Shuo had married her only because Madam Chen had ordered him to, against his will.

She assumed he must feel wronged, and that after marrying her, he would treat her like a mere ornament. They would never share a loving, harmonious marriage.

But as the days passed, she began to notice that Chen Shuo seemed a little unusual.

Why was he coming home more and more often, and putting out the lights earlier and earlier?

Theme: Be strong, be yourself, and bravely pursue what you want.