[A cultured noblewoman from a scholarly family x a blunt, straightforward general]
[Female lead: love after marriage; male lead: gets what he wished for]
Lu Mingyan, the second legitimate daughter of the Duke of Ning's household, was engaged to Sixth Prince Zhao Ye.
Pei Chengzhou, Marquis of Ding'an and General Who Guards the North, was engaged to Xu Qingshu, daughter of the Minister of Personnel.
At the sixtieth-birthday celebration of the Marquis of Cheng'en, Zhao Ye and Xu Qingshu were found alone together in a room, their clothes disheveled.
The Duke of Ning was furious. He knelt before His Majesty, weeping and wailing.
The Marquis of Ding'an stood before His Majesty with a grim look and said nothing.
His Majesty's head throbbed from all the commotion, so he had no choice but to arrange new marriages for the four of them and annul their previous engagements.
The Duke of Ning wiped the corner of his eye and left the palace. The Marquis of Ding'an followed close behind and called out to him.
Pei Chengzhou said slowly, "Your daughter was once promised to a prince. Though that engagement has been annulled, I fear no one in the capital will dare come ask for her hand."
The Duke of Ning looked worried and eyed him suspiciously. "Could the general have a solution?"
Pei Chengzhou stood tall. "What about me?"
A few things to know before reading:
1. This is an alternate history, so I make the rules. One-on-one romance, happy ending, sweet story.
2. The female lead's intelligence equals mine, so it won't be very high. That may be modesty, or it may be the truth.
3. Rational discussion is welcome. Please don't make personal attacks. If you don't like it, click the X. Let's part on good terms and meet again if fate allows.
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Theme: Only sincerity can win sincerity, and lovers will find their way to each other.
