A princess who hates studying but is great at making money x a young general who hates studying but is great at fighting
Recently, the marriage of the Minister of Works Wu's daughter to the Crown Prince became the talk of the capital.
At a teahouse, the storyteller's tale was reaching its climax, but the patrons below were all discussing the secrets behind this much-talked-about marriage.
"I heard that General Lu's good-for-nothing son has been pursuing Minister Wu's daughter relentlessly. He wants to marry her every single day."
"The Eastern Palace is no different. The Crown Prince is hounded every day by his useless cousin, the princess, who keeps saying she wants to enter the Eastern Palace and become the Crown Princess!"
"They say the minister's daughter told the Crown Prince as soon as she saw him, 'I have no secret affair with Young Master Lu.' The Crown Prince was quick to explain too: 'I have no feelings for my cousin.' That's how they became the perfect couple."
"If you ask me, that princess and Young Master Lu are a pair of fools, overestimating themselves and dreaming the impossible!"
He Pian, the so-called useless princess, was listening to the story at the teahouse when the pastry in her hand dropped to the floor in shock. Thanks for asking, but when had she ever hounded her icy cousin???
Beside her, Lu Yunzhou, the good-for-nothing son of General Lu whom she had dragged along to the teahouse, nudged her. "I only escorted Miss Wu once, and this is what people say about us. I'm with you every day, so why don't they say there's something between us?"
Later, the so-called useless princess He Pian quietly built her country's silk trade across the Western Regions, while the good-for-nothing Lu Yunzhou won an unprecedented victory on the northwestern frontier.
The two took a break to return to the capital. They went everywhere together, treating each other with affection and respect, and made everyone in the capital stare. The two fools are together now?
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He Pian lost her parents when she was young and grew up in General Lu's household. Because she hated studying, she earned the reputation of a "useless princess." She spent her days roaming the streets and alleys, and was a perfect match for Lu Yunzhou, the good-for-nothing son of General Lu. Together, they were the capital's two biggest fools.
Spending money, making money, and competing with Lu Yunzhou over which of them was the big brother: those were the three great joys of her life.
The only thing that annoyed her was that whenever she got into trouble, Lu Yunzhou always took the chance to lord it over her. He would hold up three fingers and make her call him her very own, dear big brother three times.
To get Lu Yuan Zhou to help her, she had no choice but to give in to his bullying and obediently acknowledge him as her big brother.
Later, she got into trouble again and, with practiced ease, tugged on Lu Yunzhou's sleeve and ingratiatingly called him "Brother."
But Lu Yunzhou ignored her as if he hadn't heard.
He Pian: ??? When did this trick stop working?
Lu Yunzhou held up three fingers, his eyes shining as if stars had fallen into them. "I want you to call me your very own, dear husband three times."
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Lu Yunzhou was born into a family of military officers. His father had made a name for himself and guarded the frontier, while his kind and virtuous mother took care of the household. As a result, he grew up carefree and settled comfortably into the life of a playboy.
The only thing that annoyed him was having a little tagalong always following him around, getting into trouble and leaving him to clean up the mess and take the blame.
He was always thinking that one day he'd ditch the tagalong, become a top swordsman, and roam the world with his sword, living freely and doing as he pleased.
But before he could fulfill his dream of venturing into the martial world, he received word that his father had been ambushed at the frontier. His mother was frantic and arranged for him to marry the tagalong so she could go with him to the borderlands.
Forced to grow up, the carefree young man, Lu Yunzhou, gave up on becoming a swordsman and joined the army, taking up his father's mantle to defend his country.
The tagalong who had spent his childhood bickering and competing with him grew up, and somehow, as they spent more time together, their relationship began to change.
Watching the bright, charming young woman laughing and chatting with another man, Lu Yunzhou had a rather improper thought: "How can I let someone else sleep in my bed?"
He would become a general, earn great achievements, and marry his tagalong too!
Theme: There are three hundred and sixty trades, and every trade has its champion.
