An exuberant, doting general × a beautiful, haughty commandery princess who loves making a scene
Rumor had it that the empress dowager was going to arrange for her beloved niece, Jiang Yule, to marry Song Yansheng, the eldest son of the prime minister's family. The hearts of half the high-born young ladies shattered.
Song Yansheng was a gifted writer, praised by the emperor, and handsome, elegant, and refined. How could the arrogant, pampered Qinghe Commandery Princess be a suitable match for him?
But she had the empress dowager's favor!
Jiang Yule smiled sweetly, pretending to be embarrassed. "Oh, I'm just that wonderful. What are you going to do about it?"
To the high-born ladies' surprise, Jiang Yule married the very young General Pei they all wanted to avoid.
The Pei family had served with loyalty for three generations. Even if Pei Nanyue was a skilled fighter, there were no eyes on the battlefield. Who would want to marry him only to be widowed?
Everyone looked forward to the spectacle.
They all assumed the Qinghe Commandery Princess would turn the general's household upside down, but even after she carried her "bad" habits into her marriage, Young General Pei still smiled at her every day.
When his former subordinates invited him for a drink:
Pei Nanyue: "No, I'm going home to spend time with my wife."
When his colleagues invited him to the theater:
Pei Nanyue: "No. I'd rather go home and see my wife."
Word of Young General Pei's devotion spread far and wide. Some praised him, while others were envious.
Some even saw the young general, usually so cold to others, practicing his sword in the city to make his beloved smile. His looks and literary talent were every bit as impressive as Song Yansheng's.
One day, Jiang Yule found an old, yellowed sheet of paper inside a military treatise. It read: "Spring draws to a close. Beneath the flowers on the southern road in the palace city, I met the one in my heart."
She remembered the crabapple blossoms from years ago.
So someone else had been just as deliberate as she was, after all.
# The Proud Princess Training Plan. Executor: Pei Nanyue
# So what if the princess is willful? I'm the one spoiling her. Got a problem with that?
Theme: Happiness is something you have to fight for
