Whose Dark Moonlight in Troubled Times?

[CP] A black-lotus, teasing general and a straightforward, headstrong noblewoman

Everyone in the court knows that on the day General Sima Zhao married, the bridal sedan was empty.

Everyone knows, but no one dares discuss it.

Because the person he married was Xiahou Yan, the legitimate daughter of the Xiahou family, who had been convicted of treason and condemned to extermination of her entire clan.

With a fake cup of poisoned wine and a false identity, she faked her death and managed to leave him behind.

The powerful general stubbornly holds a wedding ceremony for one, waiting for someone who may never return.

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Who still remembers that, at the very beginning, she fell for him at first sight?

Back then, she was the beloved daughter of the General Who Conquers the South and a daughter of the imperial clan, while he had followed his father into retirement in their hometown and was living a quiet life at home.

Later, she became the little shadow he couldn't shake off. He farmed, and she followed. He went to war, and she followed him there too.

She didn't care that his official rank was low, or that he was only a marginal figure at court.

After that, the Sima family went from political exile to regaining military power, and then to reaching the very height of power.

The reshuffling of power was soaked in blood. The Sima family's rise came with the Xiahou family's fall.

She decided to leave this treacherous place.

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More than two years later, they meet again in Shouchun.

Sima Zhao: "A Yan is already mine."

Xiahou Yan retorts: "Who belongs to you?"

Sima Zhao tugs at her sleeve and says gently, "Since I'm already A Yan's, surely A Yan can't bear to cast me aside."

[Reading Guide]

- Some teasing.

- Some ruthlessness.

- Lots of mutual pampering.

Six-year age gap, one-on-one romance.

On the surface, the heroine is more proactive. In private, the hero is hopelessly in love.

* No female rivalry!

* The section where Sima Zhao serves as Director of Agriculture may feel like a mystery-adventure arc.

* Their interactions are very sweet, while the broader plot has a more serious tone.

* The first few chapters are a slow burn, with no particularly intense conflict. They mainly lay the groundwork.

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