After Marrying the General for Peace

Upcoming historical romance: The Empress Is Ignoring Me Again. Blurb below.

---Novel Blurb---

One-on-one romance, marriage before love, happy ending

After her country was defeated, Yueti was sent to the Great Qi to marry for peace.

She thought her life would be wasted away, but instead she was betrothed to Pei Wenjing, the God of War of Great Qi.

The general was reserved and taciturn, and clueless about matters of the heart.

But the people around him all pitched in to help...

His adjutant whispered, "General, I have a rare treasure in my collection."

As he spoke, he pulled out an illustrated book.

The general opened it. "...This is utterly indecent!"

The steward said, "General, this is a pill I specially procured. I guarantee it won't harm your health."

The general shot him a cool glance. "Keep it for yourself."

The steward nearly coughed up blood, frustrated by his general's obtuseness.

The general looked at the yard full of beautiful women, bewildered.

A servant explained, "These are gifts from the court officials. Madam said to accept them."

The general: "..."

The servant added, "Madam also said she wanted to prove something to you."

The general grew furious and went looking for the princess.

But he found her outside the city, drinking and playing chess with a young gentleman from a prominent family.

The general flew into a rage, shoved the young man aside, and pulled the princess into his arms. Looking at her with wounded eyes, he asked, "Why didn't you come home, Madam?"

The princess chuckled in his arms and lifted his chin. "With so many beauties at home, aren't you satisfied, General?"

Ignoring everyone around them, the general covered her face and sealed her lips with a kiss, mumbling, "There has only ever been one beauty in my home, and that's you."

The princess couldn't speak, her head spinning.

As her legs went weak, the general scooped her up and carried her home.

He bent close and murmured, "You still owe me our wedding night, my lady. Your husband is here to collect."

---The Empress Is Ignoring Me Again: Blurb---

[Emperor and empress romance, one-on-one, both leads are each other's only partners]

Sheng Huaixue was the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's family. She married the crown prince at seventeen, and when he ascended the throne, she naturally became empress. She thought her life would continue to go smoothly.

Until one day, she had a very long dream.

In the dream, the emperor was in love with his favored consort, her cousin.

It wasn't a big deal. The imperial harem was full of beautiful women, and the emperor could love whoever he wanted.

As empress, she should be magnanimous.

But the emperor seemed to hate her. When she was bedridden, the palace attendants went to fetch him, only to hear that he was spending day and night with her cousin, with no time to see her.

Later, when she was gravely ill and on the verge of death, she wanted to see him one last time. All she got was a pot of poisoned wine sent by her cousin, who said it was a gift from the emperor...

She awoke from the dream drenched in sweat, as if it had all really happened.

She didn't want to believe it, but one after another, the events in her dream came true. She had no choice but to believe.

Whether the dream was real or not, she couldn't let history repeat itself.

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Before Sheng Huaixue married into the Eastern Palace, she had secretly loved him for years. In the end, she finally got her wish.

Even if the emperor was cold-hearted, even if being near him was like being near a tiger, she never complained and did her best to serve him.

But after that long dream, she finally understood that she should know her place, stop yearning for an impossible love, and stop getting in the emperor's way.

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Gu Heng married young. His wife was virtuous, gentle, and considerate, a model empress.

He was used to her care. They treated each other with respect and lived in harmony.

But gradually, he noticed that the empress had changed.

She no longer asked where he had been or urged him to go to bed early. She even began asking which families had daughters of excellent character and appearance, planning to select more consorts for the harem.

At first, Gu Heng thought she was simply being generous.

Until one day, he came across her chatting and laughing with several young gentlemen from prominent families in the imperial garden. Her smile was a hundred times more animated than the one she showed him.

Reader's Guide:

Important! One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's only partners! This will be explained in the story.

Theme: Love life, tomorrow will be better