Marry a Wife to Extend My Life

Zhou Junci first heard the name Yu Leling at a palace banquet.

A lady from the Ministry of Rites was talking to someone else. "What a shame. She died in a fall at such a young age..."

The day after he heard the news, he tripped on level ground and died. Then he was reborn.

At the time, he didn't realize there was any connection between the two events, not until he was reborn at that same point in time for the third time.

When he opened his eyes again, he began investigating. Who was this woman named Yu Leling? Why did she die? And if she had to die, why did she have to take him with her?

It turned out she had fallen for the heir of the Marquis of Dingyuan, to whom she had been engaged since childhood. After the heir went off to suppress bandits for several months, he fell for another woman. Yu Leling was jilted, and then died in an accident while out one day.

This time, Zhou Junci prevented the accident in advance and returned home, relieved.

But before long, she died again. When he looked into it, he learned that she'd watched the heir marry that other woman. Her health had already been poor, and she was so furious that she died.

Reborn again, Zhou Junci intervened early and stopped the heir from going to suppress bandits, making sure he never met that woman and changing the course of events at the source. But the heir fell for someone else anyway, and Yu Leling got so angry she died again.

Zhou Junci: "..."

When he came back yet again, Zhou Junci investigated her more thoroughly and compiled the following list of traits.

One: Her health is poor, and she gets sick easily.

Two: She's petty and gets angry easily, and it's even easier to anger her to death.

Three: She's a hopeless romantic who really wants to marry the heir.

Four: She can fight, and she might beat someone to death.

After finishing his investigation, he kept a close eye on her every day. On one hand, he scoured the land for precious medicinal tonics and secretly sent her medicine and supplements to improve her health. He also kept tabs on her mood, making sure she never got angry. On the other hand, he watched the heir. The moment the heir took an interest in someone else, Zhou Junci stepped in and broke up the couple.

To this end, he kept climbing the ranks until his power grew enough to force the heir to marry her and decree that he could take no other wives.

Under that pressure, the two finally became a couple, and Zhou Junci breathed a sigh of relief.

But he didn't get to enjoy that relief for long. Yu Leling died again.

It turned out that even after marrying her, the heir still wouldn't behave. The two argued constantly. Her health had improved, so she didn't die of anger or have an accident. Instead, she got so upset that she lost hope and killed herself.

Zhou Junci: "?"

This time, before anything could happen, he went to the Yu family himself to ask for her hand.

"You're my ancestor. From now on, do whatever you want. I will never take a concubine. You'll be the only one for my whole life, and I'll never let you suffer the slightest grievance. If you want to go to heaven, I'll go with you."

"Yu Leling, I'm begging you. Don't marry the heir. Marry me instead."

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After they married, someone said to Zhou Junci, "Your wife is really going too far..."

To Zhou Junci, those words sounded no different from, "You've lived long enough. Time to die." His face darkened. "Get lost!"

If they wanted him dead, they could forget about it!

Theme: The most important thing in life is being happy.