After Being Forced to Marry a Poor but Mighty General

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Pampered noblewoman of a distinguished clan VS steady, quiet commoner from a humble family

The male lead's years of secret love finally come true; the female lead falls in love after marriage. He loves her to bits, and this is a sweet romance.

Huan Ling doesn't like a rough man like Liang Yi. She dislikes his clumsy way with words, hates that he has no manners, and can't stand his coarse behavior. But barring any surprises, she'll be spending the rest of her life with him.

She is a noblewoman from a family of high standing, raised as the apple of everyone's eye. Liang Yi, by contrast, is a commoner from the streets who can barely read. How could he possibly be a thoughtful, considerate husband?

Their marriage begins as a cold political alliance.

A political upheaval turns the Huan family from a powerful clan that could sway the court into a family of former officials. The new emperor is Liang Yi's sworn elder brother.

The new emperor, who rose from humble beginnings, decrees that Huan Ling and Liang Yi will marry. The noble clans all understand that the imperial match is the new emperor's way of testing the waters with the Huan family. As expected, the Huans accept.

Huan Ling is pampered and outspoken, with a love of poetry and books. Liang Yi is steady and taciturn, and knows nothing about literature. In private, everyone sighs that one of the two Huan beauties has ended up in the dirt. Even Huan Ling, an optimist by nature, secretly cries over it.

How could a rough soldier who fights on the battlefield ever be worthy of a cultured and talented noblewoman of the Huan clan?

Yet this very man has a clumsy sincerity unlike any other. He builds her the swing she loves, tells her of his feelings with a blush, and hurries about in a panic whenever her family needs help.

Through the long nights in the mountains, he is her warmest and most dependable companion. On the battlefield, with blades flying all around, he suffers countless injuries himself, yet tears up in pain over a single cut on Huan Ling's hand.

Huan Ling gradually comes to understand that he is brave in battle, loyal, and devoted. He is a good man unlike any other in the world.

She falls in love with the husband she once looked down on. Fortunately, it isn't too late.

[Male Lead's Point of View]

Liang Yi has loved someone for many years.

The noblewoman of the Huan clan is the loveliest flower in Jiankang, the bright moon hanging from a branch, a woman like a goddess.

He only dares to watch her from afar, never harboring a single disrespectful thought. Then one day, he gets the chance to marry her.

He joyfully prepares for the wedding, only to receive the woman's unmistakable disdain. On their wedding night, she throws her wine cup at him without mercy, splitting his head open.

He holds no grudge. He is happy to bear it.

He never imagined that the wife who angrily pointed at him and cursed him on their wedding night would later soften toward him and humble herself for his sake.

Short Scene 1:

Huan Ling: Will you always treat me well?

Liang Yi: Of course. If I break this vow, may I die a terrible death.

Huan Ling: "That doesn't seem like something you need to die for."

Short Scene 2:

Huan Ling: Why didn't you dodge when I hit you?

Liang Yi: I didn't want to dodge. I wanted you to feel sorry for me.

[Reading Guide]

1. One-on-one romance, both leads are sexually inexperienced. The male lead is love-struck; the female lead is a little coquettish. Not a wish-fulfillment novel, and not a story about a strong, independent female lead. There is a male supporting character with unrequited feelings.

2. Set in a fictional Southern Dynasty, with no real-life character inspirations.

3. The male lead is older, with a five-year age gap. As usual, this is a slice-of-life romance about a young couple, with little political intrigue.

Coming soon:

His Younger Brother Has Designs on Me

Kind, sensitive widow who refuses to accept her fate VS scholarly younger brother-in-law, bright as the moon

The female lead is not a virgin; the male lead is. He has secretly loved her for years, while she realizes her feelings only later.

Blurb:

He Xingzhi is gentle and handsome, a man of impeccable character. He passed the imperial examination at just nineteen, with a bright future ahead of him.

Everyone says that the poor Wutong Lane is about to produce a promising young man. Just like in a storybook, he'll marry the daughter of a high-ranking official, sail through the world of government, and rise steadily to success.

But no one knows that, when he dreams in the dead of night, he whispers a name he cannot speak aloud in front of others.

Jiang Lanyun, his sister-in-law, who has only recently been widowed.

When he was thirteen, on his way to school, he would always see her busy at the breakfast shop by the lane's entrance. Though her life was hard, she was always smiling.

When he was sixteen, he shielded her with his own body. His elder brother was beating people like a madman, and though He Xingzhi was badly hurt, he still forced a smile onto his handsome, youthful face to comfort her. "Don't be afraid, Sister-in-law."

That was the day his heart first stirred.

After his elder brother died, he forcibly suppressed his longing and urged his widowed sister-in-law to remarry. But Jiang Lanyun refused, choosing to remain a widow in the He family for the rest of her life.

If she was willing to spend her whole life as a daughter-in-law of the He family, why couldn't she be He Xingzhi's wife?

He simply didn't know what to do to make her stop seeing him as a younger brother.

An accident leaves his sister-in-law with amnesia.

When she wakes, her eyes are as bright as they were years ago. Hearing his younger sister call him Second Brother and refer to her as Sister-in-law, she gazes at him with watery eyes and asks curiously, "Are you my husband?"

His heart pounds like a drum. Under his younger sister's bewildered gaze, he answers, "Yes, I'm your husband."

Another upcoming novel in this series: After Our Divorce, He Regretted Everything

The husband pursues his wife after losing her.

The male lead only realizes his feelings late and is completely love-struck.

He only broke an arm and a leg, while the female lead had her heart broken.

Blurb:

Huan Ying was born into a prestigious family in Jiangzuo. Her clan held great power, and from childhood she got everything she wanted, with more prestige than even a princess.

But there was one thing she could never have her way in.

The man she loved, Xie Ji, was a refined young nobleman, gentle as a breeze and bright as the moon. Born into the Changjun Xie clan, he was graceful, learned, and uninterested in worldly affairs.

Xie Ji was wonderful in every way, but he disliked Huan Ying's flamboyant ways and even detested the Huan family's stranglehold on the court. Whenever he met Huan Ying, he was unfailingly polite but never warm, and seemed to avoid her.

Though Huan Ying was heartbroken, she had her pride. After Xie Ji became engaged to a princess, she decided to let him go.

But the political winds suddenly shifted. The emperor was forced to abdicate, and the new emperor was a general of humble origins who commanded a powerful army and was eager to bring the great clans to heel.

Everyone was suddenly on edge, walking on eggshells.

The Huan family, the first to be affected, remained calm. The reason was simple: the new emperor's sworn brother from his humble days had become a Huan son-in-law.

Huan Ling, Huan Ying's cousin, who was only a few months older, gritted her teeth and married him for the sake of the Huan family.

The Huan family was now in the emperor's favor. Everyone in the clan was cheerful, celebrating together.

Even the Xie family, who prided themselves on their noble standing, proposed a marriage alliance with the Huans.

Huan Ying knew Xie Ji didn't like her, but after loving him for so long, she still accepted the proposal. She thought that perhaps, after they were married and spent every day together, he would see her good qualities.

After their wedding, Xie Ji refused to consummate the marriage, forbade her from entering his study, and never confided in her.

No matter how passionate Huan Ying was, even she would eventually grow cold in the face of ice that never thawed.

One reckless night, she slept with Xie Ji. Then she coldly tossed out, "So that's all there is to it," and ruthlessly kicked him away.

Her family supported her decision to seek a divorce while pregnant, but Xie Ji panicked.

The once aloof young nobleman leaned on a crutch, one arm in a sling, and humbly begged outside the Huan family gates for her to take him back.

Theme: Love takes communication