Qin Shuangyu had been an orphan living in the capital for three years when, one day, she suddenly became the young mistress of the household.
After accidentally learning that her sudden rise in status was because she was to be sent into a political marriage, Qin Shuangyu didn't cry or make a fuss. Instead, she decided to check out her future husband first, then decide whether or not to marry him.
After all, people have two legs. No one said she couldn't run away.
What she hadn't expected was that her husband-to-be would be such a coward.
When people openly mocked him for being impotent,
her husband clenched both fists and didn't dare utter a word.
Qin Shuangyu, sitting beside him: Wow! Who knew there was such a timid man in the world? I'll marry him, then.
So when her husband knelt before her and proposed, Qin Shuangyu happily accepted.
After her husband brought Qin Shuangyu home as his wife, she spent every day gazing fondly at her timid husband.
Until one day, foreign invaders trampled across the border. Her husband was no longer a coward. Qin Shuangyu wept as she saw him off to the battlefield. After that, she heard nothing from him, while the whole country grew increasingly chaotic.
After waiting and hoping for what felt like forever, her husband finally returned.
But he had lost his memory and brought another woman with him. Knowing exactly what would happen next, Qin Shuangyu immediately divorced him.
As she left, her collar was damp.
Not long after she left, the emperor died. She was the prime suspect. Qin Shuangyu began living under an assumed name, while her former husband took control of the government.
One sunny morning, Qin Shuangyu slept in as usual. The husband who was supposed to be running the government appeared in the little courtyard she had just bought. His upper body was indecently bare, beads of sweat rolling down his abs.
He was chopping wood with an axe, and on the little table beside him were her favorite dishes.
The moment he saw her, he flashed the same foolish, puppy-like grin as before. "Madam, it's time to eat."
Theme: Independence and confidence
