A Mistaken Marriage to a Dandy

Marriage First, Love Later | A Mismatched Match | An Opposites-attract Couple | Female Official × Spoiled Young Marquis The most absurd marriage in Yuan'an City had to be the one between the female official Meng Qinglu and the young marquis Lu Ye. On their wedding night, the two bridal sedan chairs were sent to the wrong doors. One wanted to escape a marriage arranged to further her career, while the other was sick to death of his parents making decisions for him. Neither bride nor groom was willing. Under the red wedding candles, they didn't drink the nuptial wine. Instead, they smashed the nuptial cups. They tore the bed curtains to shreds, making enough noise to wake half the marquis's residence. At last, Lu Ye mumbled, his hair a mess: "Who wants to spend a whole lifetime with a stranger? Let alone have children..." Meng Qinglu remembered a line in the regulations for female officials: If a female official becomes pregnant, she will be removed from her post and never employed again. She grabbed Lu Ye by the collar. "Your parents are forcing you to marry, and I want to keep my position. How about we pretend to be husband and wife? If you meet someone you truly love one day, we'll divorce." Lu Ye stared into her clear eyes and, as if spellbound, nodded. At first, they agreed on three rules: separate rooms, no interfering in each other's affairs, and putting on an act in front of other people. Meng Qinglu continued on her career path, while Lu Ye carried on as the carefree, unruly young marquis. But as time passed, Lu Ye realized he had grown accustomed to searching the crowd for the blue-green robes of her official uniform. Then disaster struck without warning. The Censorate submitted a joint memorial accusing Meng Qinglu: "After years in office, she has borne no children, violated women's virtue, and disrupted the natural order." Meng Qinglu accepted it calmly, laid out paper, ground the ink, and began writing a divorce agreement, stroke by stroke. As she reached the final line, someone suddenly pressed down on her wrist. The person holding her wrist said: "I don't want children. I don't want anyone else." "Meng Qinglu, I only want you." Reading Guide: 1. An opposites-attract couple: a pretentious, tsundere playboy × a spirited, clever female official 2. Marriage first, love later; a mismatched match and a chaotic, hilarious story 3. Setting: Men and women can both serve as officials at court Theme: Observe the universe, and see all things.