[Play the pig to eat the tiger] [Childhood sweethearts] [Lighthearted, sweet romance] [Secret identities]
An easy-to-placate, hot-tempered, jealous male lead * a female lead who uses her cute face to get big things done
Chen Chaoyu returned to the capital, and Jiang Kui was overjoyed, since she'd been gone for seven years.
Seven years ago, Jiang Kui was a pitiable outcast, despised by everyone and unable to return home.
Seven years later, Jiang Kui could serve as Left Chancellor with his literary skills and command the Imperial Guards with his martial prowess. The late emperor had even appointed him regent.
But his iron-fisted methods had earned him a terrible reputation among the people.
After Chen Chaoyu returned to the capital, she turned things around. Not only did she give Jiang Kui a good name as a virtuous minister for the ages, she also built his image as a devoted husband.
But everyone thought his devoted-husband image was fake.
As a result, some clueless unmarried men set their sights on Chen Chaoyu, and even after she married, they kept pursuing her.
He was furious... and wanted to kill every last one of them.
Chen Chaoyu naturally refused. She'd worked hard to improve Jiang Kui's reputation, so she could only do her best to satisfy him in bed.
Then one day, Jiang Kui saw his wife at the ghost market, giving orders and holding forth with a serious expression he'd never seen before. Only then did he understand who'd been behind all his good fortune over the years.
Bonus Scene:
On the fifteenth of some month, Chen Chaoyu rubbed her aching waist and complained about Jiang Kui's lack of restraint the night before as she got out of bed.
She had important business to discuss at the ghost market today. She couldn't afford to be late.
She'd only just slipped past her watchers and entered the ghost market when she looked up, before she'd even said a few words, and saw Jiang Kui standing in the doorway, his phoenix eyes filled with tears... as if he were about to cry.
Oh no. She'd have to spend ages explaining herself in bed when she got home...
Also known as "Save Me"
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Reading Notes:
1. One-on-one, devoted couple.
2. This is a Song dynasty, but not that Song dynasty.
3. Both leads have flaws.
4. Lots of secret identities.
5. Lighthearted.
6. Feudal society inevitably comes with feudal attitudes.
7. The story may be revised from time to time. Chapters marked (Revised) don't need to be reread; chapters marked (Major Revision) do.
Theme: Learn to love yourself
