After Being Forced to Marry into the Marquis's Household

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A flirtatious, sickly beauty who reels in her husband while waiting to die × an aggressive, scheming, unhinged roughneck.

A striking size difference. Marriage first, love later. A fake tale of abduction and forced marriage.

Shen He was born into a merchant family, and her frail health meant she was destined to die young.

But her face was so beautiful that Ji Song, a young lord of the marquis's estate, fell in love at first sight and insisted on marrying her, no matter the cost.

Shen He calmly called off her engagement, then decisively threw herself into Ji Song's arms.

After they married, Shen He did only two things each day:

Flirt with her husband and wait to die.

That is, until she devised a series of schemes against Ji Song to protect a friend...

Ji Song left in a huff, hurt, yet kept showing up in front of her again and again, hinting that she should come and make it up to him.

Shen He: ...Is there something odd about this young lord of the marquis's estate?

Ji Song married Shen He to pretend to be a lecher and keep a low profile, never imagining he would end up falling for her himself.

Since he had married her, of course it was his job to protect her.

She was beautiful and delicate, and belonged under his protection.

Ji Song helped nurse her back to health, stood up for her and solved her problems, and gave her a reputation for virtue. All he wanted was to grow old with her.

But people kept making advances toward her, such as her childhood sweetheart, the former fiance who kept appearing in front of them...

Ji Song summoned a guard and murmured an order. Killing the man was a small matter. Keeping her was what mattered.

He didn't mind dying for her, but if she died, she had to take him with her!

#Since I don't have many years left, I might as well flirt with him#

#You flirt with me like that and want to die? I'll go stab the King of Hell for you#

#Why are there so many admirers of my wife?#

#The husband is the head of the household (Someone clarifies: I never forced my wife to take me)#

#A man would never be on the bottom in bed (Husband, can you let go now?)#

#An ultra-aggressive, scheming roughneck who solves every problem, from romantic rivalry to household feuds#

Bonus scene:

After a huge argument with Ji Song, Shen He went alone to celebrate a friend's birthday.

When she was about to head home, she unexpectedly spotted Ji Song outside her friend's house.

Ji Song was leaning against his horse. When he saw her come out, he scolded her crossly: I told you I had official business and couldn't come. You still feel wronged... Fine, as punishment, you are forbidden from riding in a carriage today. You'll ride with me.

Shen He was surprised as usual. Was he... standing up for her?

Ji Song smiled. Come here already. This is a white horse with golden bridle bestowed by His Majesty. Do you think it's not good enough for you?

Reading guide:

1. A fake tale of abduction and forced marriage, but really, they are using each other.

The male lead falls head over heels in love. The female lead is cool and detached, watching from the sidelines.

Marriage first, love later, with a lighthearted, sweet domestic romance. The male lead loves power and status; romance takes priority, with the plot in the background.

2. The male lead is no good person. He's a scheming, unhinged man who acts domineering and lecherous around the female lead, but presents himself as a mature and talented young gentleman.

3. The male lead will reveal his dark, unhinged nature later on. The female lead is clever and principled, and serves as his moral guide.

4. Both leads are virgins, happy ending, two-year age gap, fictional setting modeled on the Ming Dynasty. The female lead is frail early on, but her health improves later.

Coming soon: After Becoming a General's Spoils of War

Synopsis:

In the seventeenth year of the Xianjia era, the last emperor hanged himself from an old, crooked-neck tree, ushering in an age of warlords vying for supremacy.

But that had nothing to do with Lu Zhao.

As the daughter of the former Shaanxi governor, who died for his country, Lu Zhao faced a monumental problem:

How could she avoid being handed over as spoils of war to a rebel general?

Lu Zhao escaped, only to be captured and brought back.

Just before the rebel general's men could beat her to death, Lu Zhao threw herself against his chest. General, your servant has finally found you!

Rather than die for nothing, she would endure humiliation and protect the people her father had given his life to defend.

Mu Zheng lost his parents young and had to fight dogs for scraps. Against all odds, he grew into a formidable general.

When the Xianjia Emperor died, Mu Zheng was ordered to pacify Shaanxi. Before he even arrived, he was already facing all manner of open and covert attacks.

Mu Zheng steeled himself to root out the spies. He laid a trap to catch them, but instead of a spy, his subordinates delivered him a woman. She threw herself in front of him, insisting that someone had assaulted her.

She was full of lies. Mu Zheng played along and deliberately took her in to draw the snake out of its hole, only to discover that she was a brilliant strategist with the world at heart.

As Mu Zheng considered her false identity, he suddenly found himself unwilling to let her go.

A noble-born female Zhuge × a peasant army leader of humble origins.

The daughter of a former dynasty's governor, bent on revenge × an insecure, loyal puppy who falls in love without realizing it.

The male lead is a good man.

Bonus scene:

Outside the Historiography Office, the powerful Duke of Qi, Mu Zheng, waited two whole hours under the blazing sun before Lu Zhao finally appeared.

Lu Zhao walked alongside a colleague, and they were chatting about something, laughing from time to time.

The smiles vanished from their faces as soon as they saw Mu Zheng. After greeting him, they turned to leave.

Mu Zheng could no longer hold back. He grabbed Lu Zhao by the wrist. Zhaozhao, I've finished memorizing the Selections of Zhaoming. When are we getting married?

Lu Zhao gave Mu Zheng a cold look and shook off his hand. Duke, please behave with propriety.

Mu Zheng had no choice but to let go. He gazed at her, pleading. Zhaozhao...

Lu Zhao clasped her hands and bowed. Duke, please... address me by my official title.

Coming soon: After Faking My Death, the Embroidered Uniform Guard Blocked My Door

Synopsis:

He Yi lost her parents as a child. Thanks to her excellent embroidery, she found work as an embroiderer in a nobleman's household and struggled to raise her half-siblings.

Unfortunately, her stepfather was a gambling addict who threatened her for money every few days.

To escape his extortion, He Yi decided to find a man.

She set her sights on Mu Qingfeng, a guard in the nobleman's household.

Mu Qingfeng was honest and dependable, handsome, well-built, and quick on his feet.

He was not much of a talker, but whenever she ran into trouble, he always came to her rescue in time.

Better still, he was low-born and, like her, had lost both parents. He looked easy enough to control.

But on the eve of their wedding, Mu Qingfeng told her he was the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

He Yi was furious. Why didn't you tell me sooner? Do you know how much effort it took me to get away from my stepfather?

Mu Qingfeng smiled and apologized. They agreed to marry when he returned from duty.

But then He Yi discovered a terrible secret:

Mu Qingfeng ate human flesh.

He Yi was terrified out of her wits. She faked her death and fled that very night, praying she would never see Mu Qingfeng again.

But just after she found a place to settle down, Mu Qingfeng tracked her down and blocked her doorway.

His face was haggard, but his gaze was sharp as lightning, as if he meant to tear her apart inch by inch. Madam... I've had such a hard time finding you.

A sharp and clever, beautiful but doomed embroiderer × a steady, capable head of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

He Yi: I wanted to train my loyal-puppy husband, but he's a monster! I'm throwing him away!

Mu Yang: After my identity was exposed, I chased my wife until the bitter end. If you flirted with me, you're responsible for me now!

Mu Yang is his formal name, Qingfeng is his childhood name, and his courtesy name is Tunan. He is also known as Fengju.

Yang is pronounced like the English word "young."

Reading guide:

1. The male lead eating human flesh is a misunderstanding. He has strong moral principles.

2. Happy ending, both leads are virgins, two-year age gap.

3. Fictional setting modeled on the Ming Dynasty. The male lead is Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard early on, and later becomes Marquis of Anchang.

This novel is also known as: Commander Mu's Wild Chase to Win His Wife Back.

Theme: Love is a joy willingly embraced.