Powerful, love-struck Commander × clearheaded Embroiderer terrified of the powerful
Secret identity story, lighthearted and sweet, with a groveling arc.
He Yi lost her parents at a young age and raised her half-siblings by working as an embroiderer.
As she grew older, He Yi found an honest man, Mu Qingfeng, to build a life with.
Mu Qingfeng was poor and handsome, and most importantly, his whole family was dead. He looked like someone she could easily keep in line.
Whenever He Yi got angry and gave him a hard time, Mu Qingfeng would obediently brave the blazing sun to buy her pastries. Even when he nearly suffered heatstroke, he never complained.
Mu Qingfeng was always so busy that he was nowhere to be found, but He Yi didn't mind much. She only knew that her employer was becoming more and more generous, rewarding her with silver every few days.
Life went smoothly for He Yi. Not only did she save up a great deal of money, but when her stepfather demanded an extortionate sum, Mu Qingfeng even used his connections with the county magistrate to get the magistrate to deal with him.
He Yi thought Mu Qingfeng was truly her lucky star. She had to take good care of him and never let him feel inferior because of his poverty and low salary. She even took care of all the wedding arrangements herself, determined to surprise him.
Then she suddenly learned that Mu Qingfeng was the Empress Dowager's nephew, the powerful Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
He Yi's world came crashing down.
The Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard had enemies everywhere, and they rarely met happy endings. Worse, this dynasty still practiced burial sacrifices, and when a noble died, his concubines were often forced to die with him.
Terrified out of her wits, He Yi wanted to break up, but feared that angering Mu Qingfeng would bring her a terrible end. All she could do was nervously say she wanted some time alone and beg him not to visit her for a while.
Mu Qingfeng agreed, his face full of pain.
He Yi racked her brains trying to break up with him, but Mu Qingfeng took meticulous care of her friends and family, leaving her indebted to him in ways she could never repay.
When they met again on a rainy day, Mu Qingfeng was soaked through. He knelt before her and presented his father's keepsake, then handed her a damning secret: if this gets out, I'm as good as dead.
He Yi was too shocked to speak. After confirming that the secret was true, she decided to give Mu Qingfeng another chance.
Mu Qingfeng knew that He Yi didn't love him, knew that she feared the powerful, and knew just how insane it was to hand her the secret that could get him killed.
It didn't matter. As long as she stayed with him in safety, that was enough.
#My Wife Is Afraid of the Powerful, So I Can Only Pretend to Be a Poor Guard and Fall in Love With Her#
#But Being Kept by My Wife Is Actually So Much Fun!#
Reader's Guide:
1. Sweet romance, both leads are each other's first, happy ending, three-year age gap.
The male lead's full name is Mu Yang, pronounced Yang, and his nickname is Mu Qingfeng. The female lead works as an embroiderer in the residence of his political ally. He asks his ally to help conceal his identity, and she has no idea who he really is.
2. An alternate world inspired by the Ming dynasty.
The practice of burial sacrifices was only recently abolished, and traces of it remain among the common people. The heroine witnessed a friend being buried alive with the dead and is terrified of the powerful.
The male lead has two secret identities. At the beginning, his identity as a poor guard is exposed, revealing that he is a Captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Before the wedding, his identity as Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard is exposed.
3. The rain-soaked reunion is only the beginning of the groveling arc. The real groveling begins when the heroine closes her heart to love. The male lead is forced to hurt himself to prove his sincerity, then has to start courting her all over again.
The male lead is a typical elite among the feudal nobility. He can scheme and maneuver in court, plead for the people, and raise cranes in his residence just because the heroine mentioned them once.
Theme: Love is unrelated to anything else.
