Bandit leader x powerful eunuch
Bandit chief Lu Bianyue has had her eye on Young Master Zhang for a long time. He's handsome, gentle, and eloquent... an ideal husband for her bandit stronghold.
So one day, when Young Master Zhang goes on an outing, Lu Bianyue and her bandits bundle him up and carry him off. She can't figure out why he's suddenly so strong that he nearly gets away.
Lu Bianyue has her handsome man at last and doesn't think much of it.
Until their wedding night, when she lifts the red cloth from his head. This handsome man, with his thin lips, phoenix eyes, and sinister expression, looks rather different from Young Master Zhang...
Oh, well. She'll make the best of it!
After things go on like this for a while, one day Lu Bianyue looks at a portrait of Young Master Zhang and suddenly realizes she's kidnapped the wrong person.
A mistaken kidnapping isn't a big deal, as long as he's handsome and literate. But here's the problem: her husband seems to be a eunuch!
Her husband is both scholarly and skilled in martial arts, and is good at everything from music to painting. Most importantly, he's always smiling, putting everyone at ease.
Living in her husband's sweet little world, Lu Bianyue decides that perhaps it doesn't matter so much whether this hard-to-find perfect husband is a eunuch...
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Zheng Yan, a eunuch demoted to the Shandong Imperial Horse Administration, was kidnapped by bandits on his way to take up his post.
The bandits were brazen and powerful, and their leader was better at martial arts than he was. Zheng Yan had no choice but to lie low in their stronghold. In the end, he took down the whole gang and earned himself a major commendation.
After being summoned back to the capital, he thought he would never have anything to do with the bandit chief again. But she followed him all the way to court and, in front of everyone, asked for a reward: she wanted to marry him.
The ever-diplomatic Commander Zheng refused outright. "No. Impossible. Inappropriate. Unseemly..."
Zheng Yan was completely unwilling. He had thought it was all just an act, so how had that bandit taken it seriously?
The next day, rejected by her intended groom, Lu Bianyue stood outside his door and shouted with all her might: "The Commander has seduced and abandoned me! He left his poor wife and baby in the cradle behind to return to the capital and enjoy himself! Times are hard, and I came with my child to seek refuge, only to be turned away!"
Zheng Yan, his face dark, dragged her inside. "I'm a eunuch. Where would a general like you and I have a child?"
She threw her arms around him and smiled slyly. "I had to force you to come out and acknowledge me, didn't I? Hehe, I've finally caught you."
Even the craftiest rabbit can't outrun someone who won't stop chasing it.
* One-on-one romance, both leads are sexually faithful, and the male lead is a real eunuch.
* Fictional setting with a chaotic mashup of dynasties. Please don't look for historical accuracy.
* The male lead is loosely based on Wang Zhi, the Ming dynasty commander of the Western Depot, with major changes to his background and life story.
Theme: Strive for a thriving life
