The full manuscript is complete. The author is busy with work and types slowly (begging on my knees for mercy), but this will definitely be released this year. Thank you!
Cui Hengyin was once the celebrated young lady of Jiankang City.
But that was in the past.
Three years ago, during the turmoil, the second son of the Cui family acted recklessly and nearly caused a catastrophe. As a result, the Cui family lost the emperor's favor.
Their old friends and relatives left, and a previous marriage agreement was dissolved. For three years, the Cui family home was deserted. Yet no one expected that under such circumstances, the Cui family would still arrange a marriage with the He family, newly risen to prominence after helping save the emperor.
But Cui Hengyin resisted the marriage.
Not long after that man arrived in Jiankang, the emperor sent him temporarily to Jiujiang Commandery. No one at court had ever seen him. Rumors whispered that the He family's third son was ill-mannered, crude, and terrifying. The young ladies who had clashed with her laughed that Cui Hengyin, once so proud and discerning, would have to marry a country bumpkin.
Cui Hengyin was unwilling in every way, but to no avail. The wedding day arrived as scheduled.
On their wedding night, she clutched a pair of silver scissors, her nerves in a frenzy. Lost in anxious thoughts, she barely noticed the veil being lifted. The man before her was staring intently at her, his handsome, jade-like face especially gentle in the candlelight.
Shocked, she could barely raise her voice. "D-don't come any closer...!!"
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He Yin Xiao was born in the countryside. Unlike his two older brothers, he was robust and a natural at martial arts. As a child, he spent his time studying and often visiting military camps. Apart from the girls in his family, he rarely spoke with young ladies.
Three years ago, his whole family moved to Jiankang. Not long afterward, he was sent to Jiujiang Commandery. As his assignment neared its end, he received a letter before returning home and learned that his family intended to arrange a marriage for him.
He had never met his fiancée. He had only vaguely heard that Fourth Lady Cui was daring and had escaped her residence many times, once even in the middle of the night...
He only heard part of the story, but his eyes gradually lit up. What a girl with character!
But when he lifted her veil on their wedding day, he froze.
Wasn't this the young lady he'd met at a Buddhist temple late at night while admiring the crabapple blossoms? She'd fled the temple, and he'd even happened to "help" her!
At the memory of their first meeting at the temple, He Yin Xiao instinctively touched his waist, a hint of laughter appearing in his eyes.
But the young lady didn't seem to like him much just then.
He Yin Xiao readily agreed and laid out his bedding on the floor.
When he turned to look again, he saw that the young lady, who had been so frightened just moments ago, had already hidden under the covers.
It was all right. They had plenty of time.
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Much later, one day, when Cui Hengyin was exhausted, she drowsily touched his face. "Why do you look so much like that rogue I met at the Buddhist temple?"
He Yin Xiao stiffened.
The good news: His wife had finally recognized him.
The bad news: She still thought he was a rogue.
Proud, clever noblewoman x gentle, loyal, straightforward young general
1. 1v1, both are each other's first and only, happy ending.
2. Same setting as the first book, set a few years later. Fictional world.
3. The male lead isn't a rogue. It's a misunderstanding.
4. A young couple's marriage-first, love-later story. The male lead already has a certain degree of affection for the female lead before marriage, recognizes her first after the wedding, and falls for her first. Before marriage, they truly don't know each other, except for their encounter at the Buddhist temple.
5. Content note: The male lead is the jade-faced young general type (I'm not sure if that's a dealbreaker, but I'll mention it just in case).
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Theme: Love yourself before loving another.
