Marrying a Treacherous Minister

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Ji Fuling married the man she had picked up.

The man was injured and had trouble walking, but his face was exceptionally handsome.

Though cold in temperament, he was willing to grant her almost anything she asked.

Ji Fuling did not ask for much and thought this sort of life seemed quite nice.

Until one day, she went into town and discovered the man's true identity.

He was, in fact, a very, very, very treacherous minister.

He burned, killed, looted, and committed every kind of evil.

Her heart gave a jolt. Clutching her chest, she went home.

The man was sitting at the table as usual, wiping down his sword.

The freshly cooked dishes on the table steamed with heat.

Ji Fuling smelled the food, swallowed first, then looked at the man.

So the bloodstains on his sword weren't from beasts, but from people.

And the hunting falcon that brought back wild game every day was actually used to carry intelligence.

Seeing that Ji Fuling still hadn't touched her chopsticks, Wei Ling thoughtfully put a piece of meat in her bowl.

Trembling, Ji Fuling ate it.

She had to admit, it was pretty tasty.

After dinner, Wei Ling naturally took care of the chores that followed.

Ji Fuling sat in the courtyard, swinging her legs as she watched Wei Ling at work, thinking how nice it would be if they could go on living like this.

As she dreamed of their future, a cold gust of wind suddenly swept past.

Ji Fuling sneezed, and only then remembered that she and he had only pretended to be married.

He was not her husband.

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Wei Ling was framed by treacherous men and ended up here, where a woman rescued him.

He then married her.

Afterward, he returned to the capital in triumph. When the emperor rewarded him for his service, they brought up his wife.

Ji Fuling bowed. "This common woman and Lord Wei merely met by chance. Our marriage was only a temporary arrangement. In truth, Lord Wei and I have never been husband and wife."

Wei Ling turned his head. So their marriage had been fake?

That day, she smiled brightly at him. "Since our marriage was only pretend anyway, you can be a high-ranking official and I can be a county princess. From now on, we'll owe each other nothing!"

Owe each other nothing? Wei Ling wiped the corner of his mouth and forced Ji Fuling into a corner.

His usually cool face twisted with madness, and blood ran from his palm between his fingers.

He rubbed his fingertip hard across her swollen red lips and looked at her frightened expression. "When you kissed me before, why didn't you say we owed each other nothing?"

Theme: All for the people.