The Silly Beauty Goes Fishing, and the Willing Take the Bait

Shanshan was born with snow-white skin and stunning beauty, but her family was poor. When her mother fell gravely ill and they couldn't afford treatment, Fang Guifei's younger sister found Shanshan and asked her to seduce Li Que, promising her five hundred taels of silver if she succeeded. The emperor intended to arrange a marriage between Fang Lanyi and Li Que. Li Que was an unparalleled general who had routed the northern Di people in just two short years. But rumors said he had a hideous face, like a demon-faced asura, and that he was bloodthirsty and violent. Fang Lanyi loved someone else and was afraid of Li Que. She didn't want to marry him, but didn't dare defy the imperial decree. So she sought out Shanshan, asking her to make Li Que reject the marriage. - Shanshan entered the general's residence and became Li Que's personal maid. She discovered that Li Que wasn't as frightening as the rumors made him out to be. He was a little short-tempered, but he was actually a decent man. Aside from being rather enthusiastic about intimacy, which could be a bit much for her, he wasn't nearly as frightening as the rumors suggested. She thought it wouldn't be so bad to stay by Li Que's side. But Fang Lanyi changed her mind and decided to marry Li Que. She threatened Shanshan: "Leave him and go as far away as possible, or I'll tell him the truth. I'm sure you know how much he hates being deceived." Shanshan knew that if Li Que discovered she had been lying to him all along, he would surely want to kill her. When she returned to the general's residence, she found it decorated with lanterns and ornaments, apparently preparing for a wedding. She finally made up her mind to leave. - After leaving the capital, Shanshan settled in a small town. One day, when she returned home, she found it surrounded. Panicking, she knew that Li Que had finally come looking for her. She instinctively tried to flee but fell to the ground. Through her tear-blurred vision, a tall, familiar figure stopped in front of her. "Why are you running?" Shanshan lowered her head and apologized. "I'm sorry. I know I deceived you, General, and you have every right to hate me... But could you let me give birth to this child?" Li Que sighed softly, wiped away her tears, and lifted her into his arms. "How did you get so thin? Were you really that afraid I'd kill you?" "You little ingrate, when have I ever wanted to kill you? I've never even been harsh with you." Shanshan choked out, "...You have." Every time they were intimate, he was so rough that she was often afraid she would be crushed. Li Que laughed out loud, finding her utterly adorable. "That's just how a general shows you his love." From the very first day Shanshan appeared, Li Que knew her purpose and who she was. Her acting was terrible, and she was so naive and slow-witted, so he simply played along and took the bait. "You do deserve punishment. Your punishment is to become my wife, Li Que's, and grow old with me." [One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins. Delicate, softhearted airhead beauty x cold, fierce young general] Theme: Stay grounded and build a better future together.