The Lady Is Hard to Woo

1v1, sweet romance, first marriage then love, with the wife being pursued after marriage.

The young lady of the newly risen Yuchi clan, a powerful family through marriage ties, weds a young lord from the prestigious Pei clan of Hedong.

One day, two years later, Yuchi Ying is doing her hair before a mirror. A faint, suggestive mark shows behind her ear. Her maid asks softly, "Madam, are you really not going to tell him?"

Yuchi Ying stiffens and quickly hides the mark with her hair, shaking her head with resolve.

She never dreamed that while staying at a country estate, she would run into her husband, who had returned to the capital to report for duty after going back to his post just three days after their wedding. He seemed to have been drugged with a potent aphrodisiac, and in his confused state, he took her for a remedy, over and over...

Luckily, she got away quickly, and he didn't recognize her.

He is a stern, aloof scion of a noble family, and there is no affection between them. Two years ago, he left without a word, leaving her to endure the ridicule of Chang'an's noblewomen. In his household, she also has to live by strict rules, with no freedom. Before his return to the capital, she had already sent him a letter asking for a divorce.

In his reply, he agreed, promising to discuss the matter in detail when they met.

All she has to do is conceal that she was the woman at the estate and politely settle their divorce. They can go their separate ways and each seek a new match without holding the other back.

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A favored son of heaven, accustomed to smooth sailing, with the sole exception of his troubled marriage. Then, just before his divorce, someone set him up to spend a night of passion with a woman. Pei Xu feels somewhat guilty toward his wife.

He tells his wife the truth and offers to give her more property.

Her expression changes slightly, then she smiles and wishes him luck in finding the woman soon.

He was set up, so naturally he has to find out who was behind it. And as for the woman whose face he never saw... deep down, he finds himself feeling something he can't quite explain.

Their marriage concerns both families, and a divorce will take time. For now, they can only live together and maintain the appearance of a respectable, high-ranking couple. His wife is gentle and gracious. Knowing she spent two lonely years by herself in the Pei household only deepens his guilt.

Pei Xu still can't find the woman who was at the estate that night. Whenever he gets a lead, it mysteriously goes cold.

Until one day, he accidentally discovers that his wife is the very woman he spent that night of passion with at the estate.

Pei Xu's face is expressionless, but his fingertips burn as if scorched by fire.

He never imagined she would hide the truth from him so stubbornly just to keep him from finding her.

He never imagined she would be so determined to divorce him.

First version: April 14, 2026. Revised: September 9, 2026.

Theme: A simple life