Du Zhaoyue transmigrated into the illegitimate daughter of a hundred-household commander in a military garrison.
Her birth mother died when she was young, and Du Zhaoyue was raised by her stepmother. She was cautious and kept a low profile. In her spare time, she had to do mending to help cover household expenses and earn a little money of her own. She thought she could live out her days in peace, but when her elder sister married and her own wedding arrangements loomed, that quiet life was shattered.
The Du family had inherited their post as hundred-household commanders for generations. To secure his position, her father married her elder sister to the son of a thousand-household commander, and now planned to send Du Zhaoyue to be the pacification commandant's concubine.
Her heart sank. The pacification commandant was two years older than her own father. Besides, she already had someone she liked: Xiao Jing, a banner commander.
Xiao Jing had originally been a collateral descendant of the Xiao family, dukes of Zhenguo, but was demoted and sent to serve in the military garrison. Dashing and accomplished in both letters and arms, he fought bravely on the battlefield, earned military merit, and rose to become a banner commander. He treated Du Zhaoyue's repeated advances coldly, because he had long despised Hundred-Household Commander Du for oppressing the soldiers under his command and withholding their pay.
After making every effort, Du Zhaoyue finally got her wish and married Xiao Jing. Xiao Jing was all the more disgusted with her. But then, the face-slapping came so quickly...
After they married,
"Wife, the weather's getting colder. Let me warm your bedding so you can sleep comfortably."
"Wife, it's been three days since we last saw each other. Don't you miss me?"
"Wife, I love you."
Theme: Doing what you know cannot be done.
