A stiff, traditional patriarch of a male lead who doesn't realize he's in love with her, and a voluptuous, scheming beauty of a heroine
After an unexpected turn of events, the powerful Marquis of Jing'an and Yun Yi, an unfavored concubine-born daughter, married because she was pregnant.
Pei Xu disliked Yun Yi, not only because she had deliberately maneuvered him into the marriage, but also because she was far too alluring to be a proper marchioness.
Yet over the six years of their marriage, Yun Yi bore him a legitimate son, managed the marquisate, took care of all the clan's affairs, and obeyed his every word without ever clinging to him.
Pei Xu gradually changed his opinion of her. Though he felt no love for Yun Yi, he was willing to treat her as she deserved.
He stood up for her in public, and in private, no matter how busy he was with government affairs, he made time to return home and spend time with his beloved wife and young son.
That was until the Pei family found their younger son, Pei Xu's little brother, who had gone missing years ago.
At the banquet, his usually gentle and demure wife stared blankly at his younger brother and accidentally knocked over her wine cup.
He had never seen her lose her composure like that in all the years since they married.
Pei Xu looked at his brother's eyes, so much like his own, and said nothing, his face expressionless.
That night, the man gripped Yun Yi tightly by the waist. From the writing desk to the brocade bed, he did not let go until daybreak.
Theme: Making a marriage work is a skill to be learned.
