The General Says He Won't Marry

In the twenty-fourth year of the Wenxuan era, the Northern Frontier won a great victory, and rewards were given according to merit.

Xiao Xu'an refused an arranged marriage in open court: "Your Majesty, I... like men!"

Who knew the person on the dragon throne would casually reply, "What a coincidence. Your subject Xie Aiqing does too."

"Since you share the same interests, I shall grant your wish and arrange your marriage!"

And so the irritable general who had shaken the Northern Frontier was forced into marriage with Xie Yutang, a refined strategist who could strip officials of their posts with a few words and a smile.

On their wedding night, the red candles burned high.

Xiao Xu'an split the offered wine cup in two with a single stroke of his blade. "...You were pretending?"

But Xie Yutang calmly drank the nuptial wine, smiling like a fox. "General, who's on top tonight?"

Xiao Xu'an sneered. "You think you're up to it?"

He gripped the other's chin. "Lord Xie would be better suited to the bottom."

Xie Yutang didn't get angry. He raised his folding fan and held it to Xiao Xu'an's throat. "The general would be more comfortable lying down."

Crash!

The night their wedding bed collapsed, they made a pact:

They'd act affectionate in public and do their own thing in private.

Whoever fell in love first would be a dog.

But later...

When someone gave Xiao Xu'an a hard time at a poetry gathering, Xie Yutang smiled and blocked their drinks. "Who said you could bully my general?"

When someone drugged Xie Yutang at a banquet, Xiao Xu'an kicked down the door. "How dare you touch my man?"

And later still...

Xie Yutang pinned him against the wall and raised an eyebrow. "Didn't we agree to do our own thing?"

Xiao Xu'an chuckled, his breath hot. "Wildflowers can't compare to the ones at home."

Xiao Xu'an was pressed down onto the bed, his breathing unsteady. "...Whoever falls in love first is a dog?"

Xie Yutang bit the tip of his ear, his voice hoarse. "Woof."

The whole capital was betting they'd stab each other in the back within three months of their wedding.

But no one saw that the general who could kill enemies with his bare hands went weak in the knees only in Xie Yutang's arms.

The strategist who schemed for the world was willing to fall from grace for Xiao Xu'an, his eyes red with tears.

#They agreed to see other people after marriage, so why are they getting clingier by the day#

#What's it like when an archenemy becomes your one true love#

#The whole capital is waiting for us to divorce, but we're madly in love#

[Reading Guide]

1. Both are each other's first and only, HE, 1v1, strong leads who dote on each other, from bickering to falling hard.

2. A short-tempered, pure-hearted general who is actually easy to appease vs. a refined scoundrel in public and an indulgent, doting old fox in private.

3. A very sweet romance with a small amount of political scheming. Go read it, it's really sweet!

Theme: The general won't marry? Then he'll be the bride!