Kidnapping a General into Marrying into the Family

Duan Yuanqian never imagined that one day she would be studying medicine with her father at the clinic, and the next become an orphan after her father died and her family was ruined. Her father was falsely accused of killing a patient. Before she could even grieve, her uncle revealed his wolfish nature, intent on seizing the clinic's deed. When she refused, he had her kidnapped. She pretended to comply while looking for a chance to escape. On the run, she found a man covered in blood and took him in. Jian Jiaozhe should have been a general guarding the borders and protecting the country, but instead, Deputy General Lu Quan branded him a traitorous rebel who had colluded with the enemy. Duan Yuanqian studied the man before her for a moment, then said, "Marry into my family to repay the debt for saving your life, and help me keep the clinic." She hadn't expected him to agree without hesitation. "All right. I'm willing." The once-renowned God of War concealed his strength and became an inconspicuous "live-in son-in-law" at the clinic. As Duan Yuanqian restored the clinic and won back its reputation with her miraculous healing skills, she also investigated her father's wrongful death. Only then did she discover that a rival doctor and her uncle had conspired to set this deadly trap. She wielded medicine like a blade, moving carefully at every step and making her enemies pay dearly. Smoke rose beyond the city as the evidence of Lu Quan's treason came to light. Yet the tyrant was too cowardly to fight. With enemy forces at the gates, Duan Yuanqian carried her secret anesthetic into their camp, using its scent as a signal to buy Jian Jiaozhe a chance at survival. He led his troops in a desperate battle, held the city gates, and cleared his name. But Lu Quan's dying strike made the tyrant fear him, and he was thrown into prison. "You protect this city. I'll protect you." Duan Yuanqian tightened her grip on the medicine pestle, her eyes filled with a resolve she'd never shown before. She took her friends into the palace and used a muscle-relaxing poison to restrain the tyrant, while hiding a fuse among the lanterns that night. As flames soared into the sky, she stood shoulder to shoulder with him after he fought his way out of prison, and together they killed the foolish emperor. A new emperor ascended the throne, and Jian Jiaozhe led his troops to pacify the threats beyond the borders. When he returned, he took off his armor and held her hand. "Doctor Duan, the marriage into your family was pretend. This wedding in a peaceful age is real." Theme: Stay calm and clear-headed in the face of adversity.