Choosing a Husband: The Marquis’s Heir’s Eldest Daughter-in-Law

“Yier, you will always be my wife. There is only one thing I cannot give you. Everything else, I will do my utmost to ensure you live a carefree life!” His gentle yet cool voice was like a lover's whisper. In the blink of an eye, a letter of divorce fell into her hands. He had her entire family executed! She was a country girl who, because she looked like the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's household, suddenly became a noble young lady and found herself a match everyone envied. Her adoptive father said, “I'll give you wealth and splendor. You will help the Shui family rise to power.” Her adoptive mother said, “With your beauty and talent, you'll surely win his heart. Remember, don't fall in love, or you'll lose.” She had believed the same in her previous life, but only understood the truth after she was forced to her death. Shui Qingyi resolved to stay far away from the heartless man who had killed her in her previous life and find a decent, dependable man to marry. But things didn't go as planned. She couldn't escape the man she'd avoided like the plague... [Highlights] She schemed at every turn, while he calmly plotted ahead, but in the end she couldn't escape his grasp. As a last desperate gamble, she broke off her engagement to her “former husband.” Then she carefully chose a harmless, delicate young man who looked like he could be pushed over with one finger. Throwing the rules for women aside, she decided to make sure he was hers before marriage. Under cover of a dark, windy night, with no lights to be seen, she finally succeeded... A month later, when the man came to formally propose, Shui Qingyi smiled coolly. “My lord, I thank you for your regard, but I am unworthy. I failed to preserve my virtue, and that scoundrel robbed me of my innocence...” The Prince of Jing'an's expression was grave, his gaze inscrutable. “I know you are a good man, the best of the best. Surely you'll let me and the child's father be together.” “Fine.” Shui Qingyi stared in astonishment. He agreed just like that? A hint of a smile slowly surfaced in her eyes... “The wedding will be held at the beginning of next month. I will come to marry you with a procession stretching ten miles.”