An Old Friend at the Stronghold

Enjoying life as an ancient noblewoman, she never expected to be hounded by rumors about being unmarried past her prime and driven to take her own life. While fighting back, she unexpectedly marries a prince of the commandery, thinking her life will be blissful from then on. But hidden dangers remain, and she has no control over her fate. On her first visit to her parents’ home after the wedding, she is kidnapped and taken to a bandit stronghold. Terrified, she pays the price for being so afraid to die: she is forced to marry again. Anxious that she will spend the rest of her life as a bandit’s wife, she lifts the bridal veil and is astonished. Hey, why isn’t the groom some filthy, disheveled brute with terrible reviews? Instead, he’s a fair-faced scholar. How strange!