Beloved Shu

The city of Bianjing in Great Qi has three marvels. First: the young prodigy Shen Yanxing, whose talent is dazzling. Second: the frail and sickly Xie Shuyuan, who is no good at either literature or martial arts. Third: Bai Manli, daughter of a Duke, a Bianjing beauty and a master of the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. What should I do when the person I threatened turns out to be my fiancé? And why does the gossip I’m following always end up being about me? The nth time Shen Yanxing uncovers one of Xie Shuyuan’s secret identities, a tiny crack finally appears in his usually composed expression. “Tell me, what other identities do you have?” Xie Shuyuan gives him a playful smile. “Of course, there’s one more: your wife.” The clever general’s legitimate daughter vs. the scheming young heir of a marquis’s household