The Sick Slave I Bought Was Actually the Regent

The sick slave the little fool bought turned out to be the regent.

Lu Sangwan, the orphaned daughter of a general, was poisoned by a curse while saving her fiance. The poison damaged her mind, and she became the little fool everyone talked about.

Her fiance thought her stupid and no longer wanted to marry her, but he refused to break off their engagement. Instead, he condescendingly offered to take her as a concubine and sent her to a farmstead hundreds of miles away to learn the rules.

Three years later, with her hairpin ceremony approaching, she would face a hefty fine if she still did not marry. With no other choice, she spent five taels of silver on a sick slave being flogged in the street, barely clinging to life, and brought him home as her husband in name only.

Pei Jingxiao was the regent of the current dynasty, and once a young general famed for his military achievements.

At just twelve, he had repeatedly distinguished himself on the battlefield, becoming a God of War feared by all, and guarded the northern frontier for years.

Before the late emperor died, he summoned Pei back to the capital, appointed him regent, and charged him with helping the new emperor ascend the throne.

Pei was only sixteen at the time.

For the next six years, he governed the entire dynasty so well that it flourished and its people lived in peace. Just as he was preparing to retire after completing his mission, someone close to him ambushed him. He fell into the hands of slave traders and became a sick slave, on the verge of death.

When he opened his eyes again and saw the young woman taking such careful care of him, he recognized her at once...