Peace by Your Side

Not long after Qing Rong returned home from the mountains, a twist of fate brought her into contact with the young General Xue. After her engagement was broken off, her marriage was once again caught up in a twist of fate, becoming a tool for winning over court officials and testing their loyalties...

They say the fourth son of the Xue family is taciturn and eccentric, and sometimes acts strangely. Qing Rong only hopes that after marrying him, they can treat each other with respect and live in harmony. But who could have guessed... that he would be a little too "thoughtful."

Xue Shao saw a sheen of sweat on the tip of her nose, her breathing slightly unsteady, and her face flushed. Without realizing it, he thought of their wedding night... He quietly looked away. "I'll carry you back."

Qing Rong instinctively shook her head. "That wouldn't be right. We should get a sedan chair..."

Xue Shao glanced at her. "It's fine for someone else to carry you, but you object when I do it?"

Qing Rong was at a loss for words. "Since when did you want to do a servant's work?"

"Right now."

Qing Rong said, "Sometimes I think you're smooth-tongued, but other times you seem terribly tongue-tied."

He shook his head and said solemnly, "I only think you're every bit as good at putting on an act as I am."

Qing Rong: "And you say that about me? Takes one to know one."

He looked at Qing Rong and gave a quiet hum. "So we're made for each other."

Qing Rong: ...

*A straightforward romance, with both the male and female leads openly expressing their love.

*An alternate world, with no historical basis.

*Advance notice: the female and male leads do not have children of their own later in the story.