My Rival and I Became a Married Couple

1v1, heroine disguised as a man, marriage before love.

Cen Mingshuang's life should have been happy and fulfilling. She should have had a husband of her choosing, and parents and an elder brother who cherished her. But after a sudden upheaval, she lost her chance at love and the family she held dear. She even had to leave her identity as a woman behind. The hands that once read books and embroidered now wielded swords and power. Taking her elder brother's place, she entered government service. Amid bloodshed and with the dynasty on the brink of collapse, she sought her enemies and the truth, lighting a beacon for the ideals she once held. But fate had other plans: her path became entangled with that of Chu Huaiyu, who bore his own hatred but followed a different road, and the two married. Amid the storms of court politics, they were husband and wife, yet also political foes who crossed swords and clashed at every turn. But when the common people were plunged into hardship, they unexpectedly found themselves fighting for the same cause.

The male lead is psychologically twisted and has a warped worldview. He's delicate and sickly, a vain peacock and manipulative green tea who relies on his looks to get his way. The heroine isn't a saint: she's as capable with words as with weapons. She can verbally take on an entire court of scholars, or physically put the male lead in his place. Two equally ruthless people are made for each other. If you can't stand the male lead, please don't hate on him, because he's a fragile little puppy, and the heroine will beat him up.