【Divorce and Remarriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Female Lead Inexperienced, Male Lead Experienced】
After her family fell into disgrace, Shen Wanqiang married her childhood friend, Su Guanfu, to preserve her good name.
Six years into their marriage, blinded by love, she paved the way for her husband, managed the household, and helped him rise to prominence. Yet she was trapped in the inner quarters and nearly lost her life.
She lost her voice and her health, but her husband, an investigating censor, brushed it all aside with a single remark: “Sister-in-law didn’t mean to.”
She resolved to divorce him! She would expose her husband’s hollow reputation, cut off his family’s source of wealth, and end the marriage by imperial decree!
She would never again be a stepping stone for anyone. She didn’t need true love, only the power to stand tall so no one could control her.
Everyone mocked her for seeking a divorce as a mute woman, eager to see her make a fool of herself.
Alone, she sought out the young general Gu. Her red lips moved. “Please, A Xiao, help me one more time.” …Years later, she inherited her family’s craft and poured a fortune into funding the frontier cavalry, crushing all opposition and rising to the heights.
Her former husband, Su Guanfu, knelt before her with bloodshot eyes and cried hoarsely, “Wanqiang, you were meant to be my wife!”
The God of War, Gu Chengxiao, fresh from staging a rebellion, held out the imperial jade seal and gently placed it in her palm. He murmured soothingly, “Don’t look back. I offer you the empire as my betrothal gift. For the rest of our lives, you should stand beside me and conquer it together!”
