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[Marquis’s Noble Daughter × Common-Born General]
In her previous life, Jiang Rao, the legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household, was granted in marriage by the Emperor to the Crown Prince; a match that brought her boundless prestige.
But in the end, the Jiang family’s military tally was seized, and her clan met a bloody end.
It was all part of the Crown Prince’s long-planned scheme to usurp power. And she, his pawn was forced to drink a cup of poisoned wine, her blood staining her skirts red.
Reborn into a second life, she vows never again to enter the Eastern Palace, nor to become anyone’s chess piece.
This time, Jiang Rao thinks of Chen Lian, the iron-blooded cavalry general born of humble origins, three years later, who would become the only man capable of rivalling the Jiang family’s power: the Prince of Beiqing.
But for now, he is still just an obscure officer in the army, with no background or patronage.
So Jiang Rao takes the initiative to grow closer, using her status as a noble lady to show him favor.
When she learns to ride, she insists that he teach her. When she twists her ankle, she has him carry her back. When she hears he is wounded, she sneaks into his tent in secret to visit him…
That day, Chen Lian was half bare-chested, applying medicine. Upon seeing her, his expression stiffened slightly.
“This humble officer is not properly dressed, it may damage Your Ladyship’s reputation…”
Seizing the chance, Jiang Rao asked softly to test him, “If I have feelings for you, yet I am still betrothed to the Crown Prince, would you fear him?”
“……”
Not long after, war broke out between Jin Kingdom and the Northern Tribes. Chen Lian fought for three months, bathing his armor in blood and winning great military merit.
The answer he never gave that day, he was saving it, to exchange it for her freedom.
＊ Marquis’s Noble Daughter × Common-Born General
＊ Sweet romance with a happy ending (HE); historical fantasy but not strictly historical
＊ Author’s Weibo: @施黛
