Pian Fangfang

Meng Qianqian, at the age of 15, married into the Lu Family to bring joy to the elderly matriarch.

On the wedding night, urgent news arrived from the border that her husband had been commanded to go to war. Six months later, he tragically died at the hands of Beiliang soldiers.

Five years later, the husband who had been presumed dead returned, and by his side was an ethereal mute woman named Wan'er.

Lu Lingxiao said that Wan'er was the descendant of a loyal and righteous family, entirely different from her—a merchant girl reeking of copper coins. He claimed Wan'er was a true paragon of noble character.

Lu Lingxiao also said that Wan'er was an eagle soaring in the heavens, while someone like her was nothing more than a fragile flower, unworthy of comparison.

It was not until the land was broken, the city walls fell, and she wielded a Red Tassel Spear to crush countless soldiers that Lu Lingxiao realized he had misjudged her.

She was not a delicate flower confined within the depths of the mansion; she was the fiercest west wind of Yumen Pass.

Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot

After moving into the same courtyard as Lu Yuan, Meng Qianqian gradually grew familiar with his daily routines. For instance, he woke up early every day, read for half an hour before attending morning court, and spent an hour on the rear mountain every night, always returning drenched in sweat.


She had stumbled upon him a few times. Cen the Steward, worried she might misunderstand, explained to her that the Grand Commander was practicing swordplay—ten years without interruption, rain or shine.


Outsiders only saw his lofty status, unaware that behind his authority stood years of tireless effort.


As she lay in bed, Meng Qianqian thought again of Lu Yuan's offhand recounting of his childhood.


It was the first time he had voluntarily spoken about his past.


Cen the Steward had once told her that Lu Yuan was separated from his mother in his youth and adopted by the Prime Minister. She'd thought the separation brief and pitied his tough days in the Prime Minister's Mansion.


Chapter 173: Establishing Authority