We agreed that I would be married off to a short-lived general, but why is my husband so powerful?

The wedding procession, the wedding ceremony, and the bridal chamber!

After completing all the procedures, night fell, and Yue Lingyuan was escorted into the new house by a group of people.

"Young General Yue, quickly lift the veil! Let us see the bride!"

"That's right! I haven't even seen what the bride looks like yet!"

At this moment, a woman's voice rang out from the crowd, "What's so interesting? Don't we all know? The bride is that illegitimate daughter of the Wen family, utterly talentless and unattractive! Humph! How could she be worthy of General Yue! Only General Xiang Ying..."

Before he could finish speaking, the man's mouth was covered and he was dragged out.

The crowd was quiet for a moment, then quickly became lively again.

"The veil is being lifted!"

"Lift the veil!"

The commotion of the crowd drowned out the previous sound.

However, Wenru Shi, who was covered with a veil, could still hear everything clearly.

As expected, Yue Lingyuan already had someone he liked.

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, Yue Lingyuan lifted the veil.

As expected, the face inside was just as ordinary as before.

A murmur of dismay rose from the crowd.

"Hiss~ This Miss Wen is so beautiful, the most beautiful woman in the capital. How come this other young lady from the Wen family looks so ordinary?"

Some of the quick-witted ones muttered, "It's like a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung!"

Yue Lingyuan is the flower, while Wen Rushi is naturally the pile of cow dung.

The unmarried girl who was watching the commotion almost tore her handkerchief to shreds when she saw Wen Rushi's appearance.

If only I had known that I could marry General Yue if I just climbed into his bed, I wouldn't have been so reserved!

I'm so regretful!

Wen Rushi naturally heard everyone's discussion, but didn't pay any attention to it.

She acted this way on purpose to show everyone.

Her aunt was a doctor who was discovered by Wen Jincheng because of her outstanding appearance and was taken into his household as a concubine.

As the daughter of a concubine, she was naturally quite beautiful.

However, her aunt warned her on her deathbed that the mistress hated her, the only concubine in the household.

After she dies, she will surely transfer her hatred to her daughter.

In order for her to grow up safely, her aunt taught her to use medicinal juice to cover up the snow-white skin that most resembled her aunt's. She even carefully taught her to adjust her facial features so that no one could see her aunt's shadow on her face.

After her aunt passed away, because she was plain-looking and didn't resemble her aunt at all, and was also low-key and well-behaved, Madam Chen didn't deliberately make things difficult for her and just treated her as if she didn't exist.

In her previous life, she only gradually revealed her true self to Cai Zhixing after she married him.

Cai Zhixing had always assumed that she was suffering from malnutrition and that's why she looked pale. But when she told him that it was her aunt who had taught her the method, he held her as if he had found a treasure.

At the time, she thought the man felt sorry for her, but in reality, he was only thinking about how to use her to improve his future.

Later, as the world descended into chaos, Wen Rushi became accustomed to concealing her true self. After being sent to the Tartar army camp, she dared not reveal her true face to outsiders.

Wen Rushi is currently unable to protect herself, and maintaining the status quo is also a way of avoiding trouble for herself.

"It's getting late, everyone, let's go out!"

Seeing that Yue Lingyuan seemed displeased, the onlookers wisely left the bridal chamber in twos and threes.

Wen Ru was brought back to her senses from her distant memories.

Looking up, I saw Yue Lingyuan holding a wine glass with a cold expression.

"Let the newlyweds drink from the same cup!" The matchmaker said with a smile, handing Wen Rushi a cup of wine.

"May you drink from the same cup, and stay together until your hair turns white. Come, you two, drink this nuptial wine, and may your lives be filled with harmony and happiness for a hundred years!"

After drinking the nuptial wine, the matchmaker quickly left the bridal chamber.

The new house fell silent immediately.

The large red dragon and phoenix candles were burning, making a soft sizzling sound.

"I......"

"you......"

The two spoke at the same time.

Wen Rushi said, "General, please speak."

Yue Lingyuan: "Miss Wen, please speak first."

Wen Rushi glanced at the sky; it was already quite late.

It was time for her to begin her cultivation.

In the days leading up to her wedding, she rarely left the house, spending her days meditating and cultivating alone in her inner room. However, after several days, she still made no progress.

Hearing this, he was extremely anxious.

"I know that the young general already has someone he loves, and that he is forced to marry me. How about we become a couple in name only? If the general finds someone else in the future, I will divorce him... Perhaps... the general could move to the study tonight to retire..."

Yue Lingyuan frowned. "We are now husband and wife. Just live your life in peace and don't overthink things."

After saying that, he turned and went into the restroom.

That gesture clearly indicated that he was planning to stay overnight!

Stay overnight?

How can this be allowed?

She practices her cultivation at night!

At this moment, Wen Rushi's maid Chunxing happily followed her into the washroom.

At this moment, Wen Rushi was preoccupied with how to get the man to sleep in the study, and didn't pay much attention to anything else.

As soon as Chunxing went in, she was slunk out.

Wen Rushi raised an eyebrow in surprise.

Both of these maids were provided by Madam Chen, and their indentures are not in her possession. It would be better to replace them with our own maids as soon as possible.

Just as I was pondering this, the man came out of the bathroom, still damp from the water, and headed straight for the inner room.

Upon seeing this, Wen Rushi placed her hands on her lower abdomen, clutching it, and leaned against the brocade quilt, feigning discomfort. "General, I've started my period, so I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you tonight..."

Yue Lingyuan's lips twitched. "Before the wedding, my mother, fearing it might be inauspicious, specifically sent someone to your residence to inquire. Your period usually starts at the end of the month, but this time it's so early. Could it be that something is wrong with your health? I'll go and fetch a doctor right now..."

With that, he turned to leave.

Wen Rushi immediately stood up to stop him, "No..."

With the doctor's arrival, her lies were no longer only exposed in front of Yue Lingyuan.

Calling a doctor on the wedding night would surely alarm everyone else in the household.

Yue Lingyuan stared intently at Wen Rushi, his eyes seeming to say, "Keep making things up."

Wen Rushi gave an awkward smile and said pitifully:

"General, please don't go, I lied... I didn't have my period..."

"Why are you lying? Don't you want to marry me? Or are you still thinking about your previous fiancé...?"

Of course she didn't want to get married!

For Wen Rushi, marrying Yue Lingyuan was a case of choosing the best of a bad bunch, a compromise.

But is this something you can admit to in front of others?

In the future... we might need his protection!

"No, no... I have no one I love. General, you are wise and brave, the husband that countless women would most like to marry. It is a blessing I have accumulated over many lifetimes to be able to marry you!"

"Then why did you make me sleep in the study? Don't you know how it will affect you if I sleep in the study on our wedding night?"

Wen Ru sighed, her little face full of struggle, "I know the consequences, but..."

At this point, she glanced up at Yue Lingyuan, her expression one of humiliation, and said, "That day... General, you were so powerful... I was truly afraid..."

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Yue Lingyuan's face. "Don't worry, I won't do anything tonight."

Wen Rushi cursed inwardly, but her face still showed fear. "But, if the general were to lie beside me, I... I feel afraid as soon as I close my eyes..."

Seeing her small figure curled up on the quilt, her childish face full of fear, Yue Lingyuan couldn't help but soften his heart.

That day, it was ultimately his fault.

Seeing that he remained silent, Wen Rushi carefully tugged at his sleeve and said, "I know that as a wife, it is only natural to fulfill my duties, but I am really afraid... Please give me a few days, General. Once I am no longer so afraid, I will definitely let you go back to your room to rest."

That's obviously fake!

Yue Lingyuan patted Wen Rushi's head. "My courtesy name is Huanzhi. You can call me by my courtesy name from now on."

Wen Rushi didn't call him by his given name, but instead used a high-pitched voice to softly say, "Husband."

Yue Lingyuan sighed helplessly, "Alright, you should get some rest."

In the end, Wen Rushi got her wish and had a room all to herself.