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After her parents passed away, Fan Changyu faced a string of hardships—her childhood sweetheart broke off their engagement, greedy relatives wanted to seize her inheritance, and with a five-year-old sister to care for, she decided to take a husband in name only.

Her plan centered on a man she had saved: wounded, with nothing to his name but a strikingly handsome face. They quickly reached an agreement: she would take him in to recover, and he would pretend to marry her, helping her hold on to her family assets.

Once the family business was secure, Fan Changyu prepared to write the divorce agreement, as promised. However, a war erupted, and soldiers were recruited; her “husband” was conscripted and vanished without a trace.

The next time she saw him, he was drenched in blood, lying in a wounded soldiers’ tent. His handsome face was smeared with blood, while his simple soldier’s uniform was torn to shreds. Seeing the hardship he had endured, Fan Changyu’s eyes reddened with tears.

“Don’t be a soldier anymore,” she whispered, her voice choked. “Come back. I’ll slaughter pigs to support you.”

He barely opened his eyes, coughing up blood. “You… wanted a divorce…”

Her eyes filled with tears. “No divorce, no divorce!”

[Mini Theater]

Xie Zheng, the Marquis of Wu’an, became renowned at a young age, his achievements in battle granting him the title of marquis before he even turned twenty. His methods in military command were famously strict and ruthless, making him unmatched across the entire Dayin dynasty.

Recently, however, the soldiers noticed something peculiar about their marquis. He no longer resided in his spacious command tent, preferring instead to squeeze into the cramped and shabby tent designated for the wounded.

Though he’d taken a serious injury—a wound deep enough to bleed through his armor—under normal circumstances, he’d be back on his feet within a couple of days. Yet this time, he’d been lying there for over ten days with no sign of improvement.

The camp’s grizzled strategist clicked his tongue after visiting him. “Hmph. If someone is by your side to wipe your brow and feed you medicine, of course the wound takes longer to heal!”

It wasn’t until the marquis’s mysterious wife—who had never shown herself before—snuck into the barracks, wearing her husband’s tattered soldier’s uniform, and took his place on the front lines, fearing her “delicate, sickly husband” might die on the battlefield. Only then did the “gravely wounded” marquis leap up from his bed in shock, hastily don his armor, and rush to chase after her.

As the blood-red sun set, a lone goose cried across the vast sky.

With a butcher knife in hand, Fan Changyu hacked off the enemy general’s head and squinted toward the distant friendly troops kicking up clouds of yellow dust as they approached. She pulled over a nearby soldier and asked, “The one charging at the front, wearing that bright armor with the Qilin shoulder guards and riding that big horse… why does he look a bit like my husband?”

The soldier: …Isn’t it possible that he actually is?

Naive but fierce Little Sunshine (Female Lead) vs. “That woman is so crude” to “Why doesn’t that woman like me?” Marquis Xie (Male Lead)

1V1, sweet romance

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Zhu Yu
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Review
8 Reviews


xxchroniclerxx
New xxchronicler
May 06, 2025
Status: Completed
Loved it !

Binged it in 3 days and regret finishing it so fast and want to re read this immediately again.

First few chapters in and I was completely hooked. It was mysterious, humorous, intriguing and oh the eventual development of the plot, it was refreshing.

I have always loved strong FLs, be it physically, psychologically or whatever, and this FL embodies all. Is she lowkey mary sue? hell ya, but the way she is written is good, she isn't completely a mary sue character, she is physically strong, like a bull... more>> and her upbringing makes her naive, not s*upid but constricted and simple. She is all brawns, beauty and brains (lowkey) but she is also resolute, passionate, resilient and caring. from the beginning to the end her essence never falters, if she cannot resolve something with her brains, she would with brute strength (i love this troup lol) her fave thing to do is, lets kidnap and resolve it XD

But she is also someone who doesn't get handed everything as long as she wants, when she has nothing, she becomes a butcher to pave a smooth way for her and her sister (also her poor husband lol), she repays even the slightest bit of warmth that she received ten folds, be it the zhao couple, qianqian or the ML. She stumbles, she falls, but she gets up by herself and gets ahead. I liked how the ML doesn't give her what she wants on a golden platter if he is able to, she chooses her own pats, makes her decisions and goes through with it and the ML, even if he worries and disagrees, he respects her choices and gives a helping hand when she is unable to should it on her own.

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The thing that got me hooked on this novel was her thinking process, she find the holding on to life by a thread of breath ML and takes pity of him due to her parents similar death and decides to rescue him, and when uncle zhao, the veterinary doc (yes lmao) says it's difficult for him to live, she immediately thinks.. ah... how to bury him? should I buy a cheap coffin and bury him or just bury him in a hole after he dies. lmfaoo. She is destitute, struggling financially and is constantly haunted by her uncle who wants to take the lil property her parents left her. She is practical and a little silly. I found her extremely endearing and tbh relatable. I mean even if the guy looks like a jade sculpture, she doesn't really care for him face and pity and all, she did her best to try and give him a chance at life and if he doesn't make it then its his problem. XD

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The ML, is wow, I love his descent into madness. Yes. Call me a sad*st IDC, but his development was intriguing and different. He is your typical iceberg with a botox face without muscle movements, but he is one colourful guy lol. But by no means is he the favoured son of heaven who fell into the mortal world through schemes and goes crazy archetype, nuh uh. He is disliked by heavens, broken and beaten up by people who were supposed to protect him, but he still holds on. A bit cliched and all but he's the only ML whose jealously towards any male creature made sense. He is terribly insecure, to the point of denying his emotions over and over till he is broken by them before he accepts. He is also fiercely ambitious, focused, loyal (to his beliefs) and a cute tsundere. He learns and grows, even though, he is constantly beaten down by his circumstances.
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His forceful kiss scenes with the FL initially, was indeed a bit.. yucky, but understandable. He doesn't know how to express anything, he hasn't been taught, he wasn't corrected ever, however was he right in doing that ? nope, he was rightfully punched and beaten up (lowkey I think he is a masochist, he always gets crosses the line and gets punched by the FL, love it tho lol)

I like how he tries to come to terms with his feelings in the later half, with the guillotine of the FLs family secrets hanging over both their heads, he decides to let go of her, but he cannot. I felt the sense of desolation along with the characters, they were in the fog, without even knowing the path to take, where it would lead them, but they eventually find their way back. He learns to communicate (not really, brozki still needs heaps of development but it's still better)

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I really liked the flow of the story, it's very cohesive. The flow of time is and plot is the same, I didn't feel that any time skips or switch in pov were out of place or random, it was very smooth. It has some plot holes tho, namely in the characterization of the villains.
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The main villain Wei Lan, the uncle, he was supposed to be this very mysterious, brilliant in scheming guy who treats lives like grass, his backstory was... lackluster. He was the real arrogant son of the heavens who f*ked up once he was beaten down and decided to shove a hell lot of innocent people into their unmarked graves because of his own feelings. smh. I was expecting something grand, but it felt lowkey s*upid. I liked the motivation of the 2nd villain Qi Min more. Heh. I reallly really like his character. His twisted personality makes sense, I actually cried in his side story, he was pitiful and yet too much burdened. He was a horrible dude who deserved his end, but, he also didn't. I really like Qianqian, a lot of people were like her character as a transmigrator made no sense ?? But it made a lot of sense for me. Typically a character like her would be the FL, and even the character of Qi Min would be the ML of a dog blood novel, maybe he also reincarnates and all then hell breaks loose but he becomes better and all that yk what. But here, the transmigrator was the side character, interesting right? Maybe not all transmigrators are supposed to be the main characters, she did have a really good ending and all so who knows, maybe she is also a main character from a different pov.

as for Li Huai'An, his redemption was satisfactory, I didn't feel ad for him at all, ugh, but his eventually suffering and understanding, it was nice to read.

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Special mention for the falcon, the cutest and cuuuutessttt character in the novel for me lol, I loved that bird, wished I saw more of it later on as well.

I don't think I spoiled a lot of things here haha, but this is a novel that I will definitely come to re read again, especially as the translator updates more chapters. Ty to them for picking up this novel. Definitely a good read, can't wait to see how it plays out in the drama (clutching my pearls and praying, hoping they don't mess this up)

A lil heads up to those who wanna finish reading the entire novel
Spoiler

mydramanovel is pretty good, much much better than mtling, but it has the last chapter missing, trust me I lost braincells trying to find out where to read the last one, I did contact them about it so hoping they can add it, if it's still not there and you want to read then dm me, I may have the last chapter

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addictedtoit
addictedtoit
Oct 14, 2024
Status: side story 9
The story has been completely translated. I don't know the person who keep on changing the completely translated part.

I really liked the story, the MC at the beginnning is quite naive but as the story goes on, you can see that she started developing and learning. Shes also very strong and independent, not fully needing the ml. She has inhuman strength even from the beginning of the story. In the initial part of the story, you will be at village part, very mundane. Then goes to the war part of... more>> the story then to the capital.

Also I really like how the author fleshed out the antagonist, and not just mainly because hes evil thats why he did it nor just for the sake of it.

At the side story
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you will see that the main antagonist would be given a chance to regress and will show what would have been if the tragedy didnt happen, very brief but less tragedies

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In conclusion, a historical novel about the life of a female orphan who went to war for her love and her family. Trying to clear her family's name due to palace intrigue and the consequences of the whims of the emperor and the officials. Very nice story. <<less
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miu
miu
Nov 29, 2024
Status: Completed
Rating: 4.7 stars

It's a pretty good read. There's a lot of mysteries from MC's parents' generation and older and it all accumulated to the current day. It involves a lot of different parties including ones who you never meet because they've already died previously. You won't get the answer until the last few chapters and maybe to some people it's not as satisfying but I thought it was a good wrap up. There are a few times where I scratched my head due to the explanations not really making sense... more>> so it's not a perfect novel. But overall, it's still a good read and worth the time. The MC and ML are so cute together. There's a few chapters where there's angst but it gets resolved (or more like, they learn to overcome the difficulties because their love is stronger) pretty quickly. The MC is super strong and pretty and is a straightforward person. ML is the typical cold, hates all worldly things including women, etc. Male protagonist in the beginning but after falling for MC, he's a super yandere, clingy husband (just my type of guy). Anyways, they compliment each other very well and I really enjoy all their moments together especially ML's crazy outbursts.

The author also tries to give everyone a reason why they're an antagonist so most of the villains do have a decent backstory. But since so many people died regardless, I personally still don't pity them that much even if they had a tragic history. There's also a few extra chapters and one was an alternative timeline in which Wei Yan gets reborn right before everything happened so it was a bit interesting to see what could have been if everyone was still alive. Overall, if you like these kinds of stories with strong MC/ML then I do recommend giving this one a try. <<less
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excubilant
excubilant
Apr 19, 2025
Status: --
The first half of the story captivated my attention enough for me to stay for the whole novel. MC is very hardworking and has the ideal traits of a good heroine. My only critique was the romantic climax or that "confession" scene from the ML.

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They were about to part ways and divorce but the ML couldn't bear with the fact that MC might marry another person after him so he forcibly kissed her to show his feelings. The way the author wrote this scene showed how non-consensual it was for the MC, which made me uncomfortable.

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Then, throughout the novel it was proactively shown that ML has big jealousy issues BUT the author justifies this by making his possessiveness be rooted with his past (?). Still, too much jealousy shouldn't be used as a romantic plot device because not only it is repetitive and boring, it's a common trait for ab*sers. I'm glad that ML seems to be fairly decent—being protective over MC— but still has flaws.

Another plot device that I couldn't quite get:

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One of the characters reveals that they are transmigrator but despite this the fact never contributes to the main storyline so what was the author's purpose?

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Overall I recommend this story for readers looking for power couple with fight scenes. And the extra chapters is a good addition to the story! <<less
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ntww12
ntww12
Dec 18, 2024
Status: Completed
An epic novel. Thoroughly enjoyed it. It is a novel that focuses on the war due to political interests of many different people trying to control the country. There is also an underlying mystery regarding a tragedy that happened about ~10 years back at the start of the novel. There are some plot holes but I didn't mind it since it didn't distract from the epicness of the story much.

The novel starts with the simple introduction of our main characters: a kind-hearted and strong FL. She's naive in the beginning... more>> but as the novel progresses, she learns how to be smarter around manipulative people. ML is a fierce wolf-dog sort of character. Taciturn, extremely intelligent and extremely protective over the FL after he falls for her. FL saves the ML after he's badly injured and as repayment, he marries in her family. It's a contract marriage and they both were going to part ways but they gradually fall for each other. ML realizes his feelings first and FL likes him too but she doesn't quite understand her own emotions. So when the war began and ML had to leave, they actually parted on bad terms.

ALOT of things happen and they don't meet for several chapters before she encounters him again. That's when ML pretends to be weak to gain FL's love and sympathy. It's a fun read lmao.

As the story progresses with the political drama and the mystery gets deeper... Their romance becomes more "Romeo & Juliet" with a forbidden love aspect. There is a lot of angst at this point. ML is suffering from his love for FL and vice versa. The romance in between the fighting and war parts is so well written!!!

When we finally get to know the truth, it just feels so painful because so many people suffered... And it was all because of a few foolish words.

The journey to the end is such a wild ride. Really enjoyed reading it so I won't spoil too much. I will just say a few things that I liked.

The plot twist I never expected!

Spoiler

Yu Qianqian is a transmigrated person from the future! While she doesn't play quite a big role in the novel, reading it from her POV would definitely be interesting.

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Antagonists:

Wow I love how the author writes such brilliant characters. They have their own backstories on why they did what they did. And they're not dumb and sometimes I can't tell what will happen because everyone is so cunning and smart.

Spoiler

One of my confusion is why Wei Yan would work so hard to cover up the Jinzhou tragedy if the old Emperor is the one truly at fault. Wei Yan tried to kill the Fan family so many times for what??? He wasn't the one who was wrong? So I don't get this part. Felt like author was just trying to make him seem "good" at the end.

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This novel will be on my fave list. <<less
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Serendipity_22
Serendipity_
Apr 10, 2025
Status: Completed
Its a great novel. The characters are well fleshed out, the story is funny, engaging and smart.

Fan Changyu is the eldest daughter of a butcher and his wife. After her parents died tragically in a presumed bandit attack, she has to care for her little sister and try to escape the clutches of her despicable gambling-addict uncle.

The only way forward is to either marry or marry. Sadly (?) her whiny betrothed with a spine as strong as cooked spaghetti, whom her parents enabled to study, broke up the engagement.

Lucky for... more>> her she saved a guy, who was hanging on his last breath and he's willing to be her "husband" for some time to help her.

Sadly for her, her brand-new husband has too many secrets and even her own heritage is shrouded in mystery, so the peaceful days of butchering pigs have to end...

The ML is a great general with a painful past, as it should be for an overpowered ML in an ancient novel, he has his own demons to fight but is incredible hilarious with the FL (from rejection to befuddlement, to fondness, to obsession), his growth his very satisfying to watch and he is generally a very pleasant ML.

The FL is just great. She makes this novel so great and I really have absolutely nothing bad to say about her. She's intelligent, optimistic while being realistic and funny. Shes strong and caring with principles without being a mary sue or annoying. Her rise from an butcher's daughter to a general is very beautiful.

Special mention to the side story, I thought they were great and I'd love this kind of alternative reality.

My only critique:

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The "main villain" or rather the uncle - I thought it made no sense that he never told the truth or never admitted to the whole story and would've rather have his family die and the ML hate him than tell the truth, especially since neither he nor the concubine did anything wrong? The way he was ready to kill so many people just for that was very illogical, for a character who was depicted as this omnipresent, hyper intelligent master mind. The would have been a thousand ways he could have taken his revenge that wouldn't have broken down the whole country and - more importantly - lead to the suffering of the people. If he wanted to temper the ML, he could have been honest with him as he got older...

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tenshineko
tenshineko
Nov 20, 2024
Status: Completed
Really enjoyed this one. Is it perfect, no. But it had twisty politics and a lovely couple. FL is strong and capable, ML is devoted and powerful. When it all comes out there are some explanations as to how villains ended up this way, and slight redemptions arcs, though it doesn’t make up for the tragedies. The extras go to an AU history, and that was soothing to read.

The translation is complete by mydramanovel, and it’s decent though has some issues of pronoun swapping and the names very occasionally changing.... more>> I recommend giving it a shot. <<less
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HiddenHermit
HiddenHermit
Jan 17, 2025
Status: Completed
Enjoyable read. I liked the first half of the novel when FL, Fan Changyu, was just a butcher. She had a fresh wildness. She was still wild after joining the army but mature, toned down.

The novel's plot goes along with the intro mostly but there is more to it. There's a bigger conspiracy that adds depth to the story.

Overall, I'd recommend this novel to those who like independent and strong female leads.

Of Note: This novel was a little weird in that ML's, Xie Zheng, good looks were mentioned more... more>> often than FL's. It made me think that the novel could still work if FL was replaced with a guy. She's that tomboyish.

Spoiler

The intro says most of it. ML isn't attracted to FL at all at first but then he comes to like her instead of just wanting to repay her kindness. However, he can't stay with her because he was conspired against and that is how he ended up injured. He needs to go back and resolve the problem before he can bring her into his world.

SPOILER...

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Later it is unveiled that FL's parents are not ordinary people. It turned out that they were in hiding and committed su*cide to protect their daughters. FL's maternal grandfather might've caused ML's dad to die. FL's dad was ML's uncle's former subordinate. ML's uncle might've caused ML's dad's death. I say might've because there's another level to the conspiracy.

I won't give the end spoiler here since it really would ruin the entire novel. If you wanna jump ahead, read the Side Story regarding ML's uncle, Wei Yan.

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