Marriage by Imperial Decree

Xu Duan Yi is elegant and virtuous, born into a prestigious family.
In the capital, countless noble young men wished to marry her.

Xie Qing Ya, on the other hand, is a libertine and unrestrained.
Though he is stunningly handsome, his family has fallen from grace, and he is seen as a good-for-nothing.

No one expected that these two would end up together.
When the imperial decree for their marriage was first announced, Xie Qing Ya was nearly beaten up by the noble young men of the capital. Everyone lamented for Xu Duan Yi, thinking she was a flower stuck in cow dung.

But only Xu Duan Yi knew how happy she was to marry him.
She knew that Xie Qing Ya did not like her.
So after marriage, she behaved obediently, never interfering with his actions. Unexpectedly, the man who had initially avoided her now seemed dissatisfied.

One day,
Xie Qing Ya cornered her by the window, lightly biting her neck, and asked in a hoarse voice, “Xu Duan Yi, I told you not to meddle in my affairs, and you really didn’t?” Later, looking at her, as if finally admitting defeat, he buried his face in her shoulder, speaking闷声, “Xu Duan Yi, you’ve always known how to handle me since we were young.”

Xie Qing Ya became famous at a young age but lost everything in a battle.
He deliberately pretended to be a libertine, but in reality, he just wanted to protect the prestige of the Nan’an Wangfu and care for his younger siblings.
He knew Xu Duan Yi was the empress dowager’s spy and that their existence meant they were destined to be opposed. Yet, he could not stop himself from falling in love with her.
He tried to escape repeatedly.
He wanted to kill Xu Duan Yi, this woman who influenced and controlled him, but in the end, he could only allow himself to sink into this love, fully aware.

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