My Husband’s Hidden Depths

The Yao family of Shengjing is a scholarly household, known for the harmonious love between the master and mistress, and the mutual respect among relatives and brothers—truly a family praised throughout the capital.

Yet, such a distinguished family produced a venomous, troublemaking daughter who disrespects her elders—Yao Qixiang.

As Yao Qixiang reached marriageable age, the Yao matriarch thought she could finally breathe a sigh of relief. However, Yao Qixiang’s notorious reputation had all the noble young men of the capital avoiding her—even scholars from humble backgrounds refused to propose. The matriarch, eyeing this hopeless girl, decided it would be best to send her off to the countryside as soon as possible.

But before the plan could be carried out, an unexpected nobleman arrived at their doorstep, insisting on marrying Yao Qixiang!

The Meng family, a centuries-old aristocratic clan, had an eldest son, Meng Fuwei—a man as peerless as an orchid or jade tree, the dream of countless young women in Shengjing.

No one could have imagined that Yao Qixiang, publicly humiliated by a broken engagement, would end up marrying him!

Everyone was baffled, convinced that Yao Qixiang must have seduced him with her fox-like beauty, and they waited for Meng Fuwei to see her true nature and divorce her.

On their wedding night, Yao Qixiang glared at Meng Fuwei and sneered, “If you have the guts, divorce me. Don’t expect me to be some virtuous, obedient wife.”

Meng Fuwei remained silent, leaving Yao Qixiang fuming.

The next day, during the bride’s tea ceremony, Yao Qixiang was deliberately humiliated by her mother-in-law, who forced her to kneel endlessly under the guise of teaching her manners.

Yao Qixiang slumped weakly, tears glistening as she whispered pitifully, “My husband was too… considerate last night. This daughter-in-law is truly exhausted.”

The room fell into stunned silence, everyone too shocked to speak.

Even her usually mute husband couldn’t help but glance at her.

—

Later, finding this excuse too useful to resist, Yao Qixiang feigned exhaustion and fragility whenever she wanted to avoid trouble, acting as if she had been “overwhelmed” by her husband’s attentions. Gradually, she noticed the envious, meaningful looks from others—even her sisters-in-law.

Yao Qixiang: “…”

—

In this arranged marriage, she and Meng Fuwei treated each other with polite respect. Yao Qixiang never asked for more—until the day she achieved her vengeance and faced public condemnation. Only then did Meng Fuwei stand firmly in her defense, revealing that this marriage had been his plan all along.

And it was that night Yao Qixiang discovered just how amazing her husband truly was.

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