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Summary: Yuan Yi was the eldest daughter of the renowned Jiang family, a famous tea merchant family in Jiangnan. Her talent was well-known, and her beauty unmatched. Several noble sons praised her, saying: “There is Yuan Yi in the Jiang family, a beauty to rival the world.”

In her previous life, Jiang Yuan Yi was married as a concubine to Chu Huan, the heir of the Chu family, the ruling power of Ning’an Kingdom. Tragically, her family was destroyed, her beauty marred, and she became a laughingstock in the capital.

Two prominent young men stood out in the capital: Chu Huan, admired for his exceptional looks and talent, and Xiao Tuo, despised for his reckless and unrestrained nature.

Having lived through her past life, Jiang Yuan Yi knew all too well who was a gentleman and who was a scoundrel. In this new life, she only wished to stay far away from Chu Huan, ensure her family’s safety, and seek happiness with Xiao Tuo.

In her previous life, she had rejected Xiao Tuo’s marriage proposal three times. But in this life, after the tea gathering ended and everyone dispersed, Xiao Tuo stood by the railing, laughing boldly with a teasing tone: “Yuan Yi, will you marry me?”

In his astonished gaze, Jiang Yuan Yi softly replied, “Yes.”

In this life, I will devote myself wholeheartedly to love and care for you alone.

A free-spirited general and a captivating beauty would embark on a journey of love and companionship.

Review: I got my hopes up when reading the summary, but after reading the novel I felt it's too common. MC is too much perfect. The ending for enemies also too quick, they fell easily. In first live MC married Chu Huan as concubine. MC is bullied by CH's another concubine which is instigated by CH wife. CH refuse helping MC family so they went exiled. MC was sold to brothel with ruined face. She was mocked by other men who she refused in the past. ML was fighting in border at that time. When he heard about it, he ran to the brothel and asked her to marry him after the war. MC agreed and waiting for him to come back. CH show up and told her that ML died in war. MC then suicide with poison in front of CH. She rebirth to before meeting ML and CH. She plan to keep her family save. She prevent her sister marriage to a noble family. Her sister already love a poor scholar but she was married to the noble son. The noble son is actually has a lot of concubines but no one told MC family because they're merchant and not have much connection in capital. MC brother should have won jinshi title but he was replaced by a noble son. He was depressed and can't join the official. MC persuade her parent to marry of the sister to the poor scholar. She also expose the noble son corruption who replace her brother. MC then marry ML. Then she starts practicing martial arts. And within less than a year, she can fend off from a lot assassins from other countries. She also march to battle, saving ML. CH concubine and legal wife are easily exposed. The concubine was poisoned by the legal wife. The legal wife suicide after her scheme to poison the princess is exposed. She was going to poison MC but the princess is about to drink it so the other thoughts the legal wife want to poison the princess. MC and ML expose CH salt business. CH is actually connected to the six prince. But in the end he took all the blame and didn't expose the six prince. The ending is ML and CH remembered their past life in the last chapter. CH ask to meet MC before he died, ML met him and cursed him. That's it.