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Nan Jianxue, the Princess Royal of Anle, was a great beauty renowned in the capital for his ethereal charm and exquisite grace. Many high-ranking nobles sought his hand in marriage, but none could even step through the gates of the princess’s manor.
Everyone believed the unattainable beauty was beyond the reach of ordinary men. However, the truth was that the Princess Royal was actually a man.
Nan Jianxue knew that exposure meant certain death, so he was prepared to live a life of solitude. To his surprise, an imperial decree arrived, granting him to the Town-Guarding General, Liang Qifeng, a man rumored to be brutal and moody.
Nan Jianxue felt as though he was already dead.
On his wedding night, Nan Jianxue sincerely prayed to the bright moon outside the window, hoping the general was impotent and a “broken sleeve” (a homosexual man) who would turn and leave upon seeing him. He never expected the general, who was supposed to be entertaining guests at the banquet, to suddenly appear and overhear every single word of his prayer.
Nan Jianxue watched the general’s face darken and silently finished writing his will.
But to his surprise, the general didn’t kill him; he left!
The next day, news spread throughout the capital that the general and the princess were at odds. Everyone lamented the princess’s tragic fate, while Nan Jianxue was so happy that Liang Qifeng despised him that he ate a huge bowl of rice.
Later, Nan Jianxue was pinned on the bed by Liang Qifeng, his voice trembling as he begged for mercy.
Liang Qifeng smiled and asked him, “Do you still hope I’m impotent?”
Nan Jianxue: …Help!!
Liang Qifeng fled to the northern frontier to fight battles to escape his family’s constant pressure to marry.
He thought he had escaped, but to his surprise, an imperial decree arrived, betrothing the Princess Royal, Nan Jianxue, to him.
He and the current emperor had been close since childhood, like brothers. He never expected the emperor to betray him. Why would he force him, a “broken sleeve,” to marry a princess?
He immediately returned to the capital, intending to divorce the Princess Royal. However, he unexpectedly ran into his new wife while she was changing clothes.
Catching sight of his wife’s flat chest, Liang Qifeng’s brow immediately furrowed.
So strange, must look again.
