Daily Life of a Noble Wife

Synopsis:




In the city of Chang'an, everyone praised Li Wan for her good fortune—married into the Marquis's household for twenty years, with a harmonious marriage and both sons and daughters.




Once, Li Wan had counted herself lucky more than once to have married Pei Qing. He fulfilled every fantasy she had harbored in her boudoir about the ideal husband: born of a noble clan, strikingly handsome, exceptionally talented, and refined in temperament.




It wasn't until she married into the family that she realized he was somewhat different from what she had imagined.




He would step forward to defend her when others mocked her, then personally teach her how to be a proper mistress of the marquis's household.




He would also care for her attentively when she fell ill, and comfort her gently when she was sad—the very picture of a good husband.




But he would also darken his face instantly if she so much as glanced at another man during a banquet, and in the dead of night, he would question her again and again, demanding to know who it was she truly loved.




He would even grow displeased if she devoted too much of her attention to their children.




At first, she simply took this as their unique way of being husband and wife.




But as their children grew up day by day, she came to realize the man was simply mad.




So once their children were married and settled, Li Wan took it upon herself to hand over the household management to her daughter-in-law, and citing poor health, she left for her hometown in Qingzhou to recuperate.




That night, as rain poured in torrents and thunder and lightning crackled across the sky, the man—now more refined and composed with the passage of years—walked slowly into the room. His deep eyes locked onto the pale-faced figure on the bed. "Wanwan is trying to hide from me?"




"Do you think you can?"