Jiang Shiyuan chased after Shen Luchu for ten years, only to receive four cruel words on her eighteenth birthday: “You’re disgusting.”
So, the Jiang Shiyuan who once disgusted Shen Luchu turned around and agreed to the arranged marriage her family had prepared—for the powerful Pei family.
…The Pei family was the most prestigious and influential clan in the capital, far beyond what Jiang Shiyuan could ever hope to reach.
But as luck would have it, the family, full of outstanding talents, happened to have one wayward grandson—Pei Ziye—idle and reckless, spending his days fighting roosters and dogs, doing nothing productive. In terms of age and temperament, he actually matched her quite well.
On the day they were to meet—
While Jiang Shiyuan was imagining how to get along peacefully with Pei Ziye after the wedding, the door creaked open in the chilly autumn wind. But the one who entered wasn’t Pei Ziye—it was his uncle, Pei Che, a high-ranking official of the realm, noble and aloof.
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Quotable Lines from Grand Tutor Pei’s Love for His Wife:
“Like that hibiscus flower in the imperial garden—no need for you to stand on tiptoe, I will come down myself, falling right into your hands.”
“To love her is to uplift, to accompany, to let her be herself and shine.”
“Unlike someone.”
