After Marrying as a Stand-in for the Betrothed, the Husband Who Was Presumed Dead Returns

In her past life, Yu Qingci refused to marry as a substitute and was tricked by her stepmother into marrying a villain. After enduring a miserable existence for ten years, she died together with her husband's family.

After being reborn, Yu Qingci decides to agree to marry as a stand-in for her older sister into the General's Manor to wait for her betrothed, who was presumed dead. She knows that in three years, the young general, who is rumored to have died on the battlefield, will return safely.

The General's Manor rapidly declined after losing two generations of generals. Once Yu Qingci married in, she used her wits to deal with despicable relatives and protected her weak mother-in-law and sister-in-law. Using memories from her past life, she accumulated wealth through business, supporting the General's Manor on her own.

Three years later, the young general Lu Yunqi returned with a female confidante and was praised by the imperial court for his great merits. The General's Manor quickly regained its former glory.

Yu Qingci felt her duty was fulfilled and voluntarily approached Lu Yunqi to propose a divorce, intending to retire from her role. She didn't want to be the vicious primary wife who came between true lovers. This was also her original purpose for agreeing to the substitution: not to be a wife to others in this life, and not to let her joys and sorrows be dictated by others.

However, given the ways of the world, she could only take a step back by entering the inner residence first, hoping the young general would appreciate her diligent protection of the manor over the past three years and part ways amicably.

The ideal was grand.

Unexpectedly, the decisive young general became indecisive and evasive regarding the divorce. He even helped her deal with the female confidante? While the confidante fought the primary wife with the tenacity of a cockroach that can't be killed, the young general finally clarified publicly: the so-called female confidante was merely a cover. From beginning to end, his heart belonged only to his legal wife.