[Next book: "Married to a Beautiful Ghost Wife" synopsis below] Xu Ran joined the army in her father's place, rising from a common soldier to a young general. She was then noticed by the Eldest Princess, who took her under her wing and used emotions to firmly control Xu Ran. The Eldest Princess sought the throne for her elder brother, needing the support of powerful families and the consolidation of military power. When the new emperor ascended the throne, he arranged a marriage for the Eldest Princess, and Xu Ran was thrown into prison. After Xu Ran's family was destroyed and she herself disappeared, the Eldest Princess realized that while using her, she had also developed feelings. Xu Ran was burned beyond recognition, rescued by the Southern Barbarian Princess, and sent to the Southern Barbarian lands to recover. But Xu Ran still wanted to return to the Central Capital, not to see the princess, but to check on her parents. She would never meddle in royal affairs again, only wishing for her parents' well-being in this life. In the end, she discovered that her parents had died in the great fire long ago, and she set out on a path of revenge. The Eldest Princess refused to believe Xu Ran was dead. She frantically sent people to search for her, but for three years there was no news. Just as she was about to give up, a person claiming to be Xu Ran's friend from the Southern Barbarian lands appeared. She knew it was her. If she wanted to put on an act, she would play along, as long as this person remained by her side. This time, she would never let anyone hurt her again. [The ending is HE] ———————————————————————————————— New story "Married to a Beautiful Ghost Wife" [Who knew that after dying, one could still be arranged a ghost marriage, and be matched with a fair-skinned, beautiful, slender-waisted, long-legged beauty as a wife. When alive, I never found a partner; after death, I was directly assigned a wife. Funny girls don't deserve love, but they can have a beloved wife. Meng Xun, dressed in wedding clothes, looked at her wife, also in a red wedding dress, across from her. She wanted to be reserved and hold back a smile, but the corners of her mouth twitched violently. This ghost marriage is great. Wait... it seems I'm not dead... I have a ghost wife. Ghost wife or not, it's not like I can't touch her. On the first day, she told her ghost wife Xie Jiayin that she wanted to be the top. Xie Jiayin nodded blankly; she didn't know what "top" meant. She let Meng Xun be whatever she wanted. Later, when she couldn't get out of bed, she understood what "top" meant. Scene 1: When she wanted to scare the villagers, her beautiful wife quietly scattered paper money. Scene 2: She needed to light incense to touch her wife, but lately her wife was always afraid of her lighting incense, telling her to be moderate. She wasn't a saint, just a normal woman. How could she be moderate with a beautiful wife?]