先婚后爱
xiān hūn hòu ài · 'marriage first, love after': a couple wed before they care for each other
Xian hun hou ai means 'marriage first, love after'. It is a romance structure in which two people marry for convenience, duty or an arrangement and fall in love only afterwards, so the romance grows inside the marriage instead of leading to it. It gives the story a ready-made closeness and a reason for the leads to share space. The Chinese label is common in plot summaries of period and modern dramas alike. Youthful Glory is described with it.
Dramas
Where it comes up
Youthful Glory: The Light Costume Romance That Starts With a Marriage of Convenience
A guide to the Mango TV costume romance Youthful Glory: a prince back in the capital to trace missing army funds, a marriage of convenience with a marquess's daughter, and what the light, sweet tone and the 30-episode run offer a viewer finding it on Netflix.