The Heartless Painting

Yu Wan'er, an art teacher, transmigrates while copying the painting Merciless Rivers and Mountains. She wakes up as an unloved secondary consort to the Crown Prince, Xiao Yanlong, who is paralyzed from the waist down and coughing up blood. Though the emperor fears him, the Crown Prince only appears frail. In truth, he is secretly plotting.

Yu Wan'er uses her knowledge of modern medicine and art to nurse Xiao Yanlong back to health with moxibustion and therapeutic meals. Her mastery of light and shadow dazzles the palace and helps him turn the tide. As they face the Second Prince's schemes, the two go from mistrusting each other to building trust, and Xiao Yanlong confides in her about the truth behind his disability.

As the struggle within the palace intensifies, Yu Wan'er discovers that her transmigration is closely linked to the mysterious power within the painting. In the end, Xiao Yanlong gives up the throne and retires with her to a secluded life. In their mountain studio, she paints while he grinds the ink, and together they compose a love song amid these merciless rivers and mountains.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.