Contract Princess

The heavy rain was like countless cold beads, hitting the bluestone steps of the pawn shop. The splashes of water mixed with mud spots fell on Su Wan. Her red wedding dress that should have been brand new had been soaked through, and it was cold and clammy on her spine, making her heart feel cold. The pawnshop owner was flipping the abacus, and the wooden beads were clanging loudly, but he had a sneer on his face: "Miss Su, the three thousand taels of gambling debt owed by your father has been compounded with interest. If I sell you in pieces, I'm afraid I won't be able to fill the hole." There was a black carriage parked at the entrance of the alley. In the gap between the curtains, a hand with clear bones knocked gently on the window frame. The voice was not loud, but it penetrated the rain curtain: "Sign the marriage contract, and I will settle the debt for you." Su Wan looked up and caught a glimpse of the python pattern looming on his sleeves. The dark pattern was looming in the dimness. She paused and asked, "What are the conditions?" "I will pretend to be Princess An for three years." He handed over a folded marriage certificate and pressed the corner of the paper with his fingertips. "When the term is over, we will divorce. We have nothing to do with each other." She glanced at the end of the page with the corner of her eye, where there was a line of small words that the ink had not completely dried on - "During the contract period, it does not matter whether you live or die." Blood dripped down the fingertips on the line of words, and a small group of dark red appeared. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.