The Beloved Princess Consort Is Not to Be Trifled With

A modern descendant of a family of ancient martial artists is killed by her own cousin. Her soul transmigrates to the ancient past, where she becomes Tang Ruzhu, a Junzhu of Yan who has been jilted and exiled. Having taken over the original owner’s body, she vows to avenge her. The original owner’s father is the only prince of a different surname in Yan. To keep the emperor from suspecting him, he has always kept a low profile and politely turned down marriage proposals from various princes and nobles. He arranged for the original owner to marry Zhou Yu, the legitimate son of the Zhou family. But Zhou Yu had long been secretly conspiring with Tang Ruzhu’s half-sister, Tang Ruxue. After coming of age, Zhou Yu publicly broke off his engagement to Tang Ruzhu, claiming that she had used her status as a Junzhu to cling to him. Tang Ruzhu became a laughingstock in the capital. To avoid making a scene, and because he thought she had disgraced the Prince’s household, her father decided to exile her to a remote fief. The original owner died of grief and illness on the way, and Tang Ruzhu, a modern descendant of a family of ancient martial artists, took her place. During her three years in the fief, Tang Ruzhu often traveled through the martial world and made many friends. She also saved A Bang’s life, and from then on, A Bang stayed by her side to protect her. Three years later, when the emperor’s birthday approached, he granted her permission to return to the capital. Tang Ruzhu put her affairs in order and returned in style with A Bang. Everyone was waiting to laugh at her, but no one expected Madam Shu, a celebrated figure in the capital, to greet her at the city gate with the utmost warmth. Two years earlier, Madam Shu had gone to a temple in the mountains to pray for good health, but bandits had ambushed her. Tang Ruzhu saved her life. What’s more, she realized Madam Shu’s poor health was caused by cold qi invading her body and used her inner strength to clear her meridians. It was fair to say Madam Shu owed her a life. Madam Shu was the only female tutor in the capital and had always regarded Tang Ruzhu as her savior. Naturally, when she heard Tang Ruzhu was returning, she had to greet her in person. If Tang Ruzhu hadn’t had things to take care of, Madam Shu would even have taken her home as a guest. Passing North Gate Alley, Tang Ruzhu spotted a flicker of movement and went to investigate. There she found Yan Wugui, wounded and hiding. To evade the search by the men in black, they hid together in the rafters, but Yan Wugui eventually vanished without a trace, leaving Tang Ruzhu furious. The first thing Tang Ruzhu did after returning to the capital was go to the Prince’s residence and seek justice for the original owner. Without her father’s knowledge, Tang Ruxue ordered servants to bar Tang Ruzhu from the main entrance and told her to use the side gate. She then pinned the blame on Lian Shi. Tang Ruzhu simply tore down the main gate and barged into the residence. When Tang Ruxue saw Zhou Yu’s carriage stop outside, she deliberately pretended Tang Ruzhu had hurt her. Just as expected, Zhou Yu took the bait and publicly accused Tang Ruzhu, only to get slapped by her. Zhou Yu had been forced to come by the Zhou family and didn’t want to sour relations with the Prince’s household. When Tang Ruzhu’s parents returned, Tang Ruxue twisted the facts, and Lian Shi backed her up. Tang Ruzhu’s father was furious, but Tang Ruzhu said she had no intention of living in the residence anyway. In the entire capital, plenty of talented and unusual people would be happy to host her. Her father was so angry he wanted to punish her according to family law, but Madam Shu stopped him. Tang Ruzhu politely declined Madam Shu’s offer of help and moved into North Gate Alley, where she had already bought a house. Her father was angry with her and refused to send anyone to call her home, so before long, everyone in the capital knew about the uproar Tang Ruzhu had caused. With the emperor’s birthday approaching, the hunting grounds were opened for nobles and dignitaries to hunt and practice archery. Tang Ruxue deliberately invited Tang Ruzhu to join her...