The Prince Is Weak and Lovesick, Yet Still Tries to Play Me

In her previous life, the Chancellor's and General's households were toppled overnight and utterly destroyed. Meng Chuanwan, the legitimate daughter of the Chancellor's family, became a prisoner in the Eastern Palace. She watched her father, the Chancellor, and her elder brother die gruesome deaths; her mother was poisoned; her uncle, the general, and aunt were tricked and killed on the battlefield; her cousin was assassinated; and her younger female cousin starved to death. Reborn, she vowed that the Meng family would never suffer the same fate again.

Second Prince Qi Sheng had planned to spend his days pretending to be ill, simply to keep himself safe. But then he watched the Chancellor's daughter, who seemed to care only about swooning over the Crown Prince, scheme her way forward and toy with her opponents as if they were putty in her hands.

Qi Sheng: Marry me, and I'll keep you safe for the rest of your life.

Meng Chuanwan: Oh, please. Are you protecting me, or am I protecting you?