After transmigrating, Shen Qingxian becomes the sacrifice of a deranged prince. It’s hell mode from the start.
Thanks to her mind-reading ability, she discovers that beneath the tyrant’s cold exterior lies an immature soul.
He stares at her without expression, while thinking: [Another day when I feel like chopping someone up. (Smiles.)]
He coolly wipes his dagger, while screaming in his mind: [Her hands are even whiter than pig trotters. I want to gnaw on them.]
He signals with his eyes for her to get lost, while cursing inwardly: [How dare you compete with me for the last osmanthus cake? I’ll glare you to death!]
To stay alive, she is forced to become his personal feeding attendant and interpreter of his inner monologues.
At first, she only wants to save her own life and get to the bottom of her family’s wrongful conviction.
Later, she discovers that this childish man, who looks six feet tall but is three and a half on the inside, is actually pretty easy to take care of.
And later still… Wait, Prince, don’t come any closer! I don’t know how to warm your bed!
[Inner voice: Fool, come here. I’ll teach you.]
Meanwhile, his political rivals at court, the gentle Second Prince, the unruly Prince Ning, and the charming, amorous Prince Yan, all start showering her with attention.
Today, they give her a peerless ancient zither; tomorrow, a wolf pelt from the northern frontier; the day after, they’re fighting over her at the hunting grounds.
From then on, Shen Qingxian becomes the talk of the capital.
The tyrant’s thoughts shift from [What should I eat today?] to [There are too many rivals in love. This is driving me crazy. I’ll slaughter them all!]
She only meant to solve the old case and then leave with her mission accomplished. Before she knows it, though, she’s caught in the heart of a storm over the succession, while the jealous, deranged prince is plotting to win the whole realm for her.