The Prince Can’t Keep His Inner Thoughts Hidden

[Clear-eyed heroine + scheming, devoted prince + both devoted to only each other + husband pursues his wife] The day my elder sister was chosen as the Crown Princess, I volunteered to marry the frail Prince of Jing.

The whole capital laughed at me for picking up the broken goods my sister didn't want.

On our wedding night, I bowed gracefully to the prince as he coughed up blood. “I am willing to be Your Highness's bride, to bring you good fortune.”

The veil was lifted. The man who should have been at death's door raised his phoenix eyes. “Are you sure you came to bring me good fortune, and not hasten my death?”

I lowered my head to hide the dagger in my sleeve.

Then I heard him chuckle. “What a coincidence. I came to bring good fortune too...”