The Frail Young Lord's Masterful Schemes

Reborn as the wicked first wife who frames the heroine in an old-fashioned tragic romance, Shen Qingci is experiencing her “wedding night.” Meanwhile, her husband is passionately entwined with his beloved cousin in the next room.

In the original story, the first wife turns bitter with jealousy, repeatedly brings ruin upon herself, and ultimately loses her family and dies a grisly death in a mass grave.

Shen Qingci sneers. “Whoever wants to be a stepping stone can take the job. I'm done playing along!”

That very night, she takes her marriage contract and barges straight into the room of Rong Jing, heir to the Duke's residence, who is gravely ill and has little time left.

“Young Lord, you're seriously ill and need a wedding to bring you good fortune. What do you say? Why not marry me?”

“I have medical skills and can cure poison. I may be able to give you a chance at survival.”

“In return, give me the honor and status of your heir's wife, and join forces with me to make that despicable couple pay.”

Rong Jing looks up, a faint glimmer of interest crossing his pale face. Having lived a second life, he knows he has little time left, but unexpectedly, the greatest variable has arrived.

He chuckles. “Very well. As you wish.”

No one knows that this seemingly frail heir, who looks as though he could be snuffed out by a breeze, is in truth a bloodthirsty demon who holds the power of the realm in his hands and can turn the world upside down with a flick of his wrist.

When he casts off his disguise for her and sweeps across the four corners of the realm, laying the vast land before her, he finally bends down and whispers in her ear,

“My lady, I offer you the realm as your betrothal gift. Are you satisfied?”