# Outline for the 80,000-Word Novel Reborn as the Doctor Princess
## Core Premise
**Heroine: Lin Wantang** (25 before being reborn, 18 afterward)
- Previous life: The only daughter of a wealthy merchant, diagnosed with a chronic heart condition at 18. Though frail, she had a great fortune. After both her parents died, her cousins schemed against her and married her off to the Sun family in the western part of the city. For five years, she endured emotional abuse and the seizure of her property. They slandered her as mentally unstable because she was “sickly and frail.” At 25, her heart condition flared up, and she died alone.
- Reborn: She returns to three months before her marriage into the Sun family. Her parents have just passed away, and her cousins are beginning to plot her marriage. Armed with memories of her past life and the clear-headed foresight to plan ahead, she still appears to be a “frail young lady,” but inside she is a battle-hardened avenger who plans every move with care.
**Hero: Gu Linyuan** (24)
- Public identity: A young medical officer newly assigned to the city, with superb medical skills and a distant manner.
- True identity: The heir apparent to the Marquis of Jing’an. He has traveled incognito to Yunzhou City to investigate a border-region medicine smuggling case.
- Connection to the heroine: In her previous life, he met her by chance three months before her death. While checking her pulse, he realized she was not “insane,” but had been given small doses of poison over a long period. He had no time to investigate further. After her rebirth, he becomes a key ally in helping her turn the tables.
