Prince, Settle the Accounts Before We Divorce

The novel follows Gu Xiyuan, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Pingyang. After her fiancé, Crown Prince Xiao Jinchen, treats her unfairly by wanting to marry her cousin as his primary consort and making her a secondary consort, she comes to her senses and decisively dumps the “scumbag.” She strikes back by making a deal with Prince Yan, Xiao Xuan: “I’ll pay to be a prince’s consort.” At first, they agree to a marriage of convenience and to divorce when the term is up, but their feelings gradually grow as they spend time together.