Li Jiuyuan is the legitimate daughter of the Yongping Marquis household. Because her mother died in childbirth, the family believes she is a curse who killed her mother and abandons her at an estate dozens of miles away, never giving her another thought.
When they bring her back to the marquis's residence just after her fifteenth birthday, it is only to have her take her half-sister's place and marry Gu Yanqing, a prince who is paralyzed from the waist down.
They say Gu Yanqing is the God of War of the Linyue Kingdom. He rode across battlefields and won countless victories, making great contributions to securing the kingdom.
Unfortunately, he was gravely wounded in battle. His legs were crippled, his temperament changed, and... he was no longer capable of consummating a marriage.
To keep her own daughter from being sent to a husband who could never share her bed, her aunt claimed that her daughter was a concubine's child and unworthy of the famed God of War, whispering this into the marquis's ear.
Considering the greater good, Li Jiuyuan resolutely married into the prince's household.
On their wedding night, as her red veil was lifted, a face so devastatingly handsome appeared before her. Her eyes lit up, and she nearly drooled.
The man's brows furrowed slightly. His icy gaze fell on her as he asked coldly, “Do you know who I am?”
Li Jiuyuan: “I do!”
Gu Yanqing: “Then why marry me? Aren't you afraid of being a widow in all but name?”
Li Jiuyuan: “That's fine. As long as Your Highness gives me power and money.”
Li Jiuyuan is determined to take control of the household and secure her future.
But every night, Gu Yanqing leans close to her ear and coaxes softly, “Princess Consort, the servants can handle these things. All you need to do is take good care of me.”
