Shen Qingtang's engagement is broken off because of her lowly birth, and she endures endless mockery. The Crown Prince is impeached and branded arrogant and overbearing, becoming an “unsellable product” everyone avoids. The two hit it off, make a pact, and marry by imperial decree. She only wants to be a lazy Crown Princess, eating her fill and idling until they can divorce. Who would have thought that the arrogant, violent Crown Prince would turn into a doting, jealous tyrant? She so much as glances at a piece of jewelry, and he has the entire street's stock moved into the Eastern Palace. Someone praises him for being considerate, and he stays up all night studying The Rules for Husbands. Her former fiancé comes back asking to get back together? He has his legs broken and is thrown out! One day, she finally snaps: “We're only pretending!” The Crown Prince leans over her with a shameless smile. “The play has already begun, my lady. I won't let you leave.”
