Wait at Home to Die? The Devoted Crown Prince Charms Everyone

Mischievous darling heroine x prince who plays the pig to eat the tiger + ensemble cast + devoted to each other only Su Lingzhao is pulled into a sweet romance and mystery novel about two brothers infatuated with a universally adored heroine by an unreliable System. In the book, the heroine has a queenly personality wrapped in a delicate, helpless exterior. First, the foolish second son pursues her; later, the eldest son, a renowned constable, falls for her. And so the universally adored heroine is showered with affection by both brothers. Su Lingzhao is reborn as the eldest son’s wife in name, and the universally adored heroine’s foil. Her fate is grim. Not only is she left alone in an empty marriage, but in the end, the eldest son abandons her out of jealousy on the heroine’s behalf. Worse still, she is thrown into a beggars’ den and dies a miserable death. * Su Lingzhao doesn’t want to die a horrible death. The System offers a suggestion: “Seduce the crown prince, who’s been living away from home since childhood and became your servant to get close to the heroine!” Taking the advice, Su Lingzhao charms him, draws him in, and makes him fall for her. She uses him to escape her tragic fate. Later, the once-destitute young man ascends to the position of crown prince and is soon to marry the crown princess chosen by the emperor. Su Lingzhao takes a huge stack of his banknotes and slips away without a word. * Su Lingzhao’s impression of him: At first: A cold, indifferent boy, wholly devoted to protecting the heroine. After falling for her: An obstinate boy who presses her to say when she’ll divorce her husband, demanding she choose him instead. Later, when he holds power as crown prince: A lovesick man driven mad, turning the world upside down to find the woman who ran away. He kneels with the people of his kingdom and prays to the heavens, asking only for a chance to see her.