The Poor Little Substitute Bride Became the Darling of a Top Family

Shen Shi'an spent the first dozen years of his life in a woodshed in a remote courtyard. His only hobby was eating his fill. The one time he ever left the courtyard was to marry the comatose heir of Prince An, a frail young man on the brink of death. Everyone said the wedding was only Prince An's consort's desperate hope, that the heir wouldn't live much longer and Shen Shi'an was destined to be abandoned all over again. But then the heir really did wake up. The emperor sent all kinds of rare treasures and precious medicinal herbs to the estate. Everyone outside the household was stunned, and even more people envied Shen Shi'an for his incredible luck. Shen Furong, in particular, was consumed with jealousy. Her dream of becoming the Crown Princess had been dashed, while Shen Shi'an had somehow struck gold. The moment Nan Jingyi first saw the delicate, beautiful Shen Shi'an, he liked him so much he wanted to give him everything. “Are you a little stutterer?” Shen Shi'an shook his head and slowly explained, “No one ever talked to me...” Nan Jingyi patted his head, his eyes full of tenderness. His voice was indulgent without a hint of restraint. “You don't have to be afraid anymore. I'll always have your back.” Shen Shi'an didn't quite understand what he meant, but he knew that from then on he could eat his fill and wouldn't be thrown out. He smiled sweetly, feeling that life with Nan Jingyi was the best life of all. Before long, Nan Jingyi truly spoiled him rotten. Shen Shi'an had thought he would go hungry and be abandoned again, but instead, the whole Prince An household treated him like a treasure.