[Strong female lead] [Playing dumb to catch the tiger] [A chaotic love triangle] [Madwoman tames the dogs] [All male leads are virgins]
Qin Wu was the head of the modern Qin financial empire: a madwoman, a lecher, and someone who got revenge on the spot.
One day, she woke up in the body of a sweet, foolish young princess.
She was stunningly beautiful, but had the intelligence of a seven-year-old.
She was engaged to the three most famous young men in the capital, but none of them wanted to marry her.
So the three of them flirted with her by turns, but none would send the betrothal gifts and make her their bride.
They planned to wait for the old duke to die, then cancel the embarrassing engagements.
In the novel, once the old duke died, her stepfather would steal the family fortune, abandon her in a ruined courtyard, and leave her to starve to death.
When Qin Wu opened her eyes, she was soaking in the hot spring at the Crown Prince's villa.
The Crown Prince leaned against the edge of the pool, his collar half open. He lifted his chin. "Princess, bring me that cup of wine."
The wine was drugged. Once she drank it and made a public spectacle of herself, he would have a perfectly legitimate reason to call off their engagement.
Qin Wu picked up the cup, swirled it, and smiled.
You want to play me?
Then let’s see who ruins whom.
Later...
The young Marquis of Zhenbei, Lu Shi'an, clung to the wall of the Duke's residence and shouted at Qin Wu:
"Qin Wu! You called me the wolf cub you raised, then threw me away once I was grown! Is that fair?!"
His voice was hoarse, but he was still clinging to the wall, looking pitiful. "If you won't open the door, I'll wait here until you’re willing to take me."
The Imperial Preceptor, Pei Huaijing, knelt by her bed and pressed his cool, ethereal face into her palm. "Wu'er, you have to take responsibility."
The Crown Prince, Li Xuanheng, personally brought her the Crown Princess's gold edict.
Right in front of the assembled imperial relatives, Qin Wu tossed it straight into the brazier.
"I don't want any of you."
The imperial relatives dropped to their knees in fright.
Li Xuanheng reached into the fire, retrieved the gold edict, and held it out to her again. "What do you like? I’ll get you something else."
