The Prince's Consort Isn't Even Trying

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Synopsis of this novel

Lin Yitang had barely survived the brutal college entrance exams in the four provinces known as Shanhe when, less than half a month into taking it easy, she somehow became the chosen one of a transmigration-into-a-book System. She transmigrated into the book as the ambitious second daughter of the Li family in the marquis's household, determined to work herself into becoming an empress.

When she arrived, the smiling tiger of an emperor was asking her with a smile which prince she liked so he could arrange her marriage.

Lin Yitang looked around at the crown prince, who seemed intense and calculating, and the ambitious third prince. She said she didn't want to choose either one.

...Working yourself to death is no match for lying flat.

In the end, she had no choice but to point at the useless ninth prince, who looked like he was enjoying a peaceful life and probably wouldn't live much longer.

Whatever. You people wouldn't understand the joy of being a slacker.

Everyone: ???

*Xiao Yuanling had been lying low for years, always good at pretending he had no interest in power. At a flower-viewing banquet, he watched coldly as the ambitious marquis's daughter chose her husband.

Then he heard the young woman, who usually looked down on him and kept her distance, say, "This subject has long admired the Ninth Prince. I am willing to marry him."

Xiao Yuanling immediately thought... This woman is not to be underestimated. She's seen through his ambitions!

The next day, the marquis's daughter, still suffering from the torture of a brutal internal clock, woke before dawn. The hidden guard she sent out shivered with excitement. Besides his prince, there was someone else with such patience and resolve! Now the prince's great plan would be even more unstoppable!

It wasn't until later, when the Ninth Prince, burning with enthusiasm, tried to discuss his grand plans with his fiancee and found her sleeping until late morning, that he finally realized something was off...

Reader's Guide

The setting is an alternate dynasty. The male and female leads grow over time, and each has her own career arc. A little political scheming. A sweet one-on-one romance.

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Sui An was born lucky. Ten-pulls got her five top-tier cards, she never failed an exam, she got free meals whenever she walked into a shop, and companies offered her huge salaries just to share in her good fortune. She drifted through life, lying flat, yet everything went her way.

Then she transmigrated and became the Xie family's super jinx, hated by people and dogs alike. No one dared go near her, even within ten feet.

Any shop visited by Third Miss would close within a month. Anyone who came into contact with her would step in dog poop or get water stuck in their teeth. Even the servants hired by the Xie household had to wonder whether their birth charts were strong enough.

Needless to say, Third Miss had quite the reputation. An imperial decree arranged her marriage to the Regent, a man believed to be doomed by fate and cursed with the Seven Killings star.

Xie Sui'an: "...Is it really that bad?"

Take things as they come. You can live anywhere. Unable to disobey the emperor's decree, Xie Sui'an packed her things and married the terrifying prince.

On her wedding day, the capital fell silent. Every household kept its doors shut. Dark clouds gathered, fierce winds howled, and crows circled above the bridal sedan chair all the way there.

Xie Sui'an grew curious and peeked out, meeting a face that was breathtakingly handsome, noble, and cold.

This is a bargain! A huge win!

*

Wei Zhuo was adopted by the royal family. He had fought on the battlefield for the country for seven years, leaving countless souls dead by his blade and his hands soaked in blood.

In the end, the royal family grew wary of him and branded him a doomed star to guard against the possibility of rebellion.

He couldn't be bothered to explain himself to the people, but the emperor still wouldn't leave him alone, sending him a princess consort said to be possessed by misfortune.

Wei Zhuo didn't believe in fate, but he had no intention of settling down either. Yet looking at the beautiful and radiant Xie Sui'an, he couldn't see how she could be the jinx everyone in the capital said people and dogs hated.

Just as he thought this, the fine rosewood chair beneath him suddenly collapsed.

A servant announced that the rear courtyard was on fire.

The young woman blinked and looked at him with an innocent, pitiful expression.

Wei Zhuo gritted his teeth. It wasn't her fault. The prince's residence had plenty of things. Let her break whatever she wanted.

But the young woman had just arrived and was always especially dependent on him. It seemed... she was also very much in love with him.

Sui Sui is afraid of the dark. They can discuss separate rooms another time.

On her first day at the prince's residence, Xie Sui'an was delighted to discover that her lucky constitution seemed to have returned.

Xie Sui'an's research suggested that the closer she was to the cold-faced prince, the luckier she became.

Today she sat and ate with the prince from three feet away, and didn't get a fish bone stuck in her throat.

Today she held the prince's hand, and started winning at pitch-pot.

Today she stole a kiss from the prince, and Xie Sui'an wept with joy. She'd even started finding money on the street.

Before long, the talk in the capital changed too. The prince's residence, usually deserted, became a blessed place, with visitors coming and going nonstop.

Xie Sui'an excitedly shared the news with the prince, but his gaze seemed strange, and his smile was full of meaning.

"There's one more thing you can do to make your luck even better. Want to give it a try?"

Theme: It turns out you shouldn't believe a workaholic when they say they want to lie flat