A Slacker Eating Melons in a Forced-Marriage Novel

[Building up a backlog of follows, updates according to the rankings...] Shang Chuyin transmigrated into a melodramatic novel about a ruler taking his minister's wife, becoming the crown prince's bride-to-be. The crown prince was refined and handsome, exactly her type. After three months together, the looks-conscious Shang Chuyin was quite pleased with him. Thinking about the carefree life of lying flat after marriage, she could hardly keep from grinning. The famous scene of the ruler taking his minister's wife was about to happen. Shang Chuyin slipped away along the way to sneak a look, only to run into the Prince Regent, Jiang Yan. In the book, Jiang Yan was a sinister Prince Regent who controlled the court. He was possessive, cruel, scheming, and twisted inside. Shang Chuyin recognized him. In her nervousness, she missed a step and nearly fell into the water, but he caught her. She bowed to thank him and hurried away, unaware that Jiang Yan remained where he was, rubbing his fingers to savor the lingering warmth. He asked the guard beside him, "Who is she?" "Your Highness, she is Shang Chuyin, who entered the palace three months ago and is to become the crown prince's consort." The crown prince's future consort? Jiang Yan quietly made a note of it and became even more hostile toward the Eastern Palace. From that day on, Shang Chuyin often felt unwell. Whenever she saw inexplicable marks, she would wake up puzzled, unable to figure out their cause. Until one day, when the crown prince fell ill, Shang Chuyin learned that Jiang Yan had summoned all the imperial physicians away. She rushed to the Prince Regent's residence and begged him to send the physicians back to the palace. Jiang Yan stood on the steps and deliberately made things difficult for her. "The crown prince's consort truly is devoted to the crown prince. If you are willing to attend to me here tonight, I'll let the physicians return to the palace. What do you say?" Shang Chuyin froze, screaming inwardly: How did I end up being the gossip? That night at the prince regent's residence, the familiar sensation struck again. She finally understood that Jiang Yan had been behind the strange things happening to her all along. One night of passion. Shang Chuyin thought that would be the end of it, but Jiang Yan kept coming after her again and again. The day she learned the crown prince's true nature, Shang Chuyin was heartbroken and decided to distance herself from the royal family and return to her estate to lie flat. When she woke up again, Jiang Yan had imprisoned her at his residence. Shang Chuyin: Can you turn into the gossip just by gossiping? Saved on 2025.12.28 Theme: Don't fear difficulties. Keep going until you reach your goal.