Playing the Princess's Consort

For a handsome reward, Xuan Huaiqiu accepted a job: impersonate the late husband of Princess Chongning.

It was said that after her husband died, Princess Chongning had been so devastated that she refused to accept he was gone.

Her eyesight was so poor she could barely see people, and all Xuan Huaiqiu had to do was imitate her husband's unwavering devotion to her.

Xuan Huaiqiu thought the job would be over in ten days or half a month. But the princess's memories were muddled, and she never recovered.

At first, all Xuan Huaiqiu had to do was keep her company and soothe her to sleep. Then they began sharing a bed, and little by little, Xuan Huaiqiu lost her composure.

Xuan Huaiqiu worried she would be exposed, but news from the capital arrived first: there had never been a husband named