Brewed in Spring

A political revenge story: A master strategist and spirit medium × A stunningly beautiful prince:

(The Third Prince is the obvious culprit, but there’s another killer lurking in the shadows. Feel free to guess who it is! (*๓´╰╯`๓)♡)

As the heir to the position of Imperial Astrologer, Shen Jingmo could pray for rain, read the stars, divine people’s fortunes, and even communicate with the gods from childhood.

The emperor was growing old, and the princes were forming factions. The Imperial Astrologer refused to take sides. Then one day, the Third Prince came to visit, and a witchcraft doll inscribed with the emperor’s birth date and time was accidentally found in the Imperial Astrologer’s residence.

As luck would have it, the emperor fell gravely ill at just that moment. Convinced that the Shen family was plotting against him, he ordered their estate seized and appointed a new Imperial Astrologer.

With the Crown Prince’s help, Shen Jingmo faked her death and escaped. But she had to disguise herself and take the name Changle.

Three years later, the Shen family had all but faded from people’s memories. An elderly spirit medium arrived in the capital. Rumor had it that her powers were boundless and she could communicate with ghosts and gods.

Ning Wang Nangong Xu had lost his soul and spent a year in a foolish stupor. After she summoned his soul, he began recovering that very day, regaining his senses and becoming no different from an ordinary person.

Ning Wang Nangong Xu was peerlessly handsome and exceptionally talented at making money, with businesses all across the Southern Kingdom. Before he fell into the water and became foolish, he was the dream husband of the capital’s noblewomen, and the Ning Wang residence was crowded with people seeking a match. Afterward, its gates stood deserted.

But Ning Wang didn’t believe the medium had cured him. He thought some anonymous miracle doctor was responsible, and dismissed Changle as a charlatan.

People said Nangong Xu was brilliant, but Changle disagreed. He was the kind of man who would be sold off and still help the seller count the money. Since she was kindhearted, she could only offer him a tactful warning:

“Instead of discussing whether I’m a fraud, Your Highness, why not look at your account books and see how much of your business you have left?”

Only then did Nangong Xu realize that while he was incapacitated, the Third Prince had taken over most of his businesses. He had handed over half his family fortune to someone else just like that. Years of effort had gone down the drain, and former allies had become enemies.

Changle kindly offered him a plan and helped him reclaim a third of what he had lost.

Only then did Nangong Xu see her in a new light and ask what she wanted.

“Simple. I want a share of the profits!”

But Changle knew the truth: she really did want a share, but she also wanted to sow discord and use someone else to kill her enemy.

And Nangong Xu was the perfect weapon. He had once been a blade wielded by her enemies, but stolen away, he could become her blade instead.

During his time with Changle, Nangong Xu accidentally discovered her true appearance. He realized that Changle was Shen Jingmo, the beloved woman he had lost too soon.

He thanked Heaven for giving him another chance. The love he had left unspoken three years ago could finally be confessed.

I recommend starting from Chapter 4. The first three chapters are all setup. ( ﹡ˆoˆ﹡ )

P.S. The male lead has a secret crush on the female lead, but as an idle prince, he doesn’t dare confess his feelings.

Theme: Turning the tables against all odds