An imperial decree arrived in Jiangnan, summoning a noble daughter of the Xiao family to travel a thousand miles to the capital and marry the stern Prince Jing.
After the wedding, the Princess Consort's beauty was dazzling, and she served him with tender devotion at every turn, gradually softening even the hardest heart. The Prince and Princess Consort were so loving that they became the envy of all.
There was only one regret: as the years passed, no matter how diligently Prince Jing attended to his duties in bed, sometimes until the small hours, the Princess Consort's belly remained flat, with no sign of a pregnancy.
The Princess Consort knew better than anyone why she couldn't conceive, because she wasn't a daughter of the Xiao family at all. She was a maid in the Xiao household, named Wanyun.
When the imperial decree arrived, the eldest Xiao daughter was plain-looking, and the family feared she wouldn't be able to hold onto her position as Princess Consort. They chose Wanyun, the most beautiful maid in the household, to serve as her attendant, and forced her to drink a medicine that would cool her body. That way, she could win the Prince's favor when her mistress was unavailable, but would remain unable to conceive and therefore easy to control.
Unfortunately, the eldest Xiao daughter was not blessed with good fortune. She died on the freezing river while on her way to the wedding. The Xiao family refused to abandon the marriage, and the maid Wanyun, the only one who survived, was transformed into Princess Jing.
Fortunately, Prince Jing cherished her and spent a fortune searching for renowned physicians. They said that with proper care, she might still be able to have children.
Wanyun went about her duties as Princess Jing in constant fear. Every day, she faithfully took her medicine, and every night she clung to Prince Jing in passionate embraces. But no secret stays hidden forever, and eventually she was exposed.
A maid had impersonated her mistress and married into the imperial family, sending the court into an uproar. And, as luck would have it, at that very moment, the child she had longed for but never dared hope to have came to rest in Wanyun's womb.
She was pregnant.
Theme: After the clouds clear, the moon will shine.
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The Young Man I Chose Is a Chivalrous Woman
The Orchid May Wither, but Jade Will Not Break
Little Pearl
Can We Still Not Start a Rebellion Today???
Marry the Princess
Her Majesty, Jingxian
The Year After Our Engagement Was Broken, She Married Someone Else
The Powerful Minister’s Dead Wife Was Actually Me
The Darling of the Flowers
The Merchant’s Legitimate Daughter
How to Marry the Grand Secretary
21+
Out of Tune
Love Beneath the Phoenix Canopy
The First Wife
My Second Husband Is a Force to Be Reckoned With
After Marrying Up
The Third Miss Decides to Go…
Begonia Blossoms Drunk in the Sun
Three Years After the Substitute Marriage
Wan, your Yanlang is overjoyed, he's not sad at all 🎉🎉🎉
While the male protagonist in this book maintains the same character as in the previous ones, it's so frustrating! I've never felt this frustrated in the other books. When will the old emperor, the imperial concubine, the empress, Prince Duan, and Prince Rong finally leave the story? Couldn't they just settle things at Xuanwu Gate?
This chapter perfectly showcases the author's quirks. What a classic example of angrily making dumplings over a mere whiff of jealousy! 😏
It must have been the Consort who drove the Empress to her death, because she wanted revenge for her son. So the Emperor could only publicly declare that the Empress committed suicide. He probably fell ill because he felt guilty towards the Empress and didn't know how to face the Consort. [Clown]
The fifth prince's descent into darkness is already 100%. When will he finally send the old emperor away?
The author is really making himself look good 🐶
The comments section is overly biased towards the male lead. He's never been a good person; he only became love-struck after meeting Wanwan. Without Wanwan, he's always been cold-blooded and ruthless towards anyone who holds the title of "Princess."
Actually, I support monogamy 😳
Everyone seems a bit annoyed by the use of the amnesia trope 🐶 But this book previously featured the Shen siblings 🐶, so clearly, the author has written it beautifully here 🐶. Although it might be morally offensive, the male lead is morally bankrupt 🐶 and naturally wouldn't care about his 22-year-old self. Actually, if you're reading it without getting involved (with a "let's watch the show" attitude), 🐶 it's quite entertaining 🐶.
The person who reported it just left, what about the readers? [Clown]