Why Won't My Sickly Wife Die Already?

Ye Xixia, the fallen princess of the Great Xia Kingdom, is forced by her mother to wear men's clothes and flee to the Great Chen Kingdom, where she becomes a live-in son-in-law.

Her twin brother was betrothed to a member of the Great Chen imperial family and died protecting her during the fall of their kingdom. So she should carry on his legacy, take his name, and take responsibility for his sister-in-law.

Even if her brother had a reputation that terrified the world, with nicknames like "Little Butcher" and "Little Lecher," she still had to take his place!

Ye Xixia: But I'm a woman!

Her mother: No matter. You're still young, so no one can tell. Anyway, our country has fallen and our family is ruined. We'll cling to life in Great Chen for as long as we can.

But the eldest princess of Great Chen won't have her, and neither will the second princess. Only the third princess has an unknown mother, no power or influence, and is a sickly, half-mad girl who has nearly died several times. So when Ye Xixia suddenly appears, they decide she can bring good fortune to the third princess by marrying her.

Her mother: Wonderful! Marry her. She's so frail she won't be able to consummate the marriage before she dies, so no one will discover you're a woman. Outlive her, then establish yourself in Great Chen as the third princess's husband until we restore our kingdom!

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A foolish father, a domineering mother, a sinful brother, and a broken girl.

Ye Xixia has no plans to restore her kingdom. She only wants to outlive the third princess and enjoy a happy life as a wealthy widower.

But the third princess teeters on the brink of death again and again, reduced to her final breath, and still she just won't die!

She's furious!

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And so Ye Xixia shamelessly stays in Great Chen. As long as she can survive in this brutal age, she's willing to put up with anything.

The third princess is so beautiful she seems like a demon, but she's also a delicate beauty. She uses a wheelchair every day, comes down with strange illnesses every day, and has a fit of madness every day, crying for her mother.

Ye Xixia can't help but feel deeply protective of her.

Today, the princess is bullied by her imperial siblings, and Ye Xixia stands up for her.

Tomorrow, the princess is paralyzed on one side and her wheelchair breaks, so Ye Xixia carries her from dusk until dawn.

The day after, the princess feels cold, so Ye Xixia slips into her bed to warm her and give her someone to rely on.

As time passes, Ye Xixia decides that spending the rest of her life this way might not be so bad.

She swears to treat the third princess well for the rest of her life, because the princess is the reason she has managed to survive in this chaotic age.

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Until one day, the third princess falls ill again. Her symptoms are just like those of someone poisoned by a love potion. She hurriedly strips Ye Xixia, only to freeze in shock.

"Husband, you... seem to be a eunuch!"

[Reading guide]:

Medicine human × female princess consort

[Chen Qiancao × Ye Xixia]

Theme: What you lose is a shackle; what you gain is the whole world