My Frail Husband Is Always Acting

[Main story complete] [Coming next: the historical romance Reborn as the Sickly Emperor I Raised. Please add it to your wish list. Blurb below.] With a cousin fighting over the family fortune and the prefect seeking to force her into marriage, the Rong family's young lady decides to take a husband to avoid trouble. Rong Huayu has quite a reputation, with countless sworn brothers and younger male friends. No respectable young gentleman could put up with that, so she sets her sights on the new zither player at the music house. His fingers are as delicate as scallions, and he's as beautiful as an immortal: a cool, aloof beauty. Rong Huayu is especially fond of his clear, bright eyes beneath the white veil, even though he is blind. On their wedding night, Rong Huayu, resplendent in red, falls asleep face-down on the bridal bed, paying no attention at all to the groom's dark, brooding gaze. Months later, she gets control of the Rong family's seal of authority, and the two divorce. Rong Huayu admires the beauty's generosity and tolerance. She downs a farewell drink, then wakes up in an unfamiliar room. The man sitting beside the bed gently strokes her cheek. His gloomy gaze rests on her, and the menace hidden in his eyes makes her tremble. Shen Mingxin had agreed to marry into the Rong family for its young lady's sake. He never expected her to be as tender and attentive toward other men as she was toward him. His burning heart grew heavier and heavier. After the divorce, he takes her back to his other residence and keeps her for himself. But when he sees the girl gazing at him with bright eyes, she apologizes guiltily. "I'm sorry I got you kidnapped too." Shen Mingxin's heart gives a jolt. He quickly hides his menace and looks at her pitifully. "How will you make it up to me, wifey?" Emotionally clueless (but not really) young lady × sweet-on-the-outside, ruthless-on-the-inside, obsessive prince 1. The hero's identity is revealed midway through the story, and his blindness will be cured. 2. One-on-one romance, both virgins. Entirely fictional setting, so don't overanalyze it. Blurb screenshot dated 2021.1.9, revised screenshot dated 3.24 Yu Mingxi was a princess of the commandery, blessed with every honor, yet she misjudged people and gave her heart to the wrong man. In the end, rebels laid siege to the city, the emperor was murdered, and she died at the hands of the lover she'd been obsessed with. Reborn at fifteen, Yu Mingxi no longer seeks true love. She will seize power and take control of her own fate! She buys a young man from the Miao borderlands from a slave trader. He is Pei Ying, the emperor's youngest son, lost among the common people in his previous life, but remembered by the emperor until his dying day. She raises him by her side and teaches him to read and write, ride, shoot, and appreciate music. All she has to do is wait for him to become emperor, and she'll be a princess who protects the realm. But Yu Mingxi fails to notice the unusual feelings gradually appearing in the eyes of the boy as he grows up. Pei Ying was born into degradation, fighting and struggling in the mire, enduring every kind of humiliation. He had never known the light until Yu Mingxi bought him. Her warmth and sincerity thawed his frozen heart. She told him to call her older sister, and he obeyed. She needed someone to risk their life on the battlefield, and he was willing. She coaxed him into acknowledging the emperor as his father and becoming a prince, and he agreed to it all. He was willing to give her everything. Later, Pei Ying slowly realized that she didn't care for anything he offered her. What she wanted was the power to control life and death, while he was merely a puppet on the stage... On the eve of the new emperor's enthronement, Yu Mingxi is drugged and loses consciousness. When she wakes up, she is in a secret chamber, her hands and feet bound by golden chains. The young man, dressed in imperial robes, approaches her. His gaze is sinister as he gently strokes her cheek and kisses her lips. His voice is hoarse. "Older sister, I'll be your puppet, and you will be my empress." A princess who has been hurt by love and now only wants to build her career × an obsessive young man whose love goes unanswered Theme: True feelings can cross class boundaries. Don't judge people through prejudiced eyes