After My Contract Marriage with the Heir

[A lighthearted, sweet story about love after marriage. The male lead learns the hard way early on, then goes all out to win his wife back.]

The Pei clan helped establish the dynasty, and was granted the title of Prince of Duanping, with the honorific Duanping. Pei Xu, heir to the title, was born to a life of luxury and raised in the palace as the Crown Prince's companion. Handsome, well-read, and skilled in both literature and martial arts, he became the dream man of every noble young woman in the capital.

The emperor intended to marry him to a princess, but being a princess's consort came with many restrictions. Pei Xu didn't want the thankless job, so after much deliberation, the Prince of Duanping turned to his close friend, the Marquis of Yongning, for help.

The two came up with a plan. Yu Qingyao, the Marquis of Yongning's youngest daughter, who had been raised in a Taoist temple since childhood, was brought back to the family estate and married to Pei Xu under the pretext of a childhood betrothal. This gave the Prince of Duanping's household a reason to refuse the emperor's arranged match.

Before the wedding, Yu Qingyao received assurances from her father and the Prince of Duanping: she only needed to play the role of heir's wife. After a year or so, once the princess married, she could take her compensation and divorce Pei Xu.

A temporary stay in a lavish prince's residence, with people serving her delicious food and drink, plus a tidy sum for her trouble

Yu Qingyao: This deal can't lose!

As for acting, she was confident she could do it. She was determined to play her part to the fullest, so she could earn every bit of her generous fee.

Unexpectedly, she played the role so convincingly that she even fooled her fake husband.

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Pei Xu knew that his marriage to Yu Qingyao was a temporary arrangement. He only hoped to end this marriage in name as soon as possible and get his carefree life back.

Who could have guessed that she would fall for him and seem to want to turn their act into reality?

Pei Xu: Know your place. Don't covet what isn't yours.

Seeing her dejected expression, he turned and walked away without a second thought.

What a joke. He didn't even care for a princess. How could he fall for a mere daughter of a marquis?

But gradually, he discovered that Yu Qingyao had quite a few talents. His parents treated her like their own daughter, his stern and old-fashioned grandmother took a liking to her, and the Crown Prince was warm and friendly toward her. Even the princess, who had originally been determined to marry him, found her ideal match with Yu Qingyao's help and came to regard her as a close friend.

When his friends heard that the two of them were about to divorce, they eagerly prepared to call on her and propose marriage.

Pei Xu: What are you doing? Who's after my wife?

He thought, well, since Yu Qingyao liked him so much, he might as well grant her wish.

At the same time, Yu Qingyao received the money from the Prince of Duanping and her father, then slapped a divorce agreement down in front of Pei Xu.

Yu Qingyao: All debts settled. See you never.

Pei Xu: ???

If he offered her even more money now, would it be enough to make her stay?

Later, he gave everything he had just to make her turn back.

Yu Qingyao returned the courtesy: “Sir, know your place. Don't covet what isn't yours.”

#A mischievous, pampered sweetheart vs. a dashing young nobleman#

#After a marriage of convenience with the heir, he begs me to make the act real#

#What should I do when my wife loves money far more than she loves me? Help, urgent!#

-A quirky, Oscar-worthy actress of a heroine vs. a hero who thinks romance is a waste of time, then learns the hard way. One-on-one romance, happy ending, and the leads are each other's one and only, body and soul.

-The male lead is tough on the outside but softhearted. At first he pays the heroine little attention, but he never insults her, harms her, or cheats. Later, he goes all out to win her back.

-Love after marriage, a light and sweet story, set in an imaginary dynasty. Historical accuracy not required.

[Archived on 2021-07-06]

Theme: Treat others sincerely, and you will receive the same sincerity in return.