After I Volunteered to Marry the Disabled Prince

[My next novel will be The Tyrant and His Little Fox. If you’re interested, visit my profile to add it to your collection.] Fang Chuyi transmigrates to an ancient era with open-minded customs where men can marry one another, and becomes the legitimate son of the wealthiest merchant family. Unfortunately, his father is dead, and the person in power now is the second uncle who seized the family fortune. His second uncle is a hypocrite. Not only does he ruin Fang Chuyi’s reputation and make the world think he is an unfilial, disloyal person, he also spreads the rumor that Fang Chuyi can bear children, then pretends to be kindly as he offers to find him a good match. Good match number one: the son of a rice merchant from Jiangnan. Word is, the young man already has five concubines in his household and looks utterly worn out. Good match number two: the young master of a silk shop. According to rumors, he has a violent temper and once beat a maid in his household to death. Fang Chuyi, who considers himself a straight man through and through, grits his teeth in fury. That old bastard doesn’t want him to live. The Prince of Zhennan defended the border against foreign enemies from a young age. After years of warfare, he finally secured a century of peace for the dynasty, but was left with a body full of ailments. He is poisoned and has disabled legs, and can only keep himself alive by clutching a medicine jar. In everyone’s eyes, he is a good-for-nothing with little time left to live. The emperor grieves and vows to find the prince a good marriage. But the prime minister refuses, the minister of revenue makes excuses, and the court officials all weep and wail, praising the emperor’s kindness while lamenting that the younger sons in their families are not worthy of the prince. The emperor has no choice but to settle for the next best thing and turn his attention to the great merchant families. Under these circumstances, only Fang Chuyi, whose virtue is supposedly lacking, is willing to marry into the prince’s household. Fang Chuyi thinks that being disabled is great. He likes men who can’t perform, and this one is a prince, too. How convenient. It won’t interfere with his money-making at all. Once he takes down that old bastard and becomes the richest man in the world, he’ll build the prince a wheelchair made entirely of gold. But later, Fang Chuyi discovers that this scoundrel is not only capable of sex, he is exceptionally capable of it. Xie Yuanlin realizes that his newly married wife is sharp-tongued and greedy for money. By day, he’s always finding ways to rake it in. At night, he leans by Xie Yuanlin’s ear, mocking the court officials for being heartless and shameless, speaking without a filter and calling the emperor an old hypocrite. Fang Chuyi suddenly stops talking. “If I say things like this, will my entire clan be executed?” Xie Yuanlin smiles warmly. “Don’t worry. Say whatever you like. At worst, your husband will usurp the throne and seize power.” Fang Chuyi: “...Forget it. Men always like to brag a little.” Later, Fang Chuyi discovers that Xie Yuanlin always keeps his word and does exactly what he says. At first Fang Chuyi takes the initiative to marry Xie Yuanlin because he thinks Xie can’t perform, and because he’s gentle and considerate. Later Fang Chuyi looks at his belly, which has somehow grown round, and grits his teeth in fury. You lying bastard, you fraud, you actor! [Reader’s Guide and Content Notes] 1. Childbirth, slice of life, and a romance with little plot. 2. Fictional setting. The author makes all the rules. 3. The top is disabled, but his legs will recover. Early on, he takes medication and is impotent. 4. The bottom has a heat cycle; many details are the author’s own invention. 5. One-on-one romance. The leads only have each other. Sweet romance. Visit my profile for completed novels: I Was Forced into a Substitute Marriage and Got Pregnant: doting top x carefree bottom, a sweet story about having a child. Theme: Work hard and find success in both your career and love.