The Princess Consort Is an Illustrator

[Historical Bystander x Ancient Prince]

Blurb:

Shen Shuyun was an excellent illustrator. After dying from overwork, she transmigrated as a concubine-born daughter of the Prime Minister's family and married Gu Xihe, a foolish prince who had lost his mind due to an injury.

Although the prince was a simpleton, Prince Rui's household was wealthy and powerful. Shen Shuyun enjoyed a leisurely life, studying academic subjects and drinking and chatting with cultural luminaries.

She devoted herself to preserving culture and was determined to leave valuable historical records for future scholars. Without realizing it, she helped advance the cultural development of the Great Zhou dynasty and enrich the spiritual and cultural lives of ordinary people.

She was a calm, self-possessed observer of history, but Prince Rui was like a little sun who melted her icy heart.

The illustrious God of War, Prince Rui, was accidentally poisoned and lost his mind. A miracle-working doctor managed to save his life. Gravely injured, he continued pretending to be a fool to conceal his identity. But then his father, the emperor, hastily arranged a marriage, forcing him to wed Shen Shuyun, the Prime Minister's concubine-born daughter.

Once bitten, twice shy, he saw everyone as a bad person. Yet after testing her again and again, he gave her his heart.

When he saw more and more friends gathering around his wife, Prince Rui's jealousy boiled over. Risking the exposure of his identity, he disguised himself to approach her, seeking her attention and affection. From then on, he embarked on the long road to winning his wife back.

One lie needs countless more to cover it up. Prince Rui wavered back and forth between acting sane and pretending to be a fool, suffering terribly as things gradually slipped out of his control and took an incredible turn...

One day, after losing control while disguised, he passionately confessed and demanded of his wife, "You have to choose one of us: me or Prince Rui."

The princess consort swept away without a word. The next day, she sent him a comic called Tales of the God of War. On the title page was the author's note: "The image of a hero in my heart comes from him. The God of War of Great Zhou deserves to be famous throughout the land."

Gu Xihe went wild when he received the comic. It seemed he'd been rejected, but maybe not entirely?

Only belatedly did Shen Shuyun realize that the foolish husband she'd been raising like a big cat seemed different from before.

[Reading Guide]

Shen Shuyun: an ascetic scholar

Gu Xihe: pretends to be a fool to survive in the early part, shines brightly later

An imaginary dynasty. Cultural phenomena from various dynasties are all mixed together. Don't take it too seriously; it's just for fun.

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After Yan Xiyue transmigrated, she became a little beggar. But the heavens granted her a golden finger: she could not only read minds, but also search for and retrieve fragments of memories using keywords.

She transformed herself into a renowned fortune-teller, made a fortune, and opened her own first-rate agency. While telling fortunes, she also helped people solve small cases involving family troubles.

She became a wealthy woman with plenty of free time. But one night, someone knocked her unconscious and stuffed her into a sack. When she woke up, she saw an astonishingly handsome man.

With the help of her golden finger, she stripped the stunning man down to his underwear, and he remained completely unaware, convinced he had everything under control.

The handsome man smiled seductively. "You're so clever. It'd be a shame if you didn't solve cases."

And so she was sent to the Six Fan Gate. From then on, she thrived in the civil service.

Qin Yi met a fortune-telling girl on the street. At first, he thought she was just an amusing charlatan. But at some point, watching her play little tricks became an indispensable part of his life.

A day without seeing her left him restless.

Later, he heard that Yan Xiyue was collecting portraits of handsome men everywhere and even boasting that she planned to create some sort of Great Kang boy band.

Don't think changing the way you put it will fool him. He knew she wanted to keep male entertainers!

Qin Yi sneered. Since she had so much free time, she could come help at the Six Fan Gate!

Qin Yi had two faces. Everyone else thought he was cold, but only Yan Xiyue knew the warmth in his heart.

She loved the way he was overjoyed inside while pretending to be reserved, and the way he was insanely jealous while acting nonchalant.

She pretended not to understand even though she knew perfectly well, playing along as she stepped into the trap he had carefully laid.

One-on-one romance. An imaginary dynasty, with lots of original worldbuilding.

Theme: Stand side by side, and protect love and dreams.