The Ugly Crown Prince Isn't Ugly

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Also known as A Vow of White Hair

Gentle, sickly crown prince x beautiful, highly skilled commandery princess

Xiao Heng, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's household, was breathtakingly beautiful and renowned far and wide. Unfortunately, she was as fierce as a tiger, never went anywhere without her sword, and was obsessed with martial arts, making the noblemen of the capital tremble with fear.

Of course they were scared. If they married her, how could they ever dare take a concubine? They'd be lucky if she didn't hack them to death with her sword.

A group of noble young ladies in the capital mocked her. So what if she was a princess? So what if she was stunning enough to topple a kingdom? She was still an unwanted tomboy.

No one expected Xiao Heng to actually marry one day, but unfortunately, it was the crown prince.

The crown prince of the Eastern Palace had a face that could stop a horse: round as a cartwheel and terribly ugly. He wore a black mask all day, and on top of that, he was chronically ill, plagued by consumption, and rarely left the Eastern Palace.

A tomboy with an ugly, sickly weakling: Xiao Heng had become the butt of yet another joke among the noble young ladies of the capital.

Xiao Heng couldn't stand being mocked like this. Unable to refuse the marriage, she decided to enter the Eastern Palace and personally shatter the crown prince's fantasies about her.

But the crown prince just didn't get the hint. He loved her with all his heart, leaving her at a loss for what to do.

The crown prince personally drove a carriage to her residence to bring her into the palace. When she saw his mask, she ordered a servant to bring a spittoon so she could pretend to gag and disgust him.

Unexpectedly, the crown prince calmly took a clean jade spittoon from the carriage and handed it to her. For a moment, Xiao Heng didn't know how to respond.

She planned to put the rats he feared in his sleeping quarters, but not only did the crown prince not blame her, he even had someone help her catch them. He also got it into his head that she'd done it because she liked him...

She secretly replaced the crown prince's homework for his tutor with blank sheets. After he was punished, he said earnestly, "If you have any homework you can't do in the future, I'll do it for you. Just don't hand mine in again. The handwriting is different, and the tutor will punish you."

After this kind of thing had happened countless times, Xiao Heng became conflicted. The crown prince was actually a decent person, just a little ugly and a weakling. Would he die... in bed on their wedding night?

A while later, she discovered that the crown prince could actually fight, and could even carry her around the Eastern Palace three times...

Then the crown prince took off his mask in front of her, revealing a handsome, gentle face. He smiled and said, "Little Parrot, are you satisfied with how I look?"

Xiao Heng froze. So she was the Little Parrot the crown prince had cherished in his memories since childhood? And why wasn't he ugly at all? What happened to the ugly man she'd been promised?

Little scene:

At a poetry gathering attended by noble young ladies and famous scholars, Xiao Heng beckoned to someone in the opposite hall from the women's quarters. Zhao Youwen obediently lifted the curtain and walked into the women's quarters.

Clad in imperial robes, his gentle features were like a landscape in ink wash, handsome as a celestial being.

Xiao Heng propped her face on her hand and said nothing. Zhao Youwen leaned toward her, and then a loud kiss rang out through the women's quarters.

In front of everyone, Xiao Heng planted a resounding kiss on the reigning emperor.

Zhao Youwen smiled gently, satisfied, and returned to the men's hall.

The unmarried young ladies: We regret having been blind. We never imagined the rumors were all false.

Reader's guide:

1. This story uses fictional settings throughout, with some background elements inspired by the Song dynasty.

2. The male lead really is frail and sickly at first, a total weakling, but he gets better later. He is not ugly! He's a handsome guy!

If any part of the story makes you uncomfortable, you can blame me, but please don't blame the characters. Thank you for your support!

Theme: Love is a two-way journey.