After Being Forced to Marry the Disabled Prince

Qiu Ying was the legitimate daughter of the Qiu family, missing for twelve years. Just after coming down from the mountain, before she could even put her medical skills to use, she was found and made to take the place of the fake heiress as the bride of the disabled Prince Ji Lin.

The disabled prince of legend was cruel and violent, mercurial, and disliked by the emperor. Every noblewoman in the capital avoided him, yet he was engaged to the Qiu family.

The fake heiress refused, so Qiu Ying was forced to become the bride.

On their wedding night, Qiu Ying accidentally offended the prince. From then on, she spent every day on tenterhooks, afraid he would suddenly kill her.

But as they spent day after day together, she realized that although he was taciturn and cold, he was actually quite reasonable.

So one day, Qiu Ying crouched by the door and cautiously asked him, "If I heal your legs, could you give me a divorce agreement?"

Unexpectedly, not only did he agree, he also gave her a huge sum of gold.

Qiu Ying had landed in a nest of wealth. That very night, she made a batch of pills for him and buried herself in medical books, determined to heal his legs as soon as possible.

Less than a year later, with the prince's legs healed and her savings almost enough to fill a small storeroom, she slung her bundle over her shoulder and tried to leave. He blocked her way.

The man who usually kept a cold expression and said nothing now had red-rimmed eyes. He rested his chin in the hollow of her neck, tears rolling down her back as his pleading voice grew quieter and quieter.

"I'll give you money and power, everything I have. Sui Sui, please don't leave me..."

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Ji Lin lost his mother when he was young. Rumors in the palace said he was cursed and had caused her death. The emperor treated him as if he didn't exist, and from childhood he suffered neglect and bullying.

At twelve, he was made a prince and sent to live outside the palace. At fifteen, someone sabotaged him and crippled his legs. He sought out every famous doctor, but none could help him.

Then came the bride who had been sent in place of the Qiu family's daughter. The first thing she said was that she would treat his illness and heal his legs in exchange for a divorce agreement.

Of course he agreed, though he planned to kill her once she had cured him.

But when that day really came, he lost his nerve. It felt as if someone had torn a piece right out of his heart.

So he resorted to the lowest means and kept her by his side. Even if it meant losing everything within his grasp, he couldn't bear to let Sui Sui leave him.

Reading guide:

1. A sweet romance that starts with marriage, with some everyday moments. The male lead's legs will recover, but he is disabled early on.

2. The male lead really does have a bad temper at first, and really does want to kill the female lead. Don't read if that bothers you.

3. The political intrigue is very simplistic. Don't scrutinize it too closely.

4. Fictional setting, with a mountain of original worldbuilding.

5. In this fictional dynasty, girls come of age at sixteen and face relatively few restrictions.

Theme: Self-reliance