After Mistaking Who Deserved My Sympathy, I Was Taken by Force

Ye Wanxia, the martial second daughter of the Dingyuan General's household in the northern frontier, had come of age and was returning to the capital to meet potential husbands.

Before she left, her brother repeatedly warned her to stay as far away from Prince Su, the deposed crown prince, as possible. He had supposedly changed after his dethronement, becoming exceptionally cruel, and everyone in the city feared him.

But Ye Wanxia never ran into Prince Su. Instead, she kept crossing paths with a handsome young man who was being tormented by him. Even while pursued by assassins, the young man remained composed, aloof, and dignified. His only flaw was that he was so pale he looked like a fragile porcelain figurine.

Unable to stand by while a good man suffered, Miss Ye stepped in to save him and kindly consoled him. "Prince Su is cruel and vicious, relying on nothing but his noble status. Once the new emperor takes the throne, he'll be nothing but a grasshopper in autumn. He'll reap what he sows and meet a miserable end."

Later, Ye Wanxia finally learned that the handsome young man was Prince Su himself. She regretted what she had said and tried to avoid him at every turn.

But time and again, he caught her by the wrist and pinned her in a corner. His lips and teeth were cold. As their cheeks brushed and their temples touched, she heard his sinister voice whisper, "Xiaxia, would you say this is me reaping what I sow?"

Coming soon: The Prince's Concubine Has Better Things to Do

Lin Zhaoxi, an overworked corporate drone, transmigrated into the body of the eldest daughter of a fallen marquis household, unloved by her father and stepmother.

Raised with a modern education but sent to live in a feudal society, Lin Zhaoxi gave up on life and decided to stop trying.

Her father and stepmother sent her to the prince's residence as a concubine to curry favor with the powerful.

Lin Zhaoxi: It's fine. She can go crazy.

The women in the prince's back courtyard, who never saw him, bullied newcomers for fun.

Lin Zhaoxi: It's fine. She can go crazy.

The prince discovered her "talent" and transferred her to the Court of Judicial Review as a lowly clerk. Her coworkers slacked off, and her superior was a lecher.

Lin Zhaoxi: It's fine. She can go crazy.

Then an imperial decree arrived, ordering her to choose an auspicious day and marry the prince.

Lin Zhaoxi: It's fi... Wait! What does this decree say?

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The back courtyard that Fu Lincen never set foot in had been in an uproar lately.

It all started with the new concubine, Miss Lin, who seemed a little unhinged.

That would have been bad enough, but she seemed to have infected all the other women in the courtyard with her madness too.

After hearing the housekeeper ask for the tenth time that week how to deal with a concubine who had gone mad, Fu Lincen finally couldn't sit still.

A woman as talented as Miss Lin shouldn't be wasting her gifts on his household alone.

As it happened, officials at the Court of Judicial Review had been complaining to him that they needed a clerk to handle their paperwork.

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A few months later, peace finally returned to the prince's back courtyard.

Fu Lincen suddenly remembered Miss Lin, whom he'd sent off to the Court of Judicial Review.

He summoned the subordinate in charge of looking after her and asked for an update.

Subordinate: Your Highness, you've had Miss Lin working in government for three months now.

Fu Lincen: Has she calmed down?

Subordinate: No. Now the entire bureaucracy has gone mad. 0.0

Theme: Love can overcome any hardship