[A possessive prince-to-be who wants to break off her engagement x a scheming, long-devoted ninth imperial uncle who follows the Buddha's path]
Shen Ruyi was breathtakingly beautiful and blessed with the destiny of a phoenix. From childhood, she had been appointed by the royal family as the crown prince's consort.
Yet on the eve of her wedding to the crown prince, she appeared before his ninth uncle with her clothes in disarray, tears soaking her robes, her delicate body trembling, looking utterly pitiful.
The Ninth Imperial Uncle, Wei Chengyuan, had been frail and sickly since childhood. A master had predicted that he would not live past twenty-five, so he spent much of his time cultivating at Fahua Temple, never taking the Buddhist beads from his wrist.
Under the hazy moonlight, a timid young woman suddenly fell into his arms. His Buddhist beads scattered across the floor. From that moment, he developed worldly desires, tossing and turning sleeplessly as thoughts of claiming her slowly took root.
Little did anyone know, everything had been Shen Ruyi's plan. She was reborn with a grudge. In her previous life, despite her phoenix destiny, she married the crown prince and was tormented to death in the Eastern Palace.
Reborn on the night she prayed for blessings at Fahua Temple, she tore her own clothes and barged into the prayer hall, hoping to escape her destined fate and break off the engagement.
But she threw herself at the wrong person. Not only did she fail to break off her engagement to the crown prince, she also attracted a greedy wolf.
With the court in turmoil, Shen Ruyi was finally about to break off her engagement to the crown prince, but he was no longer willing to let her go.
On a rainy night, the crown prince stopped Shen Ruyi's carriage, distraught, and said he regretted it and wanted to ask for her hand in marriage again.
In the pouring rain, a soft moan suddenly came from the silent carriage: “Don't... The crown prince is still outside.”
“Let him listen.”
Through a gap in the curtain, shadowy figures could be seen entwined. It was the Ninth Imperial Uncle, who supposedly abstained from meat and worldly pleasures, gripping the beauty by the waist and covering her red lips, not allowing her to say another word.
When the crown prince saw them clearly, he was struck as if by lightning.
“The Shen girl was born with the destiny of a phoenix and is destined to be the crown princess, but the crown prince can always be replaced.”
A heroine who plays the fool while hiding her claws x a strong, beautiful, tragic, and cunning hero
One deliberately tempts, the other has plotted for a long time
One uses herself as bait, the other takes her by force
Reader's Guide:
1. In her previous life, the heroine was the crown prince's consort in name only. After being reborn, she does not marry him.
2. The male lead takes her by force; the second male lead gets his redemption arc.
3. The heroine is reborn. HE, SC.
4. An alternate world with a jumble of dynasties and official titles. Don't get hung up on historical accuracy.
Blurb screenshot revised on March 6, 2025
Theme: Go with the flow and rise to the challenge.
