Mu Wan transmigrated into a melodramatic ancient BL novel as an unloved, cannon-fodder crown princess.
Bad news: His crown prince husband had been forced into marrying him after the original character threatened to cry, make a scene, and even kill himself. He despised Mu Wan and would later turn into the story's biggest villain.
Worse news: Mu Wan had arrived while already sitting in the bridal sedan, on his way to the wedding ceremony and wedding night.
Burdened with all those disadvantages, Mu Wan smiled. I think I can still salvage this.
*
Everyone in the capital knew that Mu Wan was a famous wastrel, yet loved the crown prince desperately and would do anything to marry him.
On their wedding night, the crown prince opened the door with a dark expression.
A stunning beauty lounged by the bed, his robes slipping off his shoulders, his eyes seductive. "Come here, you scoundrel~"
The crown prince: ...
After they married, the lovesick crown princess still loved him to death and copied love poems from poetry collections for him every day. His atrocious chicken-scratch handwriting made your vision go black, then black again.
Today's verse: My lord should be a rock, and I should be a reed.
Tomorrow's verse: The sea is no longer the sea after seeing Cang; no cloud compares to those above Wu Mountain.
The day after: Once you enter the palace gates, they are as deep as the sea. From then on, Xiao Lang is but a stranger.
"..."
His illiterate wife, whose main talent was providing emotional support.
The crown prince had always thought his wife loved him so much he couldn't live without him, until one day he happened to hear him gossiping behind his back:
"The second young master of Prince Anqi's household is so handsome. I bet he's got an eight-pack, and he looks way better than that scheming crown prince. I'm in love!"
"That new top scholar is nice too. A pretty, fair-skinned boy is the best in bed. Sizzle, sizzle~"
"When is that damn crown prince going to divorce me? Once we're separated, I'll book a monthly stay at Mingyue House and set off firecrackers for eight days and nights to celebrate, hahahahahaha..."
The crown prince: Heh.
Later, the crown princess declared that he wanted to fill the harem with concubines so the crown prince could have plenty of heirs.
He'd already picked them out: the second young master of Prince Anqi's household, the new top scholar, the young master of the Northern Garrison General's household, and Mingyue House's top courtesan...
He wanted to give the crown prince heirs by taking four men as concubines? And they were all men Mu Wan had praised as handsome?
Who those concubines were really for was something the crown prince would decide for himself.
The crown prince laughed in anger and bundled him back to their room that night.
"Didn't you say you'd give me heirs? Then do it! We'll start tonight!"
Mu Wan, slung over his shoulder: ???
Hey, man, I was doing a great job keeping up my persona. Why did you have to be the first one to break character?!
One month later
Mu Wan: Blech~
The imperial physician: Congratulations, Crown Princess. You're pregnant~
You look more like a pregnancy to me... What?!
*Sharp-tongued, scheming, vindictive crown prince x shameless, spoiled, high-maintenance crown princess
*A silly story focused on romance. Don't take the political intrigue too seriously (bows)
*There will be a pregnancy subplot later on
Theme: Happiness takes effort to pursue