The Princess Insists on a Trial Marriage with Me

Lin Mianmian had lived in the prince's mansion for three years as the betrothed of Shen Zheng's half-brother. But the half-brother disliked the way she would burst into tears at the slightest thing, looking as delicate as a parasitic vine. Shen Zheng, who had just returned to the mansion, liked it.

But the girl whose every smile and frown seemed etched into Shen Zheng's heart treated her like a little rabbit spotting a wolf. Whenever she saw Shen Zheng, she was either flustered or silent.

Lin Mianmian had Shen Zheng so lovesick she was like a damp, gloomy ghost lurking in the shadows. She secretly watched her all day, while putting on an aloof, haughty front.

At last, Shen Zheng got her chance. Lin Mianmian developed an eye condition just before her wedding, and the marriage was called off. If she couldn't find another husband soon, she would no longer be able to stay in the prince's mansion.

Shen Zheng went to see her and said calmly, "If you can't find a husband, I can marry you!"

With a white veil covering her eyes, Lin Mianmian stepped back, her heart racing. "B-but you're a woman, Your Highness. How could you marry me?"

Shen Zheng said coldly, "Are you worried we won't be able to consummate the marriage? Don't worry, I'll learn how!"

Lin Mianmian's voice trembled with tears. "I... I'm not reassured!"

Shen Zheng said humbly, "If you're not reassured, we can try before the wedding!"

Lin Mianmian's head buzzed as if it had exploded. "What???"

Extra scene: Lin Mianmian had an embroidered lotus-colored undergarment that had been missing for ages, leaving her in a panic. One day, she spotted the same pattern on Shen Zheng's wrist.

Shen Zheng raised her arm and asked nonchalantly, "What? Do you like this?"

Lin Mianmian looked embarrassed and incredulous. "Don't you know I'm the only one in the household who can do this Shu embroidery?"

Shen Zheng calmly held out her hands. "So what?"

Lin Mianmian snapped, "So why did you take my underwear?"

Lin Mianmian's perspective: In her previous life, Lin Mianmian had the tragic fate of Lin Daiyu. Her wealthy merchant mother and official father both died, leaving her, a frail orphan of just thirteen, to seek refuge with her betrothed, a younger son of the Prince of Duan's household.

But in her previous life, her betrothed loved someone else, while her "mother-in-law" refused to give up Lin Mianmian's generous dowry. His new wife couldn't stand her either, and confined Lin Mianmian on the pretext of letting her recuperate.

And so Lin Mianmian became the cousin who was recuperating in the prince's mansion. Her "cousin-in-law" would come by from time to time just to humiliate her. In this new life, Lin Mianmian set her sights on Shen Zheng, the only person with enough power to control the entire household.

A gloomy, lovesick ghost, greedy and all pretense x A ruthless, black-hearted soft bunny, guarded and flirtatious

"A Hundred Ways to Seduce a Sister Who Pretends to Be Aloof but Is Actually a Freak"

"I Only Have Physical Attraction to My Half-Brother's Fiancee"

(The heroine has no romantic storyline with her fiance and doesn't like him.)

(Blurb timestamp saved) (An unconventional setting where same-sex marriage is legal)

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