The manuscript got rejected, so this story is abandoned.
[Clever, resourceful modern pet groomer x pure-hearted, doting prince with a leg disability]
Huan Yan is a pet groomer who has worked in the pet industry for over a decade. One day, she transmigrates into Lin Wanwan, the second daughter of a fourth-rank official in the Great Liao Kingdom.
Eighteen-year-old Lin Wanwan's birth mother died early. Her father doesn't care for her and her stepmother doesn't love her. She's suffered terribly in the Lin household all her life, and now she has to take her older stepsister's place and marry Prince Yongzhou, the sixth prince, who is out of favor with the emperor.
Rumor has it that Prince Yongzhou was born with a leg disability, is ill-tempered, sinister and cunning, and is deeply disturbed. Daughters of noble families who marry him are mistreated and looked down upon by others.
Huan Yan packs her bags and marries him without a second thought.
But Prince Yongzhou is nothing like the rumors. He's just quiet, pale, and rather frail. His household is desperately poor. To pay for his treatment, the prince's residence had to be mortgaged. If the debt isn't paid in a month, the whole household will be out on the streets.
Lin Wanwan decides to increase income and cut expenses, and gets back to her old line of work.
Rescuing cats, raising dogs, breeding show-quality pets.
After just a month in her care, ordinary pets become gorgeous, glossy-coated, lively, and spirited, leaving the sheltered wives and daughters of noble families amazed.
"I've never seen such a beautiful cat! It's even prettier than a fairy!"
"This dog's fur is so smooth! How do you take care of it?"
"Mine's the same breed, but it's so skinny and listless! I guess the same breed can get very different care!"
Lin Wanwan makes a fortune and becomes wildly popular across the Great Liao Kingdom. Even the imperial consorts compete to buy her pets, pet food, and VIP grooming services.
"The Empress says having a pet from Lin Wanwan is a status symbol. Anyone who doesn't have one is behind the times, so don't even think about taking mine!"
"I'm not attending the emperor tonight. My Pipi ate too much and needs a walk. Lin Wanwan says it's good for keeping in shape and living longer."
"My parrot's massage package just expired. Can someone lend me their VIP card? I'll stop plotting against your son once I'm done!"
The imperial consorts focus on their pets instead of fighting among themselves, resolving a major problem in the inner palace. The emperor praises Lin Wanwan for her cleverness and orders her husband to treat her well.
Her family sees her success and drops their old, vicious act, practically showing up at her door every day to curry favor.
Lin Wanwan sends them all to the frontier.
Sorry, but her principles are simple: repay kindness with kindness, and settle scores with those who wrong her.
Prince Yongzhou Xuan Ye lost his mother young. He was sickly and weak, and the consorts despised him while his father, the emperor, loathed him.
After he developed a leg disability, even the servants of the Imperial Household Department called him a cripple.
When he came of age, his father hastily arranged for him to marry the legitimate daughter of a second-rank official, then changed the bride to a concubine-born daughter at the last minute.
He thought the concubine-born daughter would be scared off by the state of his household within a month. But the very next day, she not only kissed him, she also took out a loan to buy him thousand-year-old ginseng for his treatment.
His little wife builds a thriving pet-raising and breeding business. She becomes a sensation across the Great Liao Kingdom, cures his leg, and transforms his residence into a glittering mansion.
With a wife this wonderful, he will be the perfect supportive husband and protect her for the rest of his life.
1. The male lead's leg will be healed later in the story.
Theme: True love finds its way
