After I Was Forced to Marry the Short-Lived Prince

Wen Qiu transmigrated one day into the body of a concubine-born daughter of the prime minister, forced to marry in her younger sister's place. A grand red bridal sedan carried her into Prince Li Ying's wedding chamber.

Li Ying was paralyzed from the waist down, had a mercurial temperament, and was a frail invalid suffering from a serious illness. He was also the prince least favored by the emperor.

Looking at her dying, consumptive husband, Wen Qiu enjoyed her carefree days, laughing even in her sleep at night.

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One day, Li Ying's old illness flared up.

While Wen Qiu was feeding her medicine, she accidentally touched the other's full chest.

The prince was actually a woman!

After discovering Li Ying's secret, Wen Qiu dropped to the floor with her hands over her head and begged for mercy.

She had expected to be silenced, but to her surprise, Li Ying let her go.

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Wen Qiu only wanted to laze around, but then an imperial edict arrived, ordering her to secretly administer a slow-acting poison to Li Ying through her food.

Wen Qiu: "..."

It turned out she was a spy planted beside Li Ying by the emperor.

Could she please just be allowed to laze around in peace!

After careful consideration, Wen Qiu secretly replaced the poison with powdered sugar. Li Ying was going to die soon anyway, so she might as well just wait for her to waste away.

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But then...

One day after marrying Li Ying, she was still alive.

One month after marrying Li Ying, she was still alive.

Six months after marrying Li Ying, she was still alive.

Her complexion was rosy, and her coughing and vomiting blood had almost stopped. She even demanded that Wen Qiu fulfill her duties as princess consort.

Li Ying had trouble walking, so Wen Qiu carried her around all day, tending to her meals and daily needs, helping her get dressed and warming her bed.

Later, Li Ying seemed to get a taste for it, demanding Wen Qiu's attention all day long. Wen Qiu was utterly overwhelmed, and even her fellow spies couldn't get in touch with her.

The servants of the prince's residence spread the word: the princess consort was showered with affection day and night, and would give the prince a little heir this year!

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Some time later, Prince Yu Li Ying launched a coup, leading troops to storm the palace under cover of night.

The first thing Li Ying did after ascending the throne was eliminate the former emperor's supporters, one by one, according to a list.

Wen Qiu's name was conspicuously among them.

Wen Qiu had planned ahead, exchanging her gold and jewelry for banknotes. On the night of the coup, she took her ill-gotten money and escaped the city through a dog hole.

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A rumor circulated among the people that the empress was traveling incognito to search for the empress consort who had gone missing.

At that moment, the "empress consort" everyone was talking about sat behind the beaded curtain of a teahouse, sipping tea and listening to music, enjoying her freedom.

With beautiful women on either side of her, Wen Qiu was caught red-handed by Li Ying, who was disguised as an ordinary person.

She looked at Li Ying, standing before her with perfectly healthy legs, and turned to run.

"I'm not going back! How is being empress any different from being in prison? Just divorce me!"

Li Ying's face turned livid, her expression icy. "Take the empress consort back to the palace!"

That night, the decisive and ruthless empress knelt outside Zhaohua Hall and meekly called through the doors:

"Empress Consort, I was wrong."

"Please let me in and rest."

Theme: No matter what predicament you find yourself in, stay clearheaded and believe that success is just around the corner