Disguised as a Woman, I Married the Top Scholar

Original title: My Princess Wife Pretends to be a virtuous, delicate princess, but is actually the top (Zhou Shan) × Righteous, devoted consort, actually the bottom (Zhang Jinwei) Everyone said Princess Jiayi, Zhou Shan, was peerlessly beautiful, virtuous, and well-mannered. But no one knew Zhou Shan was actually a man. Eighteen years ago, his mother, Consort Dowager, had claimed to have given birth to a princess to save herself amid the struggle for the throne, deceiving the whole world. So Zhou Shan was raised as a girl, treading on thin ice every day in the palace until one day the emperor married him off to Zhang Jinwei, the newly named top scorer in the imperial examinations. Zhou Shan: Just watch me charm this bookworm, then seize my chance to escape the capital and make a clean getaway! Zhang Jinwei treated him so well that Zhou Shan wanted to flee several times, but through a series of coincidences, he was forced to stay by Zhang Jinwei’s side. They had kissed and embraced. It wouldn’t be right to keep hiding the truth much longer. If Zhang Jinwei found out he was a man and let him leave the capital, Zhou Shan would be free to go wherever he pleased! After turning it over in his mind, Zhou Shan gazed at his consort with tender affection and asked, “My consort, what would you do if I were hiding something from you?” Zhang Jinwei: “If the princess doesn’t want to tell me, I won’t ask.” Zhou Shan: “What if I lied to you only because I wanted to use you… Bookworm, would you still love me just as deeply?” Zhang Jinwei: “What’s wrong with you today, Princess?” Zhou Shan: “Simply put… I’m actually a man.” Zhang Jinwei was so shocked he nearly fell off his horse. He looked at the gentle, beautiful wife before him and felt as if heaven and earth had been turned upside down, as though the whole world had gone mad. But… you’re my Shanshan, my princess. Man or woman, you’re the only wife I, Zhang Jinwei, will ever have. Important notes: 1. The top wears women’s clothing for almost the entire story. He is shorter than the bottom and has a feminine voice. He is a princess from beginning to end, and he’s submissive in bed. There is gender-swap sex, but the top is indeed the top. Don’t ask me why. I have unusual tastes, okay? 2. A sweet romance where both leads love each other wholeheartedly. The bottom spoils the top; he’s a devoted wife-guy through and through. The story is about everyday life between a princess and her consort, with a little political intrigue. 3. The customs and official system are modeled on the Ming dynasty. Don’t scrutinize the details. Theme: A good marriage requires honesty.