What Did My Cousin Ever Do to Deserve This?

Zhao Youyi was entrusted to a cousin who lived thousands of miles away by a letter asking him to care for her. She had lost both parents as a child and depended on her older brother, so she had no choice but to pretend she was frail and sickly and shut herself away. Later, her brother was unjustly killed on his way back to the capital. As he lay dying, he wrote to a friend and asked him to look after his little sister.

When Chu Chan Yin received Zhao Youyi, he saw her looking as delicate as a willow in the breeze, coughing after every three steps, like a tragic beauty in a painting. Her voice trembling, she called him Cousin Cong. Chu Chan Yin hardly dared to breathe, afraid he might startle his fragile little cousin.

Later, when Chu Chan Yin was ambushed, Zhao Youyi swiftly dispatched a group of assassins. Then she leaned in and wiped the blood that had splattered onto his cheek, smiling seductively. "It would be a shame if that pretty face of yours got hurt, Cousin."

Chu Chan Yin: ...Cousin, what happened to your frail and sickly persona?

Zhao Youyi: What has your little cousin done wrong? She just wants to stay by your side.

A seemingly gentle and scheming prince who is actually an innocent romantic x A stunning beauty who pretends to be frail but is truly ruthless and highly skilled in martial arts

The text has been revised many times. Pirated versions may be incomplete or inconsistent; the official version is definitive.

Reader's Guide:

One couple, both virgins. The heroine ascends the throne. Includes an amnesia plot. A romance disguised as a political intrigue novel. No children.

Theme: Self-reliance is what truly matters.