My Arrogant Poisonous Princess

[Palace intrigue + adorable child + devoted one-on-one romance, with clean pasts for both leads. A strong female lead is pampered, with no angst.]

Feng Yunqing, heir to the Valley of Medicine, is a beautiful, icy woman who excels at both medicine and poison. Yet she was killed by her father's adopted younger sister.

Shen Qingtong, the ninth young lady of a family of imperial physicians, was the family's most useless good-for-nothing. Her engagement was broken off before the wedding, and she hanged herself in shame.

What kind of wondrous reaction will there be when a good-for-nothing becomes a prodigy?

She'll risk her life to save anyone who catches her eye.

As for people who have nothing to do with her, she won't even spare them a glance, even if they die right in front of her!

Though she has the miraculous ability to bring the dead back to life, her eccentric nature keeps people at a distance.

Before long, her notoriety as a poison woman has spread across the land!

Even so, despite her unsavory reputation, suitors flock to her door, all for the sake of her words: Only those who belong to me deserve my protection!

Scene One:

One year, the queen's birthday was approaching.

The king, after a long pause: “I don't think I've ever given her anything...”

The guard, looking exasperated: “Your Majesty, perhaps... flowers?”

So the king searched every nook and cranny of the palace garden. At last, he plucked a honeysuckle vine from a corner of the wall, then hurried over and held out the rather unremarkable-looking bouquet to the woman who was busy drying medicinal herbs. A suspicious blush crossed his stern face. “This is for you.”

The woman gazed at the honeysuckle for a long time before finally speaking. “Honeysuckle, sweet and cold in nature, fragrant and able to dispel evil, disperse wind-heat, and clear blood toxins. Your Majesty, are you feeling unwell?”

The king: “It's nothing, just a slight chill.”