A Match Made in a Golden Age: The Poisonous Consort of the Crippled Prince

[Reborn heroine, satisfying read, court intrigue, both leads' first love, devoted one-to-one romance, two cunning and formidable leads taking down villains. Come on in!]

In her previous life, Liu Yiyun, a descendant of a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners from the twenty-first century who had transmigrated into this world, was killed by her own kindness.

She secretly cured his deadly poison, schemed to secure his claim to the throne, and gave him everything she had.

But once the poison was cured and the outcome settled, she was branded for all eternity as a wicked criminal dragged through the streets for public humiliation!

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, she was reborn! She laid false trails in plain sight and made secret plans, wielding power with a flourish and dominating the court and beyond!

She exposed her stepmother's hypocrisy, crushed her vile stepsister, and stripped the scoundrel of his position as Crown Prince, making every move count!

But what was she to do about the cold-faced, crippled prince who had stolen her medicine in her past life and her heart in this one?

Xuan Yuan Rui had won countless honors on the battlefield. His enemies called him a bloodthirsty God of War, but three years ago he was gravely wounded and left unable to walk.

While the world lamented his fate, no one knew that though he could no longer ride into battle with a blade in hand, he still commanded the board and held the world in his grasp!

He was bewitching and wicked, cold and ruthless, with unfathomable strength, yet he loved her alone with boundless devotion!

In short, this is a one-to-one romance about a cold male lead and a cunning female lead joining forces to take down scoundrels, battle treacherous ministers, slay evil spirits, and conquer the world, helping two generations of emperors usher in a golden age for Great Chu amid the clash of swords and spears.

Scene One:

"Your Highness, something terrible has happened! The Princess Consort beat up the Empress!"

The prince's face darkened. "Is the Princess Consort hurt?"

The guard and the man whose chess piece had just slipped from his hand both broke into a cold sweat. Your Highness, could you stop getting everything backward?

The prince, apparently still not satisfied, continued with a perfectly straight face. "How could I let Yun'er dirty her hands with something like this? If anyone was going to beat her up, it should have been me!"

The man was instantly at a loss for words. Your Highness, you'll spoil the Princess Consort until she thinks she can get away with anything!

The nearby shadow guard watched without a flicker of expression, thinking coolly to himself: This is nothing. Just think of those two fiends who aided and abetted each other in the dead of night, cough, I mean, those champions of justice who had such a satisfying time striking down evil. He couldn't help applauding their exploits!

Scene Two:

"Your Highness, to keep men from getting rich and turning unfaithful, how about letting me manage all the silver in the prince's residence?" The Princess Consort fluttered her alluring eyes and made a graceful gesture with her nimble hand.

"Fine." The prince nodded without hesitation.

"And so I can better wreak havoc, cough, I mean, root out corrupt officials and bring peace to the realm, how about putting me in charge of Listening Wind Pavilion?" The Princess Consort fluttered her lovely eyes again, pressing her advantage.

"Fine!" The prince nodded in agreement. "Those things are all beside the point. If you want them, Yun'er, just take them."

"Really?" The Princess Consort's eyes lit up.

"All I want is you, Yun'er. One heart, one person, for a lifetime!" The prince gazed at her with a wicked, captivating smile, his eyes full of indulgence.