The Substitute Princess Consort Is No Easy Target

They say Miss Mu of the Marquis of Yan's residence in the Kingdom of Yunrao is a rare beauty. She's deaf and mute, however, and timid by nature, so even the maids and servants in the household often bully her.

After her country lost a war, she became a hostage and was sent away to marry in its place.

At Prince Xuan's residence, a guard reports:

“Your Highness, the arsonist was the Princess Consort.”

“Your Highness, the Princess Consort sawed through your bed.”

“Your Highness, Beauty Yu has been sold by the Princess Consort to the Moonrise Pavilion.”

The next day, the red bridal sedan chair was forced to stop outside Prince Xuan's residence. Yan Shimu held a blooming apricot branch up to her nose and sniffed it before murmuring, “Nan Yixuan, if you insist on marrying me today, I'll dare to have an affair tonight.”

That night, he pinned her against the wall and kissed her fiercely. “Mu'er, if you step one inch beyond the wall, I'll move it a yard and kill every man in the world who dares look you in the eye.”