Plotting to Wed a Lovely Consort

After being reborn, Shen Wan wants nothing more than to be fabulously wealthy and remain unattached. But a sly old wolf keeps hanging around her. “Your prince is crippled and disfigured. Everyone laughs at him.” “Your prince is short on grain and horses. He may die on the battlefield.” “Your prince lost his mother young. He’s emotionally fragile.” After hearing this for long enough, Shen Wan takes the initiative: “Marry me, and I’ll protect you.” One day, everyone in the realm stares in astonishment at the Prince of War, cowering and trembling behind Shen Wan. So this is the sort of thing he’s into? Later, Shen Wan discovers a secret manual under his bed: The Art of Winning a Beloved Consort…