The Evil Prince and his Precious Wife: The Sly Lady Novel

When a cunning woman travels through time, she finds herself trapped in the body of a sickly noblewoman with a ruthless fiancé who casts her aside as a mere concubine. Rather than accept her fate, she boldly terminates their engagement and rejects the scoundrel entirely. Determined to rise above her circumstances, she strategically marries a powerful lord's heir and uses her intelligence to dominate court politics and influence. However, complications arise when the lord begins treating their arrangement as genuine rather than purely strategic. What started as a calculated partnership to outwit their enemies transforms into something deeper. When he offers to warm her cold hands and feet with increasing tenderness, Murong Xue grows suspicious of his motives and flustered by his affections. As his touches become increasingly bold and inappropriate, she protests vehemently, demanding to know his true intentions. The lord, amused by her indignation, playfully suggests warming her entire body, leaving Murong Xue exasperated and bewildered by his shameless persistence.