Substitute Marriage
Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/PazjBDkTmW
From the female protagonist’s perspective: marriage first and love later
From the male protagonist’s perspective: long-lasting love should be carefully planned
Princess Xiao Lan was born with natural charm and peerless beauty, but she suddenly fell ill before her marriage with a chronic disease which left her with scars on her face and rendered her infertile.
Everyone said that her marriage to the famous war god was doomed, yet the two ended up going through with the marriage as planned. Outsiders praised the war god was deeply devoted, and true to his word in marrying the princess.
However, only Xiao Lan knew that all this was a façade. Her husband treated her with courtesy and respect but showed no love.
One day, she inadvertently discovered that the man was hiding another woman outside. But instead of getting angry, she laughed saying, “ This is the perfect reason to divorce him!”
She followed him to a hidden residence but, after searching every corner, she found no woman—only a collection of portraits. She picked up one of the portraits and stared at it for a long time. However, she felt as though the portrait looked oddly familiar.
A palace maid standing next to her suddenly exclaimed, “This is a scene of the Princess at the hunting ground!”
“There’s also one of you at the drum-beating ceremony after you climbed the tower, winning the horse race, rowing boats, and winning the cuju match. These are all portraits of you until your wedding day.”
TL/N: Cuju is an ancient Chinese football-like game.
The inscription on the portraits read: **My beloved Xiao Lan**
But the signature was: **Wei Jin??**
Heir to the marquis mansion, Wei Lin, had no desire to marry a princess with scars and physical shortcomings. So, he had his ‘illegitimate’ younger brother, ‘Wei Jin,’ stand in for him.
Wei Jin had long despised living in his Elder brother’s shadow, but when he heard, “Marry Xiao Lan in my place,” he stifled his surge of joy and calmly replied, “Alright.”
Later, when Wei Lin realized Xiao Lan’s beauty, he plotted to have his brother killed and warned him, “You and the princess are not to have any intimate relations.”
But then he heard Xiao Lan’s soft voice: “Elder Brother.” Wei Lin saw her with a slight swell on her abdomen and a radiant pregnancy glow on her fair cheeks as she walked gracefully towards him.
Wei Jin, with a hand around her waist, smiled at him and said, “Too late.”
Soon after that someone informed Wei Lin that the rumor about the princess’ infertility was actually his younger brother’s doing!!
The princess x the scheming illegitimate son of a marquis, who in the eyes of the public is a war god.
Note : The male lead is Wei Jin and the second male lead is Wei Lin who will face a terrible ending that not even his bones will remain.
