Disclaimer: This is an MTL translation that has been edited to make the story flow smoothly which may cause the translation to not be 100% accurate. The Chinese novel: Abused Female Lead And Beautiful Villainess is not owned by me. This is only a fan translation by Idiot Goggle Translations.
Chapter 1: Are You A Princess? The Kind With A Ruined Reputation
"188, I've been thinking of what might happen next and I really don't want to be this princess."
At this time, Shen Wan was wearing an overflowing red wedding dress with a red veil. She sat on the bed in a formal manner, waiting for her groom to come over and take the veil from her head.
A wedding night should be happy and beautiful. But for the original owner of this body, her wedding night is the beginning a tragedy. A tragedy called their 'destiny'. Starting this evening, she will be spurned by her relatives and scorned by the world. Her husband hated her to the point that he would use a blunt knife to stab her body again and again for another woman.
Her current identity is the daughter of General Shen. A long time ago, she was referred to He Xiyan of Xiyun by the emperor. He Xiyan is the most important son of the emperor and, with her status, it was deemed that they were both worthy of each other. The people in the imperial city thought that the two were perfectly matched.
None of them knew that the person He Xiyan really liked was not Shen Wan, but Shen Shi, also from the General's Mansion. Shen Shi was the daughter of General Shen's concubine. Shen Shi was very sick and frail caused by toxins from her mother's body while pregnant.
The female lead's body setting is a little special. It is not surprising. After all, she is the heroine of the novel. This specialty is in the form of her blood. It can be used as medicine for detoxification and for treating many diseases with the use of medicinal herbs. Despite its uniqueness, few people know this secret.
One of the people who knew was He Xiyan. He did not object to this marriage just to marry someone who fit beside him in the palace and to slowly let her blood detoxify Shen Shi. This is where the original owner discovered that the person she had always admired was taking advantage of her.
Adding to what happens tonight, He Xiyan intends to abuse her thousands of times in the future. Despite this fact she still sees him as her first love. Even when partway through, she could only hesitate about leaving him and despaired. Whenever she saw He Xiyan, she couldn't bear the thought of leaving him, won't be able to forget about him, and she would only continue to suffer through the torture. This abusive relationship went on for 10 to 20 years. The once healthy body of the original owner was abused to the point it became frail enough that a gust of wind could blow her down. Later on, the heroine finally left. He Xiyan, who regretted his ways, was always reminded of her. He desperately searched for her that his body deteriorated.
In order to save He Xiyan, the original owner fed him her own blood every day. It was such a risk due to too much blood loss being at stake. After He Xiyan recovered, he took her to find various ways to prolong life. Unexpectedly, this method was known by Shen Shi. She provided the method to He Xiyan and extended the life of the original owner. He then married Shen Shi and gave up on the original owner. In short, after all kinds of twists and turns, the original owner will forgive He Xiyan and he will finally be together with Shen Shi as the main characters.
Their relationship dissatisfied the readers of this book. If the heroine dies, they would have to watch the painful life of the heroine without restitution. The conclusion of the story is that no matter how bad the male lead treated the female lead, she can grant him forgiveness. The male lead and his wife would also end up happy, having children, and feeding them shit.
"188, give me a Strength Pill from your backpack."
Thinking that there will be tough battles later, she can't let herself be weak. She took the Strength Pill and felt a bit of pain after she swallowed it. This high-end product is good, but it's particularly expensive and she had to endure pain due to her body adjusting.
[188: "Wan Wan, come on. Let's be optimistic about this."] When the host is frustrated, he as a system must encourage her. Last time, they had coordinated well and received high marks. He was also praised by boss OOO. If this continues, he can finally apply for an upgrade from above.
After a while, there was movement outside the door.
No one decided to come in, but a voice was heard, "Princess, the prince will not be coming tonight. He said that you should rest early instead."
It's their wedding night and the prince is not staying in the princess' room. Did he not know how this looks? Doing this is the same as him hitting her face in public. If this spreads, the new princess will be seen as a joke.
Shen Wan is not the original owner, so naturally she doesn't care. She raised her veil in one hand and said, "okay, you can go."
The person who she spoke to was He Xiyan's confidant. What he heard from Shen Wan couldn't have been a mistake. He was stunned by this response, but after a moment, he quickly retreated.
"Princess, what does the prince intend with this?"
Hong Zhu is her personal maid. In the novel, she was placed next to the protagonist as a loyal and honest companion, but she was also a little troublemaker and feeble.
Seeing that Hong Zhu was about to make a long-winded speech about He Xiyan's unacceptable behavior, Shen Wan quickly stopped her. She didn't need to hear her maid whispering in her ear like an old, indignant biddy. Especially if it turns into an endless ramble.
Using her red veil, Shen Wan shoved it in Hong Zhu's open mouth. Her maid stared with wide eyes as she was blocked from speaking.
"The prince must be drunk." Shen Wan stood in front of the Hong Zhu and explained carefully, "he must be afraid of giving me a bad impression because he's drunk. I can rest early, so the prince must really care about me."
Hong Zhu: Is this... is this really the case?
He Xiyan's confidant was stunned further as he was listening through the wall. He thought that both the princess and the servant would complain about how the prince was not coming for their wedding night causing the princess to lose face. She should be distraught.
Why... is this going in a different direction? The princess actually thought that His Highness did not show because his overindulgence in alcohol would leave her with a bad impression. She must be soft in the head.
It doesn't matter. He did as the prince ordered and as long as these two don't make any trouble, it should be fine.
Although, in her heart, Hong Zhu didn't believe what Shen Wan said, she still helped her remove the heavy headdress. She waited for Shen Wan to lie down in bed before resting to the small cot¹ next to it.
Shen Wan did not sleep. In order to prove the effect of Strength Pill, she snuck a wine glass with her. She squeezed the wine glass under the blanket and heard a few clinks. The wine glass broke into fragments. Fortunately, she wrapped the glass with her red veil, so that the fragments would not scratch her hand.
The glass was broken. This was enough to prove that the Strength Pill, which she bought for a high price, was indeed effective.
188: Observing silently. I have no idea what my host is up to.
The moon silently rose up outside the window. A faint, cool wind blew in and woke Hong Zhu on the cot. She shrank, curling in her hands, feeling the temperature being colder than last night. She was concerned that the room will get colder, so she got up and walked to the window intending to close it.
Just as she moved to the window, she saw a shadow in a sleepy daze. Absentmindedly, she said, "Who?"
Suddenly, the window was forced open. Hong Zhu wanted to yell, but it was too late. The man who jumped in slashed the handle of a knife behind her neck. She was knocked out in an instant.
"He's finally here." Shen Wan, lying on the bed, heard the movement from the window. She exhaled a little. She waited patiently for this. She was supposed to go to sleep since he didn't come. Shen Wan didn't want to think what may have happened if she didn't prepare.
The man approached the bed gently. Dark as it was tonight, Shen Wan could still feel cold eyes through the quilt over her head.
Damn, why does she always encounter these kinds of deadly wolves when doing tasks? Cruel hearted, no conscience, and their brain eaten away by zombies.
"If you'd like someone to blame, then it should be you, Miss Shen. It's your fault for marrying into the Royal Palace." The man stood beside the bed and murmured lowly.
Then Shen Wan heard the sound of groping, "188, help me check if he's taking off his pants."
[188: "Yes, he is."]
"Wretched man!" Shen Wan clenched her fists tightly and then felt her quilt lifted. Before going to bed, she discreetly wore two more layers of clothing.
Obviously, the man was shocked when he saw her being so well-dressed in bed.
Shen Wan opened her eyes to find a shadow hovering over her. She couldn't see the man's face clearly with the moonlight behind him, but the prince will certainly not use his real identity when doing this kind of thing. The clothes on his upper body are still there. She did not look down. She wasn't interested in disgusting men.
"I heard that Miss Shen is beautiful and she is. If the prince is not interested in such a beauty, then I should welcome myself instead."
The man's voice at this time was different from the one he had just now. If Shen Wan wasn't listening the whole time, she would definitely think that the person in front of her was not the same.
"This drama queen actually likes to cuckold himself."²
After the man said this, he felt that Shen Wan was only looking at him, without panicking or screaming. He stiffened. This was different from what he thought would've happened. Shouldn't women scream loudly when they encounter such things?
"Your Highness?"
Shen Wan suddenly asked, "Your Highness, you should have told me you were coming. Why did you come here in the middle of the night? Were you reluctant to consummate because you were embarrassed and you had to climb in through the window for this?"
He Xiyan: No, I am not.
188: Hahaha... He really couldn't help it.
He Xiyan wanted to protest that he was not. Then he thought about it. It would be better to do the deed with her and once it was over, he would tell her that he was not the prince which would be a bigger blow to her. When she screams, she would surely attract people from the Royal Palace. She will then be ruined.
"Ok."
Making up his mind, He Xiyan responded not using his real voice, but something vaguely unclear.
Then he pressed down, ready for what will happen next.
"Snap!"
He never expected that he wouldn't even get to touch Shen Wan. He just stretched his face a little before he was slapped hard.
Without waiting for He Xiyan to react, Shen Wan slapped the other side of his face. She turned wildly then kicked him fiercely between his legs. Shen Wan kicked him from the bed while covering him with the entire quilt. She delivered another kick that sent him directly to the ground.
Shen Wan jumped down to the quilt covered man and sat on his ass. She heard a click, but did not know where the man was hurt. Anyway, the sound was very crisp, so Shen Wan felt very pleased.
"You pervert³, the prince doesn't stink of bad breath. Your breath smells so bad and you dare impersonate the prince! Damn it, I'll beat you up!"
Shen Wan squeezed hard through the quilt then proceeded to punch and beat him up. This guy was the male lead, so it's not like he was going to be beaten to death.
While this was happening, Hong Zhu, who had been knocked out, woke up from the commotion.
Twisting her sore neck, she remembered what had happened before, and intended to call out for help. Shen Wan stopped and said, "Do not call anyone and let people see this. Would you like me to gain a bad reputation?"
Hong Zhu quickly stifled the sound on her neck before she can fully shout out.
"Princess, where is the pervert?"
Hong Zhu wants to light up a candle, but when she thought about it, it will most likely alarm people outside. Quietly, Shen Wan said, "Here, come and help me restrain him. Go find some rope."
"We don't have any rope."
Shen Wan: Oh, she really is a slow, this maid.
Shen Wan felt the figure under the quilt regaining their strength, so she searched for the general position of He Xiyan's head and knocked him out with her fist. He Xiyan really didn't expect that he'd be knocked out by a little woman with just a punch. His eyes saw stars from the resulting pain.
"Go find scissors."
Hong Zhu's body trembled, "Princess, are you going to kill the pervert?"
"No, take a look. The pervert already fainted because of me. I can't make trouble for the time being. Bring me scissors. We'll make rope out of strips of cloth and tie him up."
Hong Zhu went to find the scissors. When she found it, she whispered, "After tying him up, would you like me to get the steward?"
Shen Wan didn't answer. She quickly used the scissors to cut the pervert's clothes into strips of cloth and twisted it into rope. Even then, He Xiyan is still a martial artist. He woke up after a while feeling chilly and uncomfortable.
When he looked down, he found that, except for his waist, he was surrounded by several pieces of cloth.
Shen Wan saw that he woke up and knocked him out with a knife hit to the back of the neck. Again, we was back to being unconscious. When he passed out, he yelled, damn it! He underestimated the enemy.
General Shen's daughter, even if her body is so frail, she should still have some martial arts skills.
"Princess, what should I do now?" Hong Zhu said with some fear. She really did not expect the Royal Palace to be so dangerous. Fortunately, the Princess had the ability to fight back and nothing happened.
Shen Wan lifted He Xiyan with one hand, "You wait here. I will throw him out."
He Xiyan didn't value her enough to pay her much attention. Plus he was supposed to do something different tonight, so there were only two people here: the princess and her servant. She should be good as long as she doesn't make any big movements to attract attention.
Hong Zhu quickly opened the door for Shen Wan. She watched as Shen Wan carried the large man easily. She swallowed in secret. It turns out that their princess was very powerful. How was she able to not reveal something this big before? This must be hidden.
Shen Wan climbed up a tree and placed He Xiyan upside down on a branch. She used more rope to bind him into a cocoon making sure he stayed attached to the tree for a long time. Once she was done, she happily went back to her room and asked Hong Zhu to close the door and window tightly before sleeping on her bed.
Hong Zhu: I can't sleep.
The next day, Shen Wan woke up feeling refreshed. She slept well last night.
It wasn't long before the steward came to her.
"Princess, the prince is not feeling well. Would you like to visit him? Her Royal Highness Princess Qingning will be visiting as well." This can only mean that if she doesn't visit the sick prince, it would look as if she doesn't care about him to Her Royal Highness Princess Qingning.
Shen Wan held herself back before beginning to express a concerned face, "Did His Highness drink too much last night and developed a cold?"
"It must be so."
The steward didn't know what was going on with He Xiyan. His Highness was not only sick, but was also reluctant for his servants to check on him. He begged him to see a doctor as well, but was adamantly refused. As a last resort, he needed to invite the new princess. Perhaps once she saw him, His Highness will finally see a doctor.
Unexpectedly, Princess Qingning heard about the prince's condition too and brought a doctor from the palace.
Shen Wan went to He Xiyan's side with a sad and worried expression. Upon entering the prince's abode, she said, "why is the prince not getting himself checked by a doctor when he's ill? It really makes me worry to death."
Shen Wan was about to say something else when she felt a pair of eyes on her. She raised her head and saw a woman in a Chinese dress. Their gazes met and Shen Wan swallowed back her words.
"Princess Qingning." Shen Wan exclaimed.
He Qingning raised her chin and glanced at her contemptuously, "Is this how you take care of my third brother?"
"We only married last night."
"You are the third prince's wife. He's been sick this entire time and you've only woken up just now?"
Shen Wan: Well, his condition is my fault.
He Qingning frowned slightly and asked, "Aren't you supposed to share the same room as third brother?"
Shen Wan: 188, how should I answer this?
To be continued...
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¹T/N: MTL sites keep on translating this as 'couch', but who the heck would sleep in a couch when they're living in a palace? I replaced it with cots instead.
²T/N: As an innocent person TM, I didn't know what this meant until I Googled it. Basically she says that the prince has a cheating wife fetish.
³T/N: It's funny since this word kept on being translated as "Apprentice" which confused me a lot. It wasn't until I did some MTL shenanigans that it resulted in the translated word for "Lecher" which I then switched to the usual "Pervert".
T/N: The prince was also called a variety of titles in the MTL, "Lord", "Master", "His Royal Majesty the Dickhead Abuser", so I just stuck to calling him "Highness." for stability's sake.
T/N2: Next update will prolly be next week (or earlier, depends really). See you then!