Reborn on the Wedding Night, Kissed Numb by the Crazed Prince

Mu Nanyin, the daughter of the powerful General Mu Qingyun, spent her youth sacrificing everything for Shen Sichen, a prince who manipulated her affection to gain the military support of her family. In her past life, she severed ties with her father, destroyed her own martial arts, and helped Shen Sichen seize the throne. Her reward was betrayal: Shen Sichen, now Emperor, had her wrists severed, imprisoned her, and revealed that her entire family had been executed or tortured to death. He strangled her with white silk, mocking her as a discarded wife, before stabbing her with the Gold-dissolving Shortsword. As she died, Shen Junlin, the man she had publicly humiliated and forced into an annulment years prior, appeared to die beside her, having survived his own past-life suicide. Mu Nanyin woke up reborn on her wedding night to Shen Junlin, the brutal Prince Lin, moments after he had torn her wedding dress in a fit of rage over her earlier attempts to annul the marriage.

Realizing she had returned to the critical juncture where her mistakes could be undone, Mu Nanyin immediately abandoned her plan to leave Shen Junlin for Shen Sichen. She rushed to the palace to stop Shen Junlin from formally requesting the annulment from the Emperor. In the grand hall, she publicly declared her love for Shen Junlin, calling him husband and refusing to break the engagement despite the Emperor's fury and the mockery of the court officials. She accepted a punishment of fifty lashes to prove her sincerity, a decision that shocked everyone, including her father, General Mu, who had been complicit in the past life by secretly aiding Shen Sichen. Her dramatic reversal confused Shen Junlin, who had been deeply scarred by her previous cruelty and indifference, but her desperate pleas and physical affection began to crack his icy exterior.

The conflict escalated when Princess Ning’an, a goddaughter of the Emperor who harbored secret feelings for Shen Junlin, intervened to expose Mu Nanyin’s alleged infidelity and manipulation. Mu Nanyin challenged the princess to a guqin contest, a skill she had mastered in her past life to please Shen Sichen. She played a mournful, powerful piece that moved the entire court to tears, defeating Ning’an and forcing the princess to address her as "Imperial Aunt," thereby publicly cementing Mu Nanyin’s status as Shen Junlin’s legitimate wife. When Ning’an attempted a second contest in calligraphy, Mu Nanyin hesitated, revealing her true weakness, but she ultimately secured the Gold-dissolving Shortsword as her prize, a weapon she knew would be used against her in the future.

As the night progressed, Shen Sichen and Mu Bailian, the woman Shen Sichen truly loved, attempted to sabotage the wedding by spreading rumors and creating further scandals. Mu Nanyin confronted them with cold disdain, slapping both of them and publicly denouncing their affair. She refused to be manipulated any longer, vowing to protect her family and make amends to Shen Junlin. The story concludes with Mu Nanyin holding the lethal sword, aware of the dangers ahead but determined to change her fate. She must navigate the treacherous court politics, expose Shen Sichen’s true nature, and heal the deep wounds she inflicted on Shen Junlin, all while ensuring her family avoids the tragic executions that doomed them in her previous life.