The Medical Consort’s Mistaken Marriage: The Imperial Uncle Has Been Divorced

Su Ruolang, an SSS-rank elite squad leader and medical expert from a modern military team, transmigrates into the body of a weak, poisoned girl with the same name in the Li Kingdom. The original host was a village fool, abused by her stepmother Chen Shi and stepsister Su Yunshan, and had been strangled to death just days before Su Ruolang arrived. Su Ruolang discovers she is dying from a congenital poison and needs an antidote to survive. To escape her toxic family environment and buy time, she agrees to a one-month marriage contract with Qin Moqing, the nephew of the local county magistrate, who proposed after his grandmother mistook Su Ruolang for a long-lost relative. The marriage is purely transactional, with both parties intending to divorce after one month.

Qin Moqing is actually a prince of the Li Kingdom traveling incognito to find his missing infant bride, whose disappearance is linked to a political conspiracy. He is also being hunted by assassins from the capital. Three days before the proposal, Su Ruolang saved Qin Moqing’s grandmother from a heart attack. Their first encounter is tense; Qin Moqing is cold and suspicious, while Su Ruolang is pragmatic and detached. She agrees to the marriage primarily to secure a hundred taels of silver and a safe distance from her abusers. However, their relationship shifts dramatically one night when Qin Moqing is ambushed by assassins and accidentally inhales a soporific drug. In his drugged state, he assaults Su Ruolang, who fights back but is overpowered. The encounter leaves both with secrets: Su Ruolang discovers Qin Moqing is connected to the wooden plaque held by her killer, and Qin Moqing becomes obsessed with finding the mysterious woman from the forest, mistaking Su Yunshan for her after she claims credit for saving him.

Back in the capital’s political sphere, Chen Shi and Su Yunshan scheme to steal Su Ruolang’s betrothal gifts and claim Su Yunshan as the lost noble girl by producing a silver hairpin. However, Qin Moqing’s grandmother rejects Su Yunshan due to inconsistencies. Meanwhile, Su Ruolang moves into Qin Moqing’s residence under the guise of caring for the old madam. She uses her medical skills to treat chronic illnesses and earns significant consultation fees. Her competence and martial arts prowess draw suspicion from Qin Moqing’s attendant, Jing An, who suspects she might be an assassin. Qin Moqing, however, becomes increasingly intrigued by her, suspecting she is the woman from the forest.

Tensions rise within the household as Qin Moqing’s cousin, Qin Yansong, opposes the marriage, believing Su Ruolang is a gold-digger. He attempts to sabotage the union by trying to frame her, but Su Ruolang outmaneuvers him. A key turning point occurs when Su Ruolang discovers a wooden plaque identical to the one her killer held, leading her to believe Qin Moqing is involved in her predecessor’s death. She begins secretly searching the estate for an antidote to her poison. Qin Moqing catches her attempting to pick a lock and confronts her. Despite the suspicion, he helps her with his injury after slipping in a hot spring, revealing a growing, albeit complicated, bond between them. The story concludes with Su Ruolang still seeking the antidote and the truth behind her death, while Qin Moqing balances his royal duties, the search for his missing bride, and his deepening fascination with Su Ruolang.