The Prime Minister Wants a Double Marriage? The Reborn Princess Refuses to Wed

Princess Liang Youyi, the sole legitimate daughter of the powerful Duke of Ding and niece to the Empress Dowager, has spent six years waiting for her imperial betrothal to Fu Zhang, a man she helped elevate from a poor scholar to Prime Minister. Her patience was rewarded not with marriage, but with the revelation of his infidelity. On a snowy winter day at the ferry, Liang Youyi witnesses Fu Zhang embracing his widowed sister-in-law, Yao Suyi, and playing with their children, who address him as father. This public display shatters her illusions, especially after a recent fever-induced dream revealed a terrifying future: in that vision, she marries Fu Zhang, bears a son who is murdered by Yao Suyi’s children, and is eventually poisoned to death by Yao Suyi while Fu Zhang watches indifferently. Convinced the dream was a glimpse of her past life, Liang Youyi resolves to break the engagement and alter her fate.

Confronting Fu Zhang and Yao Suyi, Liang Youyi slaps Yao Suyi and declares the engagement null and void. Fu Zhang, arrogant in his political power and believing Liang Youyi will eventually submit, refuses to accept the breakup lightly. He attempts to manipulate her by feigning injury after a carriage accident caused by a reckless horse, hoping she will apologize and restore the relationship. However, Liang Youyi remains unmoved. She discovers that Fu Zhang has been secretly living a double life, having married into two households to preserve both his own and his late brother’s family lines, a scandal that could ruin his career. Armed with this knowledge and evidence from a private intelligence agency, she begins a systematic dismantling of his reputation and financial stability.

Liang Youyi cuts off all financial support to the Prime Minister’s residence, initiating a series of public reckonings. She visits a prestigious restaurant where Fu Zhang’s nephew, Fu Hechen, is bullying performers, and refuses to cover the bill, forcing the young man to pay out of pocket. She then orders the collection of all outstanding debts incurred by the residence at various shops, including a stationery store and a fabric workshop. The debts, accumulated over years of freeloaders and extortion, total over 150,000 taels. When creditors swarm the Prime Minister’s residence, Yao Suyi attempts to shift the blame onto Liang Youyi, claiming the Princess promised them free goods. In a dramatic confrontation at a fabric shop, Liang Youyi exposes Yao Suyi’s lie and physically punishes her for her deceit, further humiliating the scheming woman in public.

Amidst this conflict, Liang Youyi encounters Feng Que, the young and sickly heir of Prince Qi’s household, who returns to the capital after eight years. Their meeting is charged with an unspoken familiarity, and Feng Que, along with his friend Gu Ruoxu, aids Liang Youyi in her efforts to punish Fu Zhang, notably causing the carriage accident that injures the Prime Minister. As Liang Youyi’s family, including her mother and the Empress Dowager, pressure her to accept the marriage for political stability, she stands firm. She realizes that her family values their alliance with Fu Zhang more than her happiness or safety. The story follows her strategic maneuvers to expose Fu Zhang’s hypocrisy, drain his resources, and protect herself from the fate foretold in her dream, all while navigating the treacherous political landscape of the capital and forming a potential alliance with the enigmatic Feng Que.