The Princess Consort Lacks Virtue

Feng Shuying, a practitioner of Xuanxue from a past life, transmigrates into the body of a girl with the same name who is about to be sacrificed in a disastrous arranged marriage. The original host was coerced by her cousin Lin Wanting and a scoundrel named Chen Yansheng into attempting an elopement that was actually a trap designed to ruin her reputation and lead to her death at the hands of her fiancé, Jing Moye, the Prince of Chu. Upon waking bound in a temple meditation room with Chen Yansheng, Feng Shuying immediately recognizes the absurd plot from a novel her cousin had read. Using her combat skills and quick wit, she breaks free, incapacitates Chen Yansheng, and orchestrates a counter-performance when Lin Wanting bursts in with witnesses. She claims Chen Yansheng attempted to violate her, successfully shifting the blame while maintaining a facade of devotion to her fiancé.

Jing Moye, a figure known as the Banished Immortal and a ruthless villain who has driven the original novel’s protagonists to madness, enters the scene. Though he appears gentle and sickly, Feng Shuying senses extreme danger from the black qi surrounding him. When Chen Yansheng attempts to slander her further, Jing Moye brutally silences him by cutting out his tongue and ordering him to be subjected to the Kuxing, a torturous execution method. Feng Shuying navigates the perilous encounter by flattering Jing Moye and claiming she brought her wealth to pray for his health, a lie Jing Moye sees through but finds amusing. He spares her life with a cryptic warning, revealing he knows she is a liar but decides to keep her alive for now, betting with a corrupt temple abbot that she will survive until their wedding.

The central conflict escalates as Feng Shuying discovers that Jing Moye is not merely ill but is the victim of a vicious Zhoushu curse that drains his vitality and guarantees he will die within three months unless the curse object is found. Simultaneously, she returns to the Lin residence, where she has been treated as a servant and exploited for her inheritance by her uncle Lin Shuzheng, aunt Madam Hua, and cousin Lin Wanting. They view her marriage to the dying Prince as a final opportunity to seize her assets before she dies. Feng Shuying, no longer the timid original host, asserts her dominance by physically attacking abusive servants and holding Lin Wanting at knifepoint to force her uncle to sign a pledge returning her parents' inheritance.

Her resistance triggers a series of retaliatory schemes. The Lin family plots to have her raped and killed, but Feng Shuying anticipates their moves. She uses Daomen magic to manipulate a treacherous maid into attacking Madam Hua, creating chaos that allows her to eliminate the servant without direct involvement. She also sets magical traps in her new quarters, injuring intruders who come to kill her. The narrative shifts as Jing Moye infiltrates her room at night, drawn by her unique spiritual signature. He initially attempts to choke her, suspecting she is an enemy cultivator, but she defends herself with a calming talisman. The encounter turns physically intimate when he pins her down, leading to a tense standoff where she claims her admiration for him is genuine.

The story direction establishes a dangerous alliance between two manipulative survivors. Feng Shuying must use her Xuanxue expertise to survive the Lin family’s assassinations while navigating the psychotic whims of Jing Moye, who is both her protector and her greatest threat. She realizes that her survival depends on staying useful to him and helping him break the curse, all while reclaiming her stolen wealth and status. The narrative sets the stage for a cat-and-mouse game where Feng Shuying must outsmart her predatory fiancé and her murderous relatives simultaneously, transforming from a victim of fate into a powerful player in the political and supernatural landscape of the capital.