The Secret Behind My Scoundrel Husband

Princess Changping, Ning Zhihua, needs an heir for the prince's residence, so she picks a fiance: the third-ranked scholar of the imperial exam, a man who looks honest and biddable. She clears his path at court and his career takes off. He then arranges to take a second wife on their wedding day. Ning Zhihua breaks the engagement. She was born to rank, and she is clever and quick and used to running things from behind the screen. For a husband she chooses Wen Tingyun, the biggest wastrel in the capital and the worst reputation in it. Up close she finds that a great deal is hidden under the playboy act.