Reborn to Marry a Beggar Prince

Episode 1

Chu Qinglan wakes on her wedding day with a horrible gift: memory. She has already lived this marriage to Xiao Ling, the Marquis Yongchang, and watched her family destroyed. This time, when he orders her to accept his illegitimate son as her own, she refuses. Chu Xuer, her sister, plays the meek peacemaker, but Qinglan sees the trap.

The hall turns on her, calling her a jealous, petty wife. Qinglan doesn't flinch. If she must be generous, she asks, will she next be expected to tolerate a stolen bride, then a drained treasury? Then she delivers the line that changes everything: today it is not he who casts her out — she divorces him.

Episode 2

Cast out and mocked, Chu Qinglan doesn't hide. Before the crowd she declares she will take a husband by open recruitment — character and clean record matter, birth does not. The city laughs harder. A discarded wife with a ruined name, they sneer, will die alone.

Then a jade pendant slips from a beggar's hands, and Qinglan stops. She offers him a choice: does he want a wife? He says yes. Twice. She names him her husband on the spot, to the horror of everyone watching — and the beggar, it turns out, is no ordinary fool.

Episode 3

Xiao Ling blocks her path, furious that his discarded wife would marry a nameless stranger — and asks the beggar his name. "A Rong," he answers. Qinglan makes sure the whole street hears it: her husband is called A Rong.

The crowd recognizes him — the beggar who loiters at the marquis's gate, a simpleton who once fought stray dogs for scraps. Chu Xuer gloats that a general's daughter is marrying a beggar. Xiao Ling offers one last chance: kneel, beg, swear never to trouble Chu Xuer and the child. Qinglan refuses to bow.

Episode 4

Qinglan doesn't back down. A beggar, she says, at least has a clean record — no hidden bastards, no baggage — and that makes him worth a hundred of Xiao Ling. She leaves with A Rong while the marquis fumes behind them.

Elsewhere, whispers turn urgent. A sealed power keeps someone from acting, and breaking it could be fatal. If the woman who took the young prince away wanted to harm him, who could stop her? They can only wait for the destined day to lift the seal. Whoever is hunting him may already be close.

Episode 5

At the general's residence, the children cling to Qinglan — in her last life, she fears, they burned. Her grandfather, the old general, vows to protect her and storms off to confront the marquis's household, but she calms him. Word is Xiao Ling collapsed in a rage. Good.

Then she presents A Rong as her chosen husband. The old general accepts him at once and orders a wedding feast that very day — with one condition: every dog may enter, but Xiao Ling and Chu Xuer never will. Meanwhile, the Emperor still searches for his missing son, and the jade pendant is nowhere to be found.

Episode 6

Tea is served. Qinglan and A Rong bow to the old general, who names her head of the household and wishes the couple one heart. Qinglan swears an oath before the family: anyone who threatens her kin will be punished. This life, she promises, Xiao Ling and Chu Xuer will pay in blood.

The younger siblings adore their new brother-in-law, declaring him a hundred times better than the marquis. Outside, Xiao Ling's servants hammer at the gate, demanding entry — and the general's people turn them away, exactly as ordered.

Episode 7

Xiao Ling paces, raging that without the Chu family's prestige and military power, he can never climb higher. Chu Xuer offers a scheme: his marriage to Qinglan was granted by the Emperor himself, so her wedding to a beggar is defiance of an imperial decree. Spread rumors through the streets, she urges, and her name will never be clean again.

That night, the old general hurries the newlyweds toward their bridal chamber. A Rong, earnest and literal, announces he wants to share the room with his wife — and Qinglan begins to suspect her "fool" of a husband may understand more than he lets on.

Episode 8

Morning after the wedding, A Rong wakes beside Qinglan and cheerfully tries to help her dress, leaving her flustered and red-faced. He insists on feeding her at breakfast while the old general beams.

The table is loaded with turtle and oxtail, and the general explains his motive without shame: he wants a great-grandchild, and the couple needs to build up their strength. Qinglan protests; A Rong simply keeps spooning food toward her. It's a warm, ridiculous scene — and a reminder that this household, at least, is on her side.

Episode 9

Rumors explode across the city: Qinglan is shameless, taking two husbands, defiling an imperial match, sneaking around with a beggar before the wedding. Her grandfather rages and nearly charges off to break legs. Qinglan holds him back — but the damage is already spreading.

At the palace, the Emperor has seen Xiao Ling's petition and is displeased that even his own granted marriage was defied. He sends an official to the marquis's house and to the Chu family. And he adds a quieter order: his son has been missing for years, marked only by a jade pendant. Watch for it among the people.

Episode 10

The physician's verdict is grim: the old general's heart was damaged long ago on the battlefield, held together by years of medicine. Rage has cracked it further, and another shock could kill him. Qinglan sits with him, promising she won't let this stand — whoever dares harm her family will answer for it.

She orders the carriage to the marquis's residence. There, Xiao Ling and Chu Xuer gloat that the Emperor is furious and the Chu family will soon pay dearly. They have no idea she is already on her way to collect the debt.

Watch how a discarded bride turns a city's mockery into her opening move — and see how long a "beggar" can keep his secret.