Rebirth at the Marriage Decree Banquet: The Scumbag Crown Prince Calls Me Imperial Aunt

Novel Info

Author:
小扇
Status:Ongoing

Summary

[Dual Rebirth of Female Lead and Scumbag Lead + Second Male Lead Wins + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Redemption + Scumbag Crematorium]

Shen Yao was the orphaned daughter of the General’s Manor. Taking pity on her, the Emperor intended to bestow a marriage upon her.

In her previous life, Shen Yao married Crown Prince Xie Jingchu.

She endured every kind of humiliation in the Eastern Palace, only to overhear Xie Jingchu’s disdainful private remark: “She forced this marriage on me; she’s only getting what she deserves.”

Heartbroken, Shen Yao requested an amicable divorce.

The night before she was to leave the palace, Shen Yao was reborn back to the age of seventeen.

The Emperor sat upon his throne and asked her with a smile, “Whom do you like? You need only tell Us.”

Shen Yao bowed her head. “This subject’s daughter has long admired Prince Jing.”

Prince Jing, Xie Yuan, was peerlessly handsome and exceptionally gifted.

However, he had been gravely injured in a great war and lay in a coma.

The doctors said he would likely remain in that state for the rest of his life.

Everyone said Shen Yao was a fool.

But in her previous life, when she was being bullied, Xie Yuan was the only one who had reached out to her.

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Xie Jingchu gradually regained the memories of his past life.

He broke into the Prince Jing Manor like a madman, intent on taking Shen Yao away.

But all he saw were the hanging gauze curtains and a petite figure sleeping soundly in the bed.

His Ninth Uncle, whom he had feared since childhood, sat on the edge of the bed and looked at him with a thin smile. “If you wake your aunt, don’t even think about remaining the Crown Prince.”

Novel Items

Bridal Robes

Clothing

Shen Yao joyfully sewed her own bridal robes stitch by stitch in her previous life, believing it would ensure a smooth and harmonious married life. They were never used as the marriage was not consummated.

White Porcelain Cup

Object

Xie Jingchu snatched this cup and hurled it at Shen Yao's temple when she proposed divorce in her previous life, causing blood to flow. He seemed stunned afterward but remained seated.

Pastries

Food

Given to the three children along with malted milk to help them recover from hunger after their difficult journey.

Sachet

Accessory

A perfume pouch that Luo Fu is making for Pei Ji. He asks her to finish it sooner, and she agrees to complete it within two days.

Handkerchief

Item

An Ruoyan's handkerchief that she gave to Gu Yizhi to wipe his sweaty face. He accepted it this time.

Wedding Date (Third Day of Sixth Month)

Event

The chosen wedding date for Shen Yao and Prince Jing. Shen Yao deliberately chose this over the nineteenth day of the tenth month (her previous life's wedding date which brought rain and misfortune). The wedding is arranged by His Majesty and organized by the Empress, making it exceptionally grand.

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TMTNovels26 Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ February 7,2026

Okay so the imagery in these chapters is absolutely cinematic and I need to unpack it. The bedroom scene where Xie Yuan first opens his eyes—Shen Yao's POV is everything here. She sees pale thin lips first, then travels upward to sharp narrow eyes, the eyelids thin, outer corners tilted up giving him this imposing distant air. And then those dark pupils turn toward her and the sharpness just... melts away. Replaced by gentle shimmering light. This is such a deliberate visual choice by the author. You have this cold, blood-soaked warrior whose face has been carved from ice, and the only person who gets to see it soften is her. Then Xie Yuan turns to face Xue Suichuan and the description shifts completely—'jade-faced Asura,' 'mountains of corpses and seas of blood,' killing intent spreading in all directions. The contrast between how he looks at Shen Yao versus how he looks at everyone else is brutal. And the sword sound design! 'Thud' when Xue Suichuan collapses, 'ding' when Xie Yuan touches the sword tip to the ground, that grating scrape like 'a vengeful spirit crawling out of hell.' The author is building this entire atmosphere of danger and intimacy existing in the same small room. The medicinal fragrance Shen Yao catches before she even turns around—these sensory details make the scene feel so alive, so present. I could see this as a drama episode and it would be gorgeous.

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Mhay_xxiGe Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ April 7,2025

The pacing here is absolutely masterful and I need to talk about how the author moves from one emotional register to another without ever losing momentum. We open with an intimate, almost tender scene—candlelight, Shen Yao speaking softly to an unconscious man. It's quiet and warm. Then we CUT to Donggong, to the Crown Prince's illness, to the Empress's cold calculation. The shift from Jingwangfu's candlelit tenderness to Donggong's political chill is so abrupt it makes your stomach drop. And then we go BACK to Xie Jingchu's dream, which reframes everything we just read—the warmth becomes something else entirely, something more complicated and painful. The wedding dream itself is beautifully paced. Rain, soaked clothes, the bridal chamber, and then her—"all he could hear was the increasingly rapid beating of his own heart." The author slows down time here, makes us feel every second of that moment, before snapping us back to reality with "Startled awake, Xie Jingchu's vision was dark." Then the Empress scene—long, expository, devastating. It's the kind of scene that could drag if written poorly, but the author keeps it moving by layering in Xie Jingchu's reactions between each cutting remark. And then—immediate pivot to Shen Yao's morning, Aunt Zhou's challenge, the palace visit, the encounter with Xie Jingchu, and ending on the medicine scene. Eight chapters of content packed into what feels like a single breathless sitting. I did not sleep last night and this is why.

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Lucipherion0966 Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ April 11,2026

The dialogue in this section is absolutely vicious and I love it. Let me just highlight a few moments because the author really knows how to make characters speak in ways that reveal everything without saying anything at all. Aunt Zhou's matron: "If the young lady cannot even clarify her own meaning, perhaps it's best not to speak at all!" — This woman walks in ready to establish dominance and Shen Yao immediately neutralizes her with a smile and three sentences. The power dynamic shift is so smooth you barely notice it happening until you're already reeling. Then there's Xie Jingchu: "Shen Yao, you must be very pleased to have married the Ninth Imperial Uncle, aren't you?" He's projecting so hard it's almost funny. And Shen Yao's response? "No." Just... no. She doesn't explain, doesn't justify, doesn't give him the satisfaction of engagement. The woman is a fortress. But what really got me was the Empress's monologue. She goes from sweet motherly concern to "I truly wanted to drive her out of the palace" to "she is of little use" in the span of one conversation. The way she casually reveals her entire worldview while thinking she's bonding with her son is terrifying. And Xie Jingchu can't even speak. He just sits there absorbing it all while his heart is clearly screaming. The dialogue between Shen Yao and Qingque is lighter but still sharp—"After all, she is an aunt and indeed the widow of a martyr. Of course I must see her. However, it will be on my terms" — this is a woman who learned from the best and is now applying those lessons in real time.

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NightGLEWN Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ December 23,2025

"You should address me as Imperial Aunt." I literally screamed when I read this. Shen Yao just absolutely dismantled Xie Jingchu in the most elegant way possible. He's standing there probably expecting some kind of reconciliation or at minimum acknowledgment of their shared past, and she hits him with a formal title like a sword to the chest. The dream sequence is what really gets me though. Xie Jingchu dreaming about SHEM YAO in wedding robes, smiling at him—except she wasn't smiling at him in the dream, she was just smiling gently, and he was the one whose heart was racing. The author is painting this picture of someone who has been pining for years and just got the person he wanted through someone else's marriage. And the Empress feeding him poison about Shen Yao being 'a stubborn plaster' while Xie Jingchu can't even defend her? That's the kind of layered relationship drama that makes my heart hurt. Meanwhile Shen Yao and Xie Yuan—they've barely spoken two words to each other and yet she's already making promises to take care of him. There's something so tender about her sitting by his bedside in the candlelight saying she'll be a proper Princess Consort Jing. Who is this woman and what has she done with the girl who wouldn't leave the Crown Prince alone in her previous life? The transformation is unreal.

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kHalz Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ September 14,2025

Okay so let me just say this plot is doing things to me. Shen Yao wakes up married to a comatose man, and instead of freaking out she just... rolls with it. The dream sequence where she imagines herself in wedding robes smiling at Xie Jingchu is such a brilliant misdirection because it makes you think maybe she's dreaming of marrying HIM, but no—she's in Jingwangfu with Xie Yuan. The author is playing with our expectations like a cat with a mouse. And then the Empress shows up and basically spells out her entire scheme. 'Now that the Shen family members are all dead, she is of little use.' Oof. That line hit me like a truck. The political landscape is shifting under everyone's feet and Shen Yao is walking into it completely aware of what's coming. The Aunt Zhou confrontation on the first day of marriage? Chef's kiss. Shen Yao turning the tables by insisting on paying respects on HER terms, not theirs—that's the kind of plot beat that makes you want to immediately read the next chapter. And Xue Suichuan getting drunk and spotting her through the trees? Classic setup for future complications. The author is laying out pieces on a chessboard and I am HERE for it.

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KRPL Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ September 2,2025

The dialogue in this section is deceptively simple and I keep coming back to it. Let me start with Xue Suichuan because honestly his lines are so naturally slimy you can't help but want to throw something at him. 'Cousin won't know. All the imperial physicians and famous doctors in the world have been here, each saying he'll never wake up in this lifetime. He's already a useless cripple.' This is the kind of dialogue that reveals everything about a character in one sentence—his entitlement, his cruelty, his complete misunderstanding of who he's dealing with. Then Xie Yuan's voice is so controlled, so minimal. 'Not that sentence.' 'Yes, that one.' 'Get out.' Three words, four words—each one carrying the weight of a man who has spent his life saying exactly what needs to be said and nothing more. But then Shen Yao's lines... 'It's alright. Although it was arranged by His Majesty, we can divorce at any time.' She says this like she's already resigned herself to being nobody's priority. And Xie Yuan's response—'And after the divorce?' 'To go find the Crown Prince?'—he's not angry, he's just... tired. The weariness in his voice when he says 'Shen Yao' and 'Come here' is the most honest dialogue in the entire chapter. No grand speeches, no dramatic confessions. Just a man who's been unconscious and broken and suddenly awake and terrified of losing someone before he's even had her. The author's dialogue style here is restraint as power. Every unspoken thing between these two characters speaks louder than any declaration ever could.

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