[Reborn + revenge + false stand-in + beloved by everyone]
[Older, accepting, marriage-averse powerful official × resilient, clear-eyed woman fallen into the entertainment quarter]
In her previous life, Zhou Wan trusted the heir of the Marquis of Weiyuan and willingly became one of his concubines. But he fell for another woman, and she was cast aside and repeatedly tormented by her mother-in-law, until she finally died of illness in bed.
After death, she saw the current chancellor personally gather her remains and lay them to rest again.
Reborn once more, she decided to take a different path.
Lu Chaoseng, the current chancellor rumored to have no interest in women, took a pipa player away from the Jiaofang. Everyone in the capital said he doted on her and would surely raise her to concubine once his legal wife entered the household.
Only Zhou Wan knew that from the moment Lu Chaoseng first saw her, he had looked through her eyes at someone else.
But it didn’t matter. She was only using him too. She played the part of his old acquaintance with all her heart, seeking to clear her father’s name and avenge both him and her former self. It was simply a matter of each getting what they needed.
Lu Chaoseng came from a prestigious family, but his parents had separated when he was young. He had watched their youthful marriage fall apart and had no interest in marrying.
One day, while investigating a major criminal case, he went to the Jiaofang to arrest someone and unexpectedly found the daughter of an old acquaintance caught up in the affair. Lu Chaoseng took her away and kept her by his side, helping her investigate her father’s wrongful conviction while letting certain rumors spread throughout the capital.
He thought they were in love with each other, and planned to wait until Minister Xu’s case was overturned before formally seeking the Xu family’s daughter’s hand in marriage, with all the proper rites and gifts.
He never expected his Wanwan to run away first.
Note: The heroine mistakenly believes she is a stand-in, but the hero has always doted on her. The age gap is eight years, and the political scheming is kindergarten-level.
