Reborn to Overturn the Empire

(Strong female lead, reborn, male lead appears late, 70% sweet and 30% angst, both leads have only ever been with each other)

[Gorgeous, carefree heiress × younger, gentle puppy]

Yan Mingxi is reborn on the day she comes of age.

That day, her mother dies in a fire, and her father undergoes a dramatic change in temperament.

A year later, her two-faced stepmother marries into the family and sweet-talks her into marrying a scoundrel, leaving her family ruined and her loved ones dead.

Reborn, she unravels the mysteries one by one. Once she sees who around her are friends and who are foes, those who owe her money will pay it back, and those who owe her lives will pay with theirs.

Want to marry into the family? Fine. You can come in as a concubine.

When the scumbag comes begging for forgiveness, she kicks him out and sets two dogs on him.

Then her loyal puppy comes over and says, “I wish to walk with you through the misty rains of Jiangnan.”

(P.S. In keeping with the principle of cleaning the house before inviting guests over, the male lead won't appear until the heroine has sorted out all the mess at home.)