Used by My Adoptive Brother? I Marry the Powerful Minister in Her Place and Never Look Back

[Devoted, loyal hound of a minister vs. composed, clever orphan girl + revenge + sweet romance + focused on building careers + strong hero and heroine + regretful adoptive brother gets his comeuppance]

In the third year of Dezhao, Jiang Zhou died unexpectedly on a campaign. The entire Jiang family was silenced overnight, and their only orphan, Jiang Zhiyun, vanished without a trace.

Twelve years later, the Gu family, bound to the Jiangs by an engagement arranged in childhood and an imperial favor granted by the late emperor, received an order from the Minister’s residence forcing a marriage.

A bride swap accidentally tore open a crack in the Jiang family case, and the long-missing orphan reappeared in public view.

The true culprit behind it all began to stir.

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When Xu Zhiyun was four, she was adopted by her adoptive brother Xu Heng, who was eight years older. She regarded him as family.

Then one night, she learned it had all been a lie. From beginning to end, she had been nothing more than a pawn in Xu Heng’s hands.

To escape his control, she readily agreed to the bride swap and began secretly investigating her own past.

She discovered that she was the missing orphan of the Jiang family. To uncover the truth, she pretended to play along with Xu Heng while secretly probing his real intentions.

The more she uncovered, the more shaken she became. The Jiang family case reached far and wide, and the obstacles were daunting.

But she was unafraid. With dozens of lives resting on her shoulders, she would have her revenge, even if it destroyed her.

Xu Zhiyun: “Dozens of lives are counting on me to clear their names. Even if I die, I’ll drag the murderer down to hell with me.”

Gu Jinan: “Anyone who hurts A Yun dies.”