The Bianjing Marriage Swap

Wang Yun, a modern-day office worker, opens his eyes and finds himself the spoiled second son of the Anyuan Earl's household in Bianjing. As soon as he transmigrates, his father kicks him out to attend a matchmaking meeting in his elder brother's place.

Facing Su Zhaohua, the legitimate daughter of the Su family, he blurts out, “Sister-in-law, don't be afraid! I'm my brother!”

The whole room erupts. The Wang family becomes a laughingstock, and the furious Su family goes after him.

But no one could have guessed that this farce would become the key to breaking the deadlock:

Lady Zhao conspires with Northern Frontier spies to smuggle military provisions, hoping to use the scandal to seize the legitimate branch's property;

The fifth sister-in-law of the Shen family rules with an iron fist, cuts off trade routes, and seals the household gates, determined to bring the Wang family to ruin;

Even the military provisions case brought back by his elder brother implicates Liao spies and mysterious figures in the imperial palace...

A hellish start? Wang Yun is determined to defy fate and change his life:

He practices calligraphy with his left hand until blisters bleed, learning the art of political intrigue, while using his right to boil ice-fat and make his way in the marketplace;

He takes a poisoned arrow meant for his elder brother, intercepts secret letters, cracks the smuggling case, and tears the conspiracy to shreds.

Su Zhaohua, the woman he called “Sister-in-law,” goes from angrily denouncing him as “shameless” to staring dazedly at his bloodstained robe after he takes an arrow for her; from watching him with cold indifference to secretly burning the poetry prompt that called him a “playboy.”

In the cool moonlight, the wildflower-like light he carries finally finds its way into her heart.

When the military provisions case shakes the court to its foundations, and the Shen family's persecution reveals a mystery from the past, Wang Yun has already grown from a clown standing in for the groom into a young man capable of protecting his family and country.

Su Zhaohua takes his hand. “You used to call me sister-in-law...”

Wang Yun clasps her hand tightly. “Now it's my turn to keep you safe and happy, year after year.”