Wang Yan's soul transmigrates into the power fantasy novel The Poor Scholar's Imperial Son-in-Law, where he becomes the cannon-fodder villain destined to be crushed by the protagonist, Ye Huang: the third young master of Jinling's wealthy Wang family.
The original protagonist, Ye Huang, is a modern man whose soul transmigrates into the son-in-law of the Song family. He hopes to change his fate by making soap, perfume, and strong liquor, and by plagiarizing poetry, all in an attempt to seize the throne and become emperor.
Given a second life, Wang Yan sneers: It's time to change the script! Ye Huang's poems? He exposes them on the spot!
Ye Huang's inventions? He launches them first!
Ye Huang takes the imperial exams? He outshines him!
Ye Huang joins the army? He gets there first!
With Wang Yan's precise strikes at every turn, Ye Huang can forget about ascending the throne. Even becoming powerful enough to dominate the court is now a pipe dream! The opportunities, connections, and even the admiration of the prairie princess and the noble daughters of marquis households that should have belonged to Ye Huang all end up in Wang Yan's hands.
Faced with Ye Huang's furious roar in court, "Wang Yan, who are you, really?!"
Wang Yan lowers his eyes, rubbing the jade thumb ring on his finger, and says softly, "Me? Just a pitiful man who doesn't want to die a second time."
In this life, the Son of Heaven's throne is barely warm beneath its destined heir before Wang Yan is fated to overturn it with his own hands.
Meng Qingyi. Why didn't Jinling's most talented woman accept her in the end?