Ling Qingyan is reborn on the day after her husband, Yin Zhao, marries Gu Huasheng, the eldest daughter of the General’s Manor. In her previous life, Gu repeatedly framed and persecuted her. Three years after marrying Prince Jing, Yin Zhao, her family was wiped out, and she died a wretched death in the coldest, most remote courtyard of Prince Jing’s estate.
Given another chance at life, she resolves to protect her family and set the record straight, making those who wronged her pay dearly.
But this time, things take an unexpected turn. The once arrogant and overbearing Gu Huasheng begins behaving herself: she bows respectfully, invites Ling Qingyan to admire the moon, acts sweet and affectionate, and even kneels to apologize...
She even passes along crucial information and says she wants to leave Prince Jing’s estate!
Han Xiao transmigrates into a tragic romance novel she read a few years ago, titled A Lonely Branch, and, to her horror, becomes its vicious supporting villain, Gu Huasheng.
In the original story, the male lead loves the villainous Gu Huasheng and lets her bully the heroine, Ling Qingyan, in every way. He even secretly poisons the heroine on Gu Huasheng’s behalf, causing her to die a slow, agonizing death.
But the truly twisted part is that only after the heroine dies does Yin Zhao realize he has long been in love with her. Haunted by memories of everything she went through, he is consumed by regret. Not long after ascending the throne, he furiously murders the villainess and her entire family to vent his anger. In the decades that follow, though surrounded by three thousand beauties in his harem, the male lead lives on in regret and longing for the heroine.
The disgusting plot makes Han Xiao’s hatred for the male lead reach its peak the moment she lays eyes on the heroine.
So this is what the heroine of a tragic historical romance looks like! Woof, woof! Big sister, I’m your dog!
