Reborn + face-slapping + satisfying revenge + raising a child + winning back his wife
A spin-off based on the TV drama The Story of Minglan. It can also be read as a brand-new story. (See the details after Chapter 1.)
After the original wife of Gu Yankai, Marquis of Ningyuan, Da Qin shi, dies of illness, Bai shi marries into the marquis’s household as his second wife, only to be looked down on because she comes from a merchant family.
Bai shi accidentally discovers that the marquis’s family sought her hand because they desperately need her family’s enormous dowry to repay the court’s debts. Her husband, Gu Yankai, still has eyes only for his deceased wife. Grief-stricken, Bai shi goes into labor prematurely and dies in childbirth.
In her previous life, Xiao Qin shi was Gu Yankai’s third wife. The most wicked “white lotus” in the drama, she was its vilest character. After a lifetime of scheming, she ended up burning herself to death.
When she opens her eyes again, the wicked woman has been reborn as her husband’s second wife, Bai shi, the merchant’s daughter she despised most?
And she has even given birth to the stepson who would eventually drive her to her death in the drama: the male lead, Gu Tingye?
Her competitive streak kicks in, and she begins fighting for power in the marquis’s household as Bai shi, secretly arranging a marriage for her former self.
But as time passes, one truth after another about her previous life comes to light:
Did the First Madam Qin really die of illness?
Did Bai shi really die in childbirth?
Was even she, who always thought herself clever, being used by others her entire life?
With her insight into the Gu family’s hypocrisy and schemes, and her complete understanding of everyone around her, Xiao Qin shi, now in Bai shi’s body, resolves to change her fate.
She will avenge the woman whose body she now inhabits, and carefully plot every move, tear away the marquis’s household’s false facade of virtue, and seize power for herself.
I think it's pretty good-looking! The author's writing is good, and it seems to be very smooth so far, and it fits the characters well. 💕 There are so few names for the female characters. They are all named XX, XX eldest lady, and XX second girl. Those who have names are also the aliases of the maids. However, the male characters, whether they are in the show or newly created, basically all have names and surnames. Since they are all female protagonists, and there are so many female characters with many roles and three-dimensional images, I feel that it will look smoother if the important female characters can be called by their own names when described in the third person. Just a personal opinion! Big cheers for the author [sending heartfelt wishes]
I really enjoy reading "villain" spin-offs! When I was reading Zhifu, I had very complicated feelings towards Xiao Qin. On the one hand, I thought she was hateful and on the other hand, I felt pity for her. I also felt that with her talents, if she was not blinded by hatred, she would definitely manage her life in order. It was super uncomfortable when I saw Xiao Qin dying in the sea of fire in Gu's ancestral hall. I didn't want to see such an ending. The author of this book is really sleepy and gives me a pillow 😢 😢 and the writing is so good. There is no OOC at all and the description is too delicate. I can feel the same 😢😢😢 Author, please write quickly and update soon. I'm really looking forward to it 😢😢😢 It's really beautiful 😢
I cautiously gave it five stars. It's still good-looking, but what does it mean to chase your wife in the crematorium? You don't want to have sex with the Marquis, right? His inaction was the root cause of the misfortune of the Qin family and the Bai family in their previous lives. No 😢😢😢😢😢
Five stars for the author's great writing. There is no nonsense in the whole text, and it reads smoothly. The characters are full and vivid. Looking forward to the author's next article, hoping to see more thoughtful ideas and plots.
Ahhh, it's so beautiful. I like this setting very much. Why did I stop updating? 😢 😢 😢 I beg the author to come back.
I really like this article. This is my favorite one among Zhiruo's fanfics. I had read it before on Xiaohongshu. I finished reading it at that time. Do you have any ideas to continue updating it? Then I saw this article on Tomato today and found that the author had started to update it again. I was so excited!!! I rarely comment on books. I really like this one. It feels so good. Please don't stop updating.
Great writing, not like a newbie author at all. What surprises me the most is that the author does not charm men
The author's writing is fluent. This is quite good-looking among Zhifou's fanfics. The characters don't have any cheating and their actions are more logical. I hope there will be a second volume.
Author, where are you? Come back and write a book quickly!!!!!
Very good. Come on.