A Beauty in a Lantern? No, the Chief Councilor's Darling

Shen Yuejiao transmigrates into a story about a live-in son-in-law, becoming the cannon-fodder villainess who drives the future top minister to become a murderer and is eventually turned into a beauty lantern.

Seeing the dagger in the male lead's sleeve on their wedding night, she knows the original plot calls for her to throw wine at him and insult him. Instead, Shen Yuejiao lies flat on her back and says, “Come on! Inspect the goods before you turn me into a lantern. Just make it quick!”

The future ice-cold minister, destined to wield power over the court, is completely thrown by her shameless move.

With her survival instincts in overdrive, she never looks back after turning the tables on the original plot. She empties her family's storerooms to spend the money on him, takes him to a male courtesan house to show off his looks, and uses her wicked-villainess tea-speak to drive the scheming villainesses into despair.

All she wants is to max out his affection and stay alive. Who knew that as she flirted with him, the cold-faced live-in son-in-law would look at her more and more strangely, his murderous intent turning into... overwhelming possessiveness?

By the time he has risen to the highest ranks, he corners her against a wall, eyes red as he demands, “Why did you approach me in the first place?”

Looking at the future big shot on the verge of turning dark, Shen Yuejiao timidly raises a hand. “...If I say I was after your body, would you believe me?”