I Used a Fake Engagement Breakup to Outsmart My Mother-in-Law, Then Won Over My Fiancée

[Transmigration + Alternate History + No System + Multiple Female Leads (Vivid Characters) + Political Intrigue + Satisfying Read Meets Literary Fiction + Twists and Turns]

A talented literature student transmigrates into the down-and-out castoff son of the Great Shun Dynasty. On the first day after he wakes up, his prospective mother-in-law shows up with a marriage cancellation notice, forcing him to become a live-in son-in-law. He agrees to let the marriage go, then uses his wits not only to foil her plans but also to squeeze compensation out of her.

At a poetry gathering, he meets Qin Xuanyan, his aloof fiancée, who is disguised as a man. After winning first place, he slanders his fiancée, and the two become entangled from then on. The unruly heiress Yang Luoling, Yunmeng Tower's songstress Yu Wan, and the Princess Xiao Qingyan, who always has a plan up her sleeve, are all drawn to him as well.

Armed with modern knowledge, he fights his way from the world of commerce to the imperial court. He wields his pen like a blade and treats business like a game of chess, matching wits with powerful ministers. His brother Fan Xusheng stands by him through life and death, while each of his confidantes has her own charm.

This time, he will reclaim his family's inheritance, uncover the truth, and become a legend no one dares to provoke in the turbulent Great Shun Dynasty!