Transmigrate into a book + fake replacement + both physically and emotionally pure + household intrigue
Yun Xique transmigrated into a book, becoming the least favored Ninth Princess of the Great Yu Kingdom. The only reason she was granted in marriage to the regent, the most powerful official at court, was that she looked exactly like the woman he cherished.
Unable to bear the thought of his beloved being hurt by political struggles, the powerful regent gladly accepted the marriage, intending only to find a substitute who could keep her safe.
And so Yun Xique, a princess who had spent ten years as a hostage in an enemy kingdom, became the regent's caged songbird.
The original songbird really was breathtakingly beautiful, but unfortunately, she wasn't very bright and had a bad temper. So the moment the real woman appeared, she was cast aside.
But the Yun Xique who had transmigrated into the book was different. A songbird had to know how to play her part: be a seductive enchantress in bed and gentle and considerate outside it. She could tease the resident temptress when she was bored, and when trouble came, let the powerful regent take revenge for her. She would never be the one to get hurt.
Behind the scenes, the eldest son of the Wen family had wild ambitions and wanted to win her over to his side. Yun Xique pocketed a million taels of silver.
When her rivals stirred up trouble, the shops on the busiest street in the capital made her rich beyond her dreams.
When the woman he cherished returned, Yun Xique said, “Your Highness, after three years together, we do have some affection between us. You can keep the breakup money.”
Wen Yanzhuo replied, “That won't do. The Princess Consort has taken such good care of me these past three years.”
Yun Xique gritted her teeth. “Don't push your luck. I'm done playing with you.”
Word spread through the capital that the regent was about to marry his childhood sweetheart, the Seventh Princess. That was, until everyone saw the woman standing at his side.
“Isn't she the princess who was held hostage? Did she really seduce her way into becoming the regent's wife?”
“Rubbish! The Ninth Princess had already climbed over the three-meter wall of the regent's residence and tried to run away. His Highness spent the whole day beneath the wall, holding out candied hawthorn skewers until he finally coaxed her back.”
