The Foolish Beauty Marries into a Powerful Family and Enjoys the Show

[300+ chapters]

Lu Zhiyu is a silly beauty with a curvy figure, good looks, and a bit of a mean streak.

In her previous life, her legitimate elder sister egged her on to run away from her arranged marriage. She was later kidnapped and taken to a bandit stronghold. She resisted to the death, so the vicious bandit chief slashed at her throat.

At the critical moment, her sworn enemy Zhu Huirou, who had somehow also been kidnapped and brought there, desperately took the fatal blow for her, then died in her arms.

Things didn't go much better for Lu Zhiyu. She failed to escape alive and ultimately fell to her death from a cliff.

After dying, she became a vengeful ghost and witnessed the young master of the Duke's mansion, Xie Jilü, the person her sworn enemy hated most, never marry. He spent his life holding Zhu Huirou's memorial tablet, remaining faithful to her until the end.

After being reborn, Lu Zhiyu no longer dared to flee her wedding. She even wanted to bring Zhu Huirou and the young master together as repayment for saving her life.

After great effort, she arranged a meeting for them and carefully prepared two cups of spiked medicinal wine, planning to get them into bed together so they'd have no choice but to marry.

But neither of them showed up. Instead, the person who came was the cold-faced demon Lu Zhiyu feared most, and the unattainable love her legitimate elder sister had long yearned for: the young master's elder brother, Xie Jinhe.

Feeling guilty and terrified, Lu Zhiyu drank both cups of spiked wine herself, taking a double dose.

Under the effects of the drug, she treated Xie Jinhe as her antidote, and the two spent a wild night together.

The next morning, she woke up and fled in a panic.

Later, Xie Jinhe came to propose. Lu Zhiyu was forced to take her elder sister's place and marry into the Duke's mansion. On the eve of the wedding, she had a huge fight with Zhu Huirou, then forcibly dragged her into the bridal sedan and brought her along to marry into the Duke's mansion too.

Everyone in the capital knew Lu Zhiyu and Zhu Huirou couldn't stand each other. They all waited for the Duke's household to become a laughingstock, eagerly anticipating the chaos of their life together.

At home, the two women really did argue constantly and clash at every turn. But when Zhu Huirou saw how Lu Zhiyu was always weak and short of breath, she reluctantly taught her how to handle a husband.

Who knew things would keep escalating? Her husband's elder brother was no ordinary man. To keep Lu Zhiyu alive, Zhu Huirou even kicked her own husband out with his pillow and shared a room with Lu Zhiyu for several months.

The poor young master was left alone in an empty room, frustrated and pent-up. "Brother, you've got so many wives and sisters-in-law. Just let her have this one. You're already an old ox eating young grass, and now you're picking on her too. You're about to leave me without a wife as well."

Xie Jinhe: "..."

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Lu Zhiyu knew she was stupid, so she could only tell Zhu Huirou what she'd learned in her previous life and let her make plans for her, in the hope of avenging herself.

And so, for some inexplicable reason, a gossip craze swept the capital. The tabloids were flying off the shelves.

Even more frightening, the gossip in the tabloids was all true!

The Censor's son was having an affair with his father's concubine, and she'd had his child. But neither father nor son could perform!

Zhao Qing, known as the Virtuous Prince, secretly liked young boys and trafficked children at will. It was utterly depraved!

The chief eunuch in the imperial palace had grown his manhood back and was carrying on with the Empress Dowager. Their child was almost three!

Everyone was having a marvelous time gossiping, while worrying that they might be next. It was both painful and delightful.

Eventually, the emperor himself took notice and often summoned Lu Zhiyu to help devise plans and offer advice. She solved one difficult problem after another, and the Great Sheng dynasty prospered for generations.

Lu Zhiyu personally secured an imperial pardon for herself, along with three death-exemption tokens and four unconditional requests.

The first thing she did after returning home was ask Xie Jinhe for a divorce. "I know your heart belongs to someone else. You married me as a temporary measure. I'll set you free, and then we'll owe each other nothing."

Xie Jinhe pulled her into his arms and touched her still-flat belly. "Could we discuss this again after the child is born?"

Then he casually opened his robe to reveal his firm waist and abdomen, and handed her a cinnabar brush. "I hear, Madam, that you enjoy painting. I believe I have a decent face and figure for you to admire whenever you're bored. I hope you'll take a liking to me."

Lu Zhiyu hesitated for a while, then bashfully accepted the brush.

The next day, the tabloids suddenly ran a huge headline in red:

The Duke's heir, Xie Jinhe, is a bastard! A despicable bastard who won't let anyone sleep!

#Divorce is impossible. It won't happen in a hundred lifetimes.

· The heroine will gradually become a bit smarter. She's only a little mean, and whenever she tries to hurt someone, she gets found out and ends up in trouble instead. Don't follow her example.

Theme: You can change yourself and find love at the same time.