Me, the Villainess, Causing Trouble Online

[Main story complete, bonus chapters ongoing]

Wang Yuzheng transmigrated into the Liu family as a new bride.

On her wedding day, a frail concubine with a baby on the way showed up at the door.

The original owner, unwilling to endure the humiliation, had a huge fight with her in-laws. The groom beat her savagely and locked her in the woodshed, where she died of rage.

Wang Yuzheng took over her body.

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A domineering mother-in-law, a concubine using her pregnancy to throw her weight around, a husband who despised her, and a weak maiden family... Wang Yuzheng looked at her injuries and waited for her chance to become a widow.

Her husband, Liu Ming, was kidnapped by bandits while transporting goods. They demanded that she bring a huge sum of money to ransom him.

Her mother-in-law forced Wang Yuzheng to raise the money and risk her life to save her son. The concubine wept and insisted she couldn’t manage the household without a man.

After weighing the pros and cons, Wang Yuzheng took the money and went to negotiate with the bandits.

The Liu family already had an heir. She could do without that worthless husband.

Wang Yuzheng just wanted him killed.

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Who could have guessed the bandit chief would take a fancy to her and want no money, only to make her his bandit queen?

Wang Yuzheng looked troubled. “Alas, I’m a married woman.”

Li Zhi: “That’s fine. I can have him killed and make you a widow.”

Wang Yuzheng seemed a little shy. “But I’m insatiably greedy. I can’t stand the slightest hardship, and I still want my husband’s family fortune.”

Li Zhi coaxed her. “I can take it for you.”

Wang Yuzheng considered this seriously for a long while. “I’m a respectable woman, so I have to think of my reputation. I don’t want to tarnish it. You can’t have a proper title, but you could be my lover.”

Li Zhi: “...”

This woman has some serious fire!

Later

Li Zhi watched Wang Yuzheng flourish in her new life as a widow. She swallowed up her in-laws’ businesses, expanded her own enterprises, and became a famous businesswoman in the region.

And he still had no title or standing, just a vicious dog at her side, hidden from the world.

The male lead’s story

At the end of the dynasty, people lived in misery.

Li Zhi became a bandit, making a living at the point of a blade alongside a group of brothers.

One day, he took a fancy to a woman. Overcome by lust, he didn’t want money, only her. The young woman readily agreed to give herself to him, on the condition that he kill her husband.

Killing was everyday business for Li Zhi, but this was the first time anyone had made such an unreasonable demand.

Li Zhi truly loved the woman’s wicked streak.

She nestled meekly in his arms and sweetly told him she wanted to take her husband’s family fortune for herself, asking whether he’d help her.

Of course he would.

He knew that desire was a blade hanging over his head, but she still hooked him completely.

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Later, he killed and robbed for her, doing every kind of dirty work. But she still wasn’t satisfied. With the court in turmoil and riots breaking out everywhere, she said to him, “How about we change careers?”

Li Zhi: “???”

He thought she wanted to turn over a new leaf and live an honest life. Instead, the woman said, “I’ll provide the money, you provide the muscle. How about we follow the trend and start a rebellion?”

Li Zhi: “...”

Well, this woman was done with her widow business. She wanted to be top dog!

#A story about trying to get a wife and getting played instead#

#I only wanted a proper title, but ended up as a bandit’s queen#

#Getting a wife is hard, and now I have to start a rebellion#

#I’m a villain, but my wife is even worse#

[Wicked, sweet, scheming transmigrator × tough, hard-working, dirt-poor bruiser]

Reader’s guide:

1. Alternate history, both leads are sexually inexperienced, one-on-one, happy ending.

2. The heroine is a polished, self-serving pragmatist. She has only failed one class: Ethics and the Rule of Law.

3. Everyone’s a villain. They’ll kill gods or Buddhas if they get in their way. Pure wish fulfillment, wish fulfillment, wish fulfillment!

4. The couple’s relationship is built on false affection, with a hint of real feeling mixed in.

5. Extremely melodramatic and thrilling, the kind that makes you want to dance on a coffin!

Coming soon: Everyone in the Capital Loves Gossip, and I Have Three Dads. A beloved heroine’s wish-fulfillment story!!

Wang Xiangru transmigrated into the body of a wastrel from the Duke of Ying’s household.

His older brother would inherit the title, so Wang Xiangru could enjoy the shade of a big tree. Every day, he and the other young heirs of the capital idled about and neglected their duties, living a carefree life.

At a palace banquet, Wang Xiangru went along with his father to enjoy a free meal and stumbled across some juicy gossip.

The Marquis of Huai’an got drunk and made a scene, claiming that his son had been stolen from him and asking the Emperor to deliver justice.

Wang Xiangru eagerly listened in, only to find himself at the center of the scandal.

The Marquis of Huai’an dragged him out of the banquet and claimed to be his real father. The Duke of Ying had been cuckolded.

The whole hall of guests was stunned!

The Duke of Ying cursed and fought the other man. Their battle over the son spiraled out of control.

Afterward, the two old men confronted each other in private and uncovered an astonishing scandal.

With the Crown Prince gravely ill and all the princes eyeing the Eastern Palace, the two men thought it over carefully and immediately sent Wang Xiangru to Huzhou to keep him out of harm’s way, calling it an opportunity to gain experience.

Later, the Crown Prince died, and the Emperor was overcome with grief, worrying himself sick over the choice of his successor.

His sons fought each other tooth and nail, and the Emperor was exhausted by their incompetence.

Then Eunuch Liu showed him a way forward. Delighted, the Emperor immediately summoned Wang Xiangru, liking him more the longer he looked.

“Second Son, today I’ll teach you what it means to fight for the throne!”

“What?”

Wang Xiangru stared back in confusion.

The entire court was left speechless.

His Majesty has gone mad!

The heroine’s story

Flooding in Huzhou caused the dikes to collapse, bringing disaster to the people. Cheng Yunxu, daughter of an assistant county magistrate, lost her entire family.

To get justice for her father, Cheng Yunxu followed someone’s advice and sought out Wang Xiangru, a nobleman who had come from the capital.

Before he left, his two fathers repeatedly told Wang Xiangru to keep a low profile and not cause trouble, or he’d lose his life.

After weighing things over, Wang Xiangru gave Cheng Yunxu travel money and a forged travel permit, and sent her to the capital to petition the Emperor.

With his protection, Cheng Yunxu escaped Huzhou safely and made the arduous journey to the capital. Through sheer stubborn determination, she exposed the Huzhou case and shook the heavens.

The powerful families in the capital all wanted her dead. Wang Xiangru stood by her despite the opposition, telling her, “Yunniang, today I’ll teach you what it means for a mayfly to challenge a tree!”

At that moment, Cheng Yunxu suddenly felt that perhaps there was still hope for this broken world.

[A wastrel young heir from the capital who transmigrated] x [A resilient native heroine, tough as wild grass]

Reader’s guide:

1. Alternate history, both leads are sexually inexperienced, one-on-one, happy ending.

2. A wish-fulfillment story centered on the male lead, who is doted on by everyone.

3. Plot-focused, with romance as a secondary element.

Theme: Even in adversity, keep pushing forward