Miss Chen Is Up to Her Tricks Again

[Mistaking a Powerful Minister for My Gullible Dream Guy]

Chen Xuanwei was raised by a charlatan. With a beauty mark between her brows and a face like Guanyin's, she made a living swindling people across the land.

Who would have thought she would take the act too far and be mistaken for a living bodhisattva?

Just then, a severe drought struck Yujing, and the emperor issued an edict calling for rain.

The people cried out like a crashing tide: “Immortal Chen Xuanwei is sure to bring us sweet rain!”

Chen Xuanwei: ...

Help! All she wanted was money. How was she supposed to make it rain?

Before she could make her escape, she was hauled to the capital to face off against the imperial preceptor.

The preceptor, who had been in seclusion for ages and was famed for his flawless bearing, arrived late at the grand hall.

Chen Xuanwei glanced up, and her trembling legs immediately steadied.

Wasn't this one of the fools she'd once swindled out of both money and affection?

She was saved!

-

Ying Zhuoxue was powerful and high-ranking, with a capricious temperament. People called him the Jade-Faced King of Hell.

To him, a magical duel was nothing more than a trick for toying with the court officials.

Who could have guessed that the audacious female charlatan would mistake him for his twin brother, sneak into his bedchamber in the middle of the night, sit in his arms, and coax him with honeyed words and false affection?

“Dear Ying, I have never forgotten you all these years.”

“I'm in danger now. You'll help me, won't you?”

For the first time in his life, Ying Zhuoxue was treated like a man who could be summoned and dismissed at a woman's whim.

He stared at her pitifully lovely face and gave a sudden, soft laugh. “Very well.”

His cold horsetail whisk slowly rose, lifting the sash of her robe. “As long as the sincerity this immortal maiden offers is enough to satisfy me.”

At first, Ying Zhuoxue merely went along with her, wanting to see what this woman was really made of.

Who could have guessed that the closer he looked, the deeper he would fall into an obsession he could no longer escape?

-

Chen Xuanwei realized that her dear Ying, who used to obey her every word, wasn't as compliant as before.

While swindling people at court, he kept giving her away.

In bed, he was more ferocious than ever!

Chen Xuanwei wanted to cut ties with him once and for all countless times, but she kept putting up with him because he was still useful.

Until, months later, Ying Zhuoxue's twin brother returned to the capital.

Chen Xuanwei stared at the two identical faces before her. Before she could recover, a powerful hand seized her trembling waist.

A gentle, dangerous laugh came from the person beside her.

“Take a good look, immortal maiden. Which one of us is your dear Ying?”

Reader's Note:

1. One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first, happy ending.

2. The story is 30% romance and 70% plot.

3. Includes unreliable narration and twists.

Blurb captured on 2025.11.21

Edited on 2026.08.18

Theme: Will you accept the rules of this world?