After the Powerful Family Found Me

Lin Xi disguised herself as a man and enlisted in the army. After several years amid flashing blades, she rose from a cook's assistant to the vanguard. One day, long-lost relatives found her, and she became a noblewoman from a powerful family. She thought she'd finally turned her luck around, only to discover she'd transmigrated into a cheesy Mary Sue novel. In the novel, the male lead can't forget the girl who once saved his life. Following the clues, he finds a supporting female character whose many "traits" match his first love. But after meeting the real female lead, the male lead realizes his mistake, comes to hate the false first love, and falls head over heels for the heroine. The male lead is blameless: he only loved the wrong person for a little while. The heroine is even more blameless: among all the men devoted to her, she chose him. From beginning to end, the only one at fault is the shameless supporting character who refuses to step aside, the fake first love. Lin Xi is that hapless girl. She's about to get face-slapped by all the male supporting characters around the heroine, have the male lead use her "dowry" to rise to power, be used up and discarded, then have her entire family executed. Lin Xi: ... That's a tough one to judge. I'm not very patient, so I hope you all manage to live a few more days. * The court decrees that unmarried women over seventeen must pay a fine! To avoid the original plot and save money and hassle, Lin Xi takes the initiative and picks out a husband for herself. A beauty who coughs blood at the slightest breeze should be easy to handle, and there's no elder in his family to lay down rules! Who knows if he's husband material, but the doctor says he won't live three years, so he's definitely suitable as a late husband! They say a dead husband is a woman's best beauty treatment! Soon enough, she'll be free to enjoy life again... * After years of lying low, hostage Lu Yantao fought his way back to his homeland. Three years after ascending the throne, the new king annexed two neighboring kingdoms, established new commanderies, and sent a letter to the King of Zhou. The King of Zhou opened it with trembling hands and read: "I have a plan to keep our two kingdoms from going to war. Make the Duke's legitimate daughter my queen, or I will breach your capital in half a month, seize her, and make her my queen anyway. You will die." King of Zhou: !!! Lin Xi: ... Husband, why are you still alive? *A villainess who can only be swayed by money, a true villain, and genuine madness *A lighthearted, ridiculous, and satisfying romp~ Also known as My Husband Who Coughs Blood at the Slightest Breeze, Tearing Off Calendar Pages Until My Husband Finally Kicks the Bucket, This Is What Mutual Affliction Looks Like, and A Widow's Ambition Premise: Build an inspiring life through your own efforts.