The Substitute Bride and the Scheming Male Lead's Entanglement [Book Transmigration]

*Please add my upcoming story, I Deserve to Die, to your reading list~

*Yu Yunge transmigrates into a cannon-fodder character who is sent to marry the Crown Prince of Nanchuan in place of his brother, to bring the prince good fortune.

In the novel, the cannon-fodder character refuses to bring the prince good fortune, throws tantrums, and even plots with others to kill the prince and gain wealth. He's outrageously bold.

In the end, his conspiracy is exposed, and he dies a terrible death.

Burdened with an important mission, Yu Yunge is forced to meet the pitiful, unloved Crown Prince on their wedding night. The prince is a beautiful, sickly man in a wheelchair.

He feels something stir inside him. "You..."

"You aren't the person who was supposed to marry me. Tell me, did someone send you to ruin my reputation?" The man grabs him by the throat and demands furiously.

Yu Yunge is surprised. Thanks to his excellent memory, he still remembers the novel.

They've been married for several days, but he hasn't even seen Jing Yuwei.

So what's going on with the man interrogating him now?

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Jing Yuwei has been frail since childhood, and his health worsens as he approaches twenty. An imperial astrologer divines that only a person of great fortune can bring him good luck and allow him to live to a hundred.

To stay alive, Jing Yuwei has no choice but to give in.

When he unexpectedly sees Yu Yunge, he suddenly sees the man's life story, from childhood to old age.

In that instant, he realizes just how vicious the man is. So he plays along, intending to eliminate everyone who has joined forces with Yu Yunge to harm him.

Later, he realizes something is wrong. Yu Yunge isn't a viper, and everyone who wants to harm him is gathered around his Crown Princess.

Jing Yuwei: ? I thought this was supposed to be political intrigue. Am I the only one taking it seriously?

A ruthless, pure-hearted, occasionally manipulative, sickly Crown Prince who mistakenly gets the heroine's script as the top x a beautiful, versatile bottom who loves handsome men and protects her husband.

*Upcoming story blurb

Lu Jinxue wakes from a dream in a cold sweat. In the dream, he dies in a brothel two days later, becoming the first pawn in the emperor's bid to seize power.

The current emperor, Huo Wuju, ascended the throne as a child. With turmoil inside and enemies beyond the borders, he had no choice but to invite his uncle, a God of War, to hold down the fort. Now that the court and country are at peace, Huo Wuju is no longer content to be a puppet and begins plotting to break free.

On the day Huo Wuju was enthroned, the Empress Dowager repeatedly warned him to conceal his abilities and never let his uncle realize that he wanted to seize power.

Ten years of patience and keeping a low profile.

Huo Wuju believes he can stand toe to toe with his uncle. After months of planning, he decides that the Ministry of Justice is the best place to investigate the governor's illegal sale of official posts.

Desperate to stay alive, Lu Jinxue turns down every invitation from his colleagues. But on the very day he is fated to die, he has to go to a brothel to investigate. He can't refuse an imperial decree, so he pays two experts to guard him. When disaster strikes, the two men run without looking back.

Lu Jinxue jumps out a window in a panic and tumbles into the arms of a stranger in the next room. The man catches him securely.

His thanks die in his throat. Lu Jinxue drops to his knees, terrified, and stammers, "Y-Your Majesty, I deserve to die."

Huo Wuju has never paid any attention to a lowly ninth-rank official. When the country needs a sacrifice, the man should accept his fate without complaint. Just as expected, Lu Jinxue kneels and loudly promises to brave fire and water for His Majesty. He looks utterly loyal, as if he'd go to his death at once.

He's selfless and remarkably skilled at investigating cases, making Huo Wuju realize his worth with ease.

Later, Huo Wuju discovers that the meekness this ninth-rank official shows him is all an act. Behind his back, Lu Jinxue has already planned to fake his death and run away once Huo Wuju takes full control of the throne.

Huo Wuju sneers. "Very good. Let's see how far you can run."

Years later, rumors spread that the current emperor has an unparalleled beauty hidden deep in his palace, showering him with such favor that the ruler can barely be persuaded to attend court.

Lu Jinxue: :)

Nobody said the plot would collapse if the cannon-fodder survived, or that the main character would end up like this?!

A bold cannon-fodder bottom who puts on an act for the emperor to stay alive x a refined scoundrel of a top who pursues both his career and his beloved

The blurb for my upcoming story, The Alpha I Was Matched With and I Went Viral on a Dating Show, isn't included here. Please see my author page~

Reader's guide:

1. The setting is fictional. Official positions and locations draw on Song dynasty history. No historical nitpicking, please, and no unsolicited advice.

2. Bottom's point of view, one-on-one, no switching or splitting the pair. The top is shaped by his upbringing and doesn't trust others easily. He and the bottom truly love and hate each other in equal measure.

3. The top is blind and in a wheelchair early on, and remains sickly and often in danger later. That doesn't stop him from being the top.

4. Updates daily under normal circumstances. I'll post a notice if I need to take a day off.

5. Stop cursing me out, stop cursing me out! Any more and I'll shut myself away.

Theme: Stay firmly on the righteous path, and a bright future awaits.