The Supporting Female Lead Wins the Favor of the Six Palaces with Her Acting Skills

Coming soon: "Doting on My Substitute". See the blurb at the bottom or click through to my profile!

[About This Story]

Jiang Yu accidentally transmigrates into an old-school melodramatic novel, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character who is in love with the male lead.

The male lead sends this character to the palace to spy on the villainous emperor. Later, at her maid's instigation, jealousy drives her to frame the heroine, and she is eventually tortured to death by the heroine's two great protectors, the male lead and the villain.

Jiang Yu, anxious: ...

To stay alive, Jiang Yu has no choice but to become an actress, acting weak when she should and innocent when she must. She originally intends to keep away from the villain, but overacts so badly that she ends up living in his bedchamber.

Jiang Yu, expressionless: ...

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Yan Chihan, who transmigrated here from another world, has no idea that Jiang Yu thinks he's a great villain.

At first, he wants to reveal who he is right away. But as soon as the two meet, Jiang Yu launches into an act, silently drawing him in with her weak and innocent demeanor.

His mind changes in an instant, and suddenly he wants to play along with her.

Little Scene:

Not long after moving into the emperor's bedchamber, Jiang Yu develops a problem: it seems the emperor has a strange habit of holding things while he sleeps.

The two of them are clearly miles apart when they go to bed, but when she wakes up in the middle of the night, she always finds herself in someone's arms.

One day, she can't hold back any longer and asks the emperor's closest attendant. The attendant replies, “His Majesty absolutely does not have such a habit!”

Jiang Yu doesn't believe him, and stages a little fake sleep. Then

The vicious, tyrannical villain from the original story moves closer to her, wide awake, wraps her in his arms, and even plants a kiss on her forehead.

Jiang Yu is stunned. She completely forgets that she's still acting and sits up, clutching the quilt. “Your Majesty???”

Yan Chihan shows not a trace of embarrassment at being caught. He raises an eyebrow. “What's wrong with me holding my beloved consort? What's wrong with me kissing my beloved consort?”

Jiang Yu: What do you do when the villain goes out of character? Asking for a friend. It's urgent.

“A Yu, I came after you from another world. I won't let you go again.”, Yan Chihan

[An alternate universe, with many original character details]

"Doting on My Substitute" blurb

[False Little White Rabbit, Fake Substitute, True White Moonlight x Dignified, Gentle, Domineering, Ruthless Crown Prince]

Ji Rong, the crown prince of Beiqi, has the elegant bearing of a noble gentleman, yet is famed for his merciless cruelty. Ever since the woman he could never speak of passed away, no one has seen even the faintest smile on his face.

That is, until someone who looks just like her appears before him...

Shen Liyin wakes after an accident with no memory.

At a banquet, she sees the crown prince from afar and can't forget him. When an imperial decree of marriage arrives, she is nervous but delighted to marry into the Eastern Palace.

On their wedding night.

“Your name is... Liyin?”

A clear, pleasant voice sounds before her, and a faint disappointment passes through Shen Liyin's heart.

So he doesn't even know my name?

“Mm.” She still curls her lips into a smile, even though her red veil has yet to be lifted.

That night, Ji Rong sits silently by the bed as she falls asleep, without touching her.

Shen Liyin understands that the crown prince still longs for the woman who came before. She puts away the affection no one knows about and only wants to be a good crown princess.

Yet Ji Rong seems to be playing a carefully planned game, using patience and tenderness to draw her heart into his, step by step.

When the empress dowager sets a trap for her, Ji Rong arrives in time to stand up for her.

When a strange illness leaves her bedridden, Ji Rong personally climbs a mountain to pray for a talisman of protection for her.

Later, at her birthday banquet, Ji Rong vows to protect her for the rest of her life.

Shen Liyin thinks that perhaps half of Ji Rong's heart belongs to her now. But one day, a woman named Qin Yin appears.

Qin Yin, A Yin, the woman hidden in the deepest part of Crown Prince Ji Rong's heart.

[Little Scene]

“Qin Yin” has returned. A few days later, Shen Liyin discovers that she's pregnant.

That night, in the crown prince's bedchamber.

“A Yin.”

Shen Liyin stiffens where she lies on her side, but doesn't answer.

The next moment, a familiar arm circles her waist, and a warm, broad palm rests on her belly.

“Has the baby been good today?”

At last, Shen Liyin breaks her silence. “I'm not keeping this child.”

“You dare!”

Ji Rong's face darkens. He sits up and turns her over, and at a glance, sees her stubborn eyes brimming with tears.

His hard voice softens at once, though it still carries a domineering edge and a hint of barely concealed panic. “I want the child, and I will never let you go, either.”

#I am both the white moonlight and the substitute#

#She suffers first, then he does#

#The chase for his wife leads to a crematorium#

Theme: Anything can be achieved with sincerity and dedication, including love