I Married the Wrong Wife

(Coming next: The Second Wife)

Gu Xi was switched at birth three times in her life.

The first time was when she was born. Gu Xi was switched with a merchant's daughter and spent fifteen years in Suzhou.

The second time was when she was brought back to the capital. Her father didn't care for her, her grandmother didn't love her, and everyone in the capital disliked her. Just then, the Empress Dowager was choosing brides for the imperial clan. Her elder sister had someone she loved, so she hid the truth from their elders and switched Gu Xi into the bridal carriage bound for the palace.

The Empress Dowager said, “Oh, Xixi, you look so much like my late daughter. Radiant as a flower, you're truly the most beautiful woman in the capital.” From then on, Gu Xi had another powerful ally.

The third time she was switched was at a palace banquet. Someone drugged her for no reason, and afterward a man took her away by mistake.

Afterward, Gu Xi grabbed her clothes and ran as fast as she could. This time, she didn't want to know who the man was. She would deny it even if beaten to death. She didn't even want the greatest patron in the world!

The emperor, afterward, smoking a cigarette: “Who slept with me and then ran off? Find out at once!”

A lifelong bachelor in his twenties, the emperor was forced by the Empress Dowager and the entire court to meet the daughters of noble families. By a twist of fate, he ended up taking home a delicate beauty.

This book is also known as The Real Heiress Was Switched Three Times. Both leads are virgins. One-on-one romance, sweet with a little angst.

Please add my next book to your reading list: Silver Sparrow Terrace (Reborn)

Synopsis: In her previous life, Pei Yin fell on hard times, and Mu Yunchen took her in and spoiled her. Everything she knew, she learned from him. Sadly, they never crossed the line, even before she died.

In this life, she intends to escape her ill fate and wait for him to come marry her openly and honorably.

To the young masters and ladies of the Junhou household, their sixth uncle, a young top scholar who could predict every move, was practically the household's patriarch. They didn't dare speak loudly around him and tried to steer clear whenever they saw him. Though he was as handsome as a jade tree and as serene as the moon, he had a sickly constitution.

Then one day, a lovely young woman came to the household. She solved the nine linked rings that Sixth Uncle had specially made, broke the strange stone formation at his door, and even brewed medicinal pills to help him recover.

The Old Madam said, “Yinyin and my son are destined to meet, and she is quite skilled in medicine. She can treat his illness. Why don't you two become sworn siblings, and have her recognize him as her sworn elder brother?”

Pei Yin: “What? I want to be your daughter-in-law, and you're asking me to be your daughter? Fine. His heart is as hard as iron, so I'll have to take my time.”

Mu Yunchen gradually got used to his clingy sworn younger sister.

Until the capital's biggest playboy came to ask for her hand, a powerful cabinet minister practically begged her to become his second wife, and even a dissolute prince fell for her charms.

Dressed in white, Mu Yunchen gazed at the woman, as lovely as spring blossoms and morning dew. A sense of regret quietly took root in his heart.

Note: The heroine is clever and strategic, not naive. The hero is reserved and restrained in love, with enduring, subtle affection.

Theme: Face adversity, swim against the current, and persevere. In the end, you'll gain something unexpected