Reborn, I Married My Maternal Cousin

Su Yingying was the legitimate daughter of a prince's household and the most beautiful woman in the capital. Adored and pampered by everyone, she was exceedingly conceited.

Then, on the eve of her engagement, the truth about her birth came to light. She learned that she was a fake heiress.

The beautiful, kindhearted real heiress returned in glory, leaving Su Yingying as the disgraced foil.

Even the top scholar who had sworn eternal love to her declared that he had found his true love, broke off their engagement, and turned around to pursue the real heiress.

Furious and jealous, Su Yingying vowed to marry someone better. She did everything she could to cling to the prince's household, and even recklessly tried to seduce Ling Xu and make him her protector.

Ling Xu had once lived in the prince's household. He was her uncle by marriage, at least in name, and was now the powerful commander of the Imperial Guards.

But Ling Xu was cold and unfeeling, and despised women who manipulated others and schemed. He drew his sword and nearly killed her.

After one foolish act after another, Su Yingying became universally despised. In the end, she was framed and made a sacrificial bride sent to the northern lands, where she died a miserable death.

Reborn, Su Yingying opened her eyes to a dimly lit night. Her gauzy clothes were half undone, and she was acting coy as she fell into Ling Xu's arms.

Ling Xu stared at her coldly.

Su Yingying felt a chill in her chest. She hurriedly straightened up, gathered her robe around herself, and explained with an innocent, sincere expression, "My lord, I thought it was hot, so I dressed lightly. My foot went numb just now, and I lost my manners!"

Ling Xu lowered his eyes and sneered darkly. "Hot? Today is Frost's Descent!"

Su Yingying decided that to avoid repeating her previous life's fate, she should leave the prince's household as soon as possible, get away from the capital's troubles, and return to her birth parents to resume her life as a merchant's daughter.

But after more than a decade of pride, now that she had fallen from her lofty perch, both those she had offended and those who coveted her beauty were watching her like hawks.

At long last, after arranging her escape and packing her belongings to sneak away, she found Ling Xu blocking her doorway.

Ling Xu's gaze swept darkly over Su Yingying's chest. "Weren't you trying to seduce me, my lady? Why did you stop?"

Su Yingying: ???...

This book could also be called Let Me Slack Off, Please or The Fake Heiress Just Wants to Live. The real heiress is not villainized, and the male lead becomes emperor later on.

A stunning little troublemaker versus a ruthless, taciturn true prince

Theme: Independence, self-love, and self-improvement