Transmigrated as the Treacherous Minister's Sister Who Dies Young

[Reborn, I Married a Powerful Official Instead is now underway! Please add it to your favorites and show your support~~~] Lin Chuyue died suddenly after pulling several all-nighters preparing for the CPA exam. When she woke up again, she discovered she had transmigrated and become a bit-part character in an old-fashioned tragic romance novel disguised as a tale of court intrigue. She was the early-deceased older sister of Shao Yanshan, the villainous minister who rose from a commoner to the position of Grand Chancellor, currying favor with the ruler through honeyed words and manipulating political power… At the time, the villain was only thirteen. He lived in a remote, impoverished place, in a dilapidated thatched hut, eating coarse food and wearing rough clothes. He was small, thin, and frail. In the novel, Shao Yanshan had been vicious-tempered and mercurial ever since childhood. But... When she shivered from the cold, Shao Yanshan brought the hard-to-come-by quilt to her room. "It's cold out. Keep this quilt." He used a thin, worn-out one himself. When the neighbors bullied her, the boy said coolly, "Why put up with it? If someone bullies you, give it right back to them." The next day, she heard that the person next door had been beaten after someone pulled a sack over their head, with blows aimed at the face. It was a particularly despicable attack. Thinking of how the villain in the novel eventually lost to the male lead and met a wretched end, pierced by countless arrows and left without even a body, Lin Chuyue shuddered with fear. After the Qionglin Banquet, she earnestly warned Shao Yanshan, "Fu Yan, the new Number Three Scholar who placed in the same examination as you, is said to be a man of noble character and worth befriending. A Yan, you mustn't make an enemy of him out of a moment's anger!" "How do you know Fu Yan has noble character?" Lin Chuyue was at a loss for words. She couldn't exactly say it was because he was the male lead and that was how his character was written! "Uh, you can tell a person's nature from their appearance. Fu Yan looks decent, and besides, everyone says..." Shao Yanshan's expression darkened. "You've taken a liking to him? So you want me to befriend him and help you get what you want?" "Lin Chuyue, don't even think about it!" "..." She really didn't mean that. 1. This story is set in an imaginary world. I haven't researched the historical details, and all professional knowledge comes from Baidu and my imagination, so please don't scrutinize it too closely~ 2. If you're not interested and drop the story, there's no need to tell me specially. Let's both be happy~~ Upcoming Story Preview After her childhood sweetheart and husband failed in his rebellion, Jiang Shuning, who had been divorced for a month, and the entire Jiang family were implicated. The men were exiled to the frontier, and the women were reduced to official courtesans. In despair, she leapt from the Yunshao Tower in the Jiaofang District. When she woke again, she had returned to the year she was fourteen. Given another life, Jiang Shuning only wanted to distance herself from the treacherous struggles of the court and keep the Jiang family safe. Love was no more than a fleeting cloud to her. But there were still people who refused to leave her alone. Then someone offered her another path. The future's youngest Grand Secretary, now a Hanlin Academy Reader, asked her, "Would you be willing to become the wife of a Reader?" Jiang Shuning knew that the Hanlin Academy Reader would one day rise swiftly through the ranks and enjoy a smooth official career. If she followed him, the Jiang family would be safe. But she had never expected that the man would take a path entirely different from the one he had taken in her previous life. * When Ji Minxu was twelve, persecution left him with a ruined home and a dead family. To seek revenge, he entered the civil service examinations and became the youngest top scorer in the Great Wei. He learned to read the emperor's heart, ingratiated himself with honeyed words, and manipulated political power. Step by step, he climbed to the summit of power, becoming the young Grand Secretary whom everyone kept at a respectful distance. No one knew that Ji Minxu had someone hidden in his heart. But when it came to her, he was always one step too late. One step too late to marry her, one step too late to save her. He spent the rest of his life in regret. Ji Minxu had never imagined he could live a second life. But when he saw her again, he thought: This time, he would never be one step too late. He would protect A Ning, and he would safeguard the Jiang family for her. He would fear neither the treacherous court nor the demons and monsters lurking within it. He simply couldn't bear to see her suffer again. 1. Both leads are reborn, but they return to different points in time. 2. The female lead is rather meek, but she's the author's precious darling, so she won't be treated too unfairly. 3. This story is set in an imaginary world, is a slow burn, and includes some creative liberties. No historical research. P.S. If you're interested, little darlings, visit the author's page and add the upcoming story to your favorites Theme: Face adversity with determination and strive to make yourself stronger!