Reborn as a Fake Widowed Sister-in-Law

In her previous life, the Grand Princess wielded immense power. She forced Xue Zhaoyi's mother to take her own life and divorce her father, forced her father to become her consort, and Xue Zhaoyi herself was kidnapped, humiliated, and abused. After enduring hardship upon hardship to return, she became a laughingstock throughout Chang'an. Even her gentle, refined fiancé personally forced bitter medicine down her throat. "Zhaozhao, how could you ever compare to the Grand Princess's own daughter?" Reborn, Xue Zhaoyi devised a vicious plan for revenge. She pretended to be the late elder brother of the Grand Tutor's childhood sweetheart and wife, using the Grand Tutor's influence to tear the Grand Princess apart. The more they treasured something, the more she wanted to destroy it! The Grand Princess, her father, her younger sister, her fiancé... None of them would escape. Xue Zhaoyi believed her lies were flawless. She claimed that Pei Daliang had given her a plum branch as a token of their love, unaware that it was Pei Heyan who had broken it off. She claimed that she and Pei Daliang had pledged themselves to each other in a ruined temple, unaware that it was Pei Heyan who had kissed her eyelashes that night. The whole capital praised Grand Tutor Pei for his devotion, taking in his late elder brother's widow. But no one knew that he would slip into his sister-in-law's room at night and trace the old scar on her wrist. "Zhaozhao once said that she hated bookish dullards most of all." Xue Zhaoyi went cold all over. Those were words she'd used to deceive his brother. How could he know? The cold and aloof Pei Heyan had a secret. When he was young, he often pretended to be his elder brother and wandered freely through the woods. Then he met Xue Zhaoyi and fell deeply in love. Now he watched her scheme at every turn under the guise of being his "widowed sister-in-law." Desire and jealousy grew wildly inside him until he became obsessively possessive, quietly weaving a web in the shadows. Reader's guide: 1. This is a slow-burn, 1v1, HE, both leads are each other's only partners, set in a fictional world with a background resembling the Tang dynasty. Please don't scrutinize the history. 2. Updates every day at 6 p.m., ranging from one to three chapters and up to ten thousand characters a day. 3. A satisfying revenge story. I hope you enjoy it. Not everyone likes the same thing, so if it's not for you, perhaps we'll meet again in another story. 4. Author's Weibo: Jinjiang Nan Xun. Come say hello. 5. Sample my completed works: Reborn as Pei Jiao's Darling and Reborn: The Countdown to Divorce. Theme: A web of revenge woven from lies will eventually ensnare the one who wove it. In the ashes where love and hate burn together, a twisted yet genuine flower will bloom.