Transmigrated into a Book as the Villain's Eldest Brother

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[Advance notice: How Do I Get Rid of This Brooding Big Shot's Obsession? Both blurbs are at the bottom. Please add them to your favorites!]

Other people who transmigrate into historical romances become the heroine or a supporting female character. Ye Yun transmigrated into the elder brother of the male villain, Wen Ting'an, a cannon-fodder male character.

The Duke's estate had fallen into ruin. Her father was obsessed with alchemy, and her stepmother was devious and jealous.

As the legitimate son, Wen Ting'an was infamous. He consorted with courtesans and ordered his younger brother's legs crippled. In the end, his younger brother, driven to become a villain, turned him into a lantern made from human bones. His end was tragic.

Ye Yun: ...

This family is beyond saving. Let's just burn it all down!

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To stay alive at all costs, Ye Yun concealed her gender, fought back, entered government service, and debated the scholars into silence. She became the youngest Court of Judicial Review Vice Minister in the dynasty's history.

On her first day in office, Ye Yun immediately led soldiers to seize and seal the Duke's estate on charges of abusing power and conducting a private investigation.

She exiled her father, who sought immortality, to the south: "Go farm! Life grows from the soil!"

She sold off her stepmother, who loved gossiping, to a teahouse: "Go tell stories! Our dynasty's entertainment industry is counting on you to boost GDP!"

She tossed the easily depressed villain into the military camp: "Go ride horses! If the horse runs fast enough, your depression won't be able to catch up!"

At first, everyone from court officials to wealthy commoners thought the Court of Judicial Review Vice Minister had gone mad.

Then famine struck the north, leaving the people in misery. Her father farmed ten thousand mu and grew grain to save the people from desperation.

Later, an earthquake struck the Central Plains and the treasury ran dry. Her stepmother opened a hundred teahouse branches, amassing a fortune and solving the urgent crisis.

Later still, the Western Rong broke the law and a vassal king rebelled. Her younger brother led a hundred thousand cavalry to the Gobi and took the heads of the two rebel leaders, reclaiming lost territory.

The Great Ye ushered in a century of unprecedented unity and prosperity. The Wen family repeatedly distinguished itself, and the emperor bestowed on it the highest rank of ducal nobility.

Court officials and wealthy commoners: Were we blind and shortsighted, then???!!!

Ye Yun had only wanted to meet her KPIs and retire, but not only could she not step down, she was even appointed chancellor?

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She prevented the brooding, obsessive villain from turning evil and guided him to earn illustrious military honors. But after the victory banquet, why did he seem so out of character? Their everyday interactions had become strange.

He loved sticking close to her, calling her "elder brother" every other word. He got clingier and clingier, wanting not only to eat and sleep with her, but even to bathe with her.

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Wen Tingshun was a surviving member of the former imperial family. He had fallen from power into captivity, and endured humiliation while hiding his identity for years. In his childhood at the Wen residence, his adoptive mother died early, his father showed him no affection, and his stepmother did not care for him. He grew up isolated and gloomy.

When he was frail and ill, he thought his elder brother was the only person in the world he could rely on. His brother healed his legs, personally taught him the six arts and the classics, and made him believe the world was full of love.

Later, he discovered that his elder brother was hypocritical and calculating. He had secretly crippled his legs, then anxiously applied medicine and asked if they hurt.

While in the military camp, Wen Tingshun was always eager to kill his brother and avenge himself, but realized he couldn't bring himself to do it. He refused to admit he was gay.

Later, after returning in triumph to the capital, his brother got drunk at the victory banquet. He escorted him back to his room, only to discover that his elder brother was delicate and soft.

--And didn't even have the right parts.

◤Reading Guide◢

1. A sickly, possessive, paranoid, scheming black-bellied yandere who seems innocent vs. a drama queen in disguise, a scheming woman cross-dressing as a man, who just wants to stay alive

2. They pretend to be siblings, but the leads are not blood-related

3. One-on-one romance, happy ending, both leads are virgins. They each have a secret identity, and put on an incredible performance before their identities are exposed. Neither lead is a pushover.

Advance notice: How Do I Get Rid of This Brooding Big Shot's Obsession? Blurb:

[1]

Zhao Leli was the legitimate daughter of the Duke Who Protects the Nation's household. With a hibiscus face, willow-leaf brows, and captivating beauty, she was widely hailed as the most beautiful woman in Gusu.

The day they first met was the day she was married into the Eastern Palace.

Beneath the twin towers, a man in black with a red sash held an embroidered knife, bloodied from killing. He walked toward her through a field of corpses.

His name was Xie Guizhang, a born monster who had killed countless people.

Everyone thought that with Xie Guizhang's cruel and violent methods, the crown princess could never survive after being abducted.

Little did they know that the night after he kidnapped her, the man kissed her temple and whispered seductively, his voice hoarse:

"A Li, you looked at that crown prince one time too many today. How about I dig out his eyes tomorrow?"

[2]

Zhao Leli had once been the crown princess, admired by everyone. Then, in a sudden turn of events, she became a pet kept hidden away by Xie the Mad Dog. She tried to escape countless times, but no matter how far she ran, he always caught her and brought her back.

She cried and made a scene, and he forced her to cry even harder.

With no way to escape, Zhao Leli began to flatter him and act considerate, seeking a chance to survive.

She played her role to perfection, making Xie Guizhang believe she was completely and utterly tamed.

Later, the crown prince led soldiers to rescue her, and Xie Guizhang was thrown into the heavenly prison.

Covered in blood, he smiled warmly, his eyes full of desire for her. It seemed he was not the one who had been broken.

[3]

The crown prince colluded with the enemy, and rebel blades were about to fall on Zhao Leli when Xie Guizhang slaughtered his way out of the dungeon.

One moment, he beheaded the rebel leader and left the crown prince's corpse exposed at the city gates.

The next, his eyes bloodshot, he pulled her tightly into his arms in the firelight, burying his face in her neck. His voice was filled with desperate longing and grievance: "A Li, don't go. Don't leave me all alone again..."

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Xie Guizhang spent twenty-three years struggling in the abyss, living by defiance. He was bloodthirsty and cold, despised by everyone in the world. Zhao Leli lifted him out of the darkness, and he swore to offer her the finest things in the world, paving the way with his own bones, bowing to her as her subject, and keeping her hair untouched by frost.

"If white jade is not destroyed, who could be called Guizhang?" -- Epigraph

Characterization:

[To the outside world: destroys everything. In private: gentle, possessive yandere. A seemingly innocent madman vs. To the outside world: pitiful and delicate. In private: a spoiled, willful beauty. A frail, lovely woman]

Theme: Let the world be filled with love