Transmigrated as the Villainous Official Wife in a Concubine Novel

[Content warning: The heroine is not a virgin; the hero is. This plot-focused author's attempt at a romance... well, it failed.]

Blurb:

Jiang Yao transmigrates into the body of a merchant's daughter and becomes the legal wife of the heir to the Marquis of Xuanping. But her husband is aloof and indifferent, treating her with polite distance, and... keeping a mistress in a private residence.

Jiang Yao: Fine. As long as I keep my wealth and status, I can pretend nothing happened.

She barely gets two days of taking it easy before her husband returns with his pregnant cousin. Only then does she realize she has transmigrated into a story about a kept woman, as the early-death wife who does every manner of evil before the hero runs her through with a sword.

When the hero tells her he wants to bring his mistress into the household,

she nods decisively. "No problem. Better yet, let's get the divorce papers written right away."

The hero: "?"

Back at her parents' home, her stepmother kicks her while she's down, her relatives urge her to marry again, and her ex-husband shows up to insist their marriage can't end.

What kind of trash plot is a second-chance romance? No one's going to ruin her plans to lie flat.

"Actually, I was in love with your second brother from the start. I only regretted it after he went off to the border and died in battle, so I've decided to follow my heart and marry him, and spend the rest of my life honoring his memory."

Her ex-husband: "???"

*

On the day his elder brother married, Xiao Chenzhi only caught a distant glimpse of the bride. After the wedding banquet, he followed his maternal uncle to war.

She was his brother's wife, his sister-in-law. He was not the legitimate eldest son, and couldn't give her the rank of Marchioness.

He could only head to the border, put distance between himself and his feelings, and protect her peace and the honor of the marquis's household.

In the desert, he was ambushed and captured. He spent five years undercover in enemy territory before coordinating with their forces from within and without to wipe out the enemy and return victorious.

He returned to the capital covered in honors, a god of slaughter revered by the people and feared by the officials. Even his family kept their distance from him.

At a banquet, he asked his elder brother, "Where's my sister-in-law?"

His brother's mouth twitched, his gaze darted away, and their father's face turned dark as a pot. He looked ready to flip the table and walk out.

His brother gave him a complicated look. "While you were away, the family found you a wife..."

Xiao Chenzhi: "???"

Coming soon: The Socially Anxious Girl Transmigrates into a Crematorium Romance. Please add it to your reading list!

Jiang Yu has severe social anxiety, but transmigrates into an adult novel as its heroine, who wins over three remarkable men all by herself.

In the original story, she is the Grand Princess of the realm. She monopolizes power and rules foolishly. Every man she takes a fancy to ends up falling at her feet.

But there are three exceptions:

The aloof young tutor she abducts and imprisons in her estate;

The haughty, cold Regent King, who regards her as dirt;

And the hot-tempered Prince Consort, skilled enough to kill her with a single sword thrust.

By the end, all three will realize they love her and become obsessed with her, go mad for her, and slam their heads against a wall for her.

But right now, they all want her dead.

*

Jiang Yu discovers she's been bound to a Social Butterfly System. As long as she says an outgoing catchphrase, people can't refuse her requests. Once she earns enough points, she can return to reality.

Jiang Yu says expressionlessly, "I've crossed a thousand rivers, yet your face has captivated me. Let me kiss your cheek with reverence, my love."

The young tutor is so embarrassed he could die. His ears turn bright red, and he softly murmurs, "Mm."

Clenching her fists, Jiang Yu says, "I am the stars, and you are the moon. The moon waxes and wanes, but the stars never move. I will stay by your side forever. I am your salvation!"

The Regent King's "Get out" sits on the tip of his tongue for a long time before he swallows it. "Do as you please."

Jiang Yu declares resolutely, "If you must kill me, please don't pierce my heart, because I want to keep it entirely devoted to you!"

The Prince Consort's hand trembles, and the sword slips from his grasp and lands on his foot.

*

Years later, the four of them can finally sit down and enjoy tea together in peace. They haven't even had two sips before the three men start sniping at one another.

With a ding, the Social Butterfly System activates. Jiang Yu clenches her fists and stands up, ready to speak.

The three men immediately go on high alert and unite against her.

"Careful what you say!" / "Shut up!" / "Stop right there!"

Theme: Face life with an optimistic outlook