Playing the Villain in a Girl-Dresses-as-a-Boy Story

Xiao Duo transmigrates into an angsty novel where the heroine disguises herself as a man for love. She becomes the heroine's unlucky cousin and joins the army alongside her.

In the original story, the heroine, with her petite frame, stunning beauty, and very ample "pectoral muscles," thrives in the military camp. You could say she was a... ferocious woman who was exposed as a woman on her very first day in the army.

She was exposed so quickly that even Xiao Duo couldn't catch up with her while riding a horse, whether she was letting her hair down or swimming naked. Before long, she'd forgotten why she enlisted and was happily caught up in romance...

There was nothing Xiao Duo could do. While the heroine got tangled up with the general, the prince, the emperor, and the prince of an enemy nation, Xiao Duo did her best to keep a low profile. She only thought about how to stand taller and look more imposing than the male lead.

Knowing her circumstances were different from the heroine's and fearing that being exposed would get her beheaded, Xiao Duo overdoes it with her schemes and gradually acts her way into becoming Great Sheng's most fearsome "man."

A few years later, the heroine of the angsty novel runs away with a baby, while Xiao Duo, originally a mere supporting character, has become a powerhouse who outshines the original story. Thanks to her own abilities, she joins the ranks of the powerful ministers and becomes the male lead's trusted aide.

By then, she is the minister every woman in the capital wants to marry. She fraternizes with the Capital's F4 as one of the boys, makes the villain call her Big Brother and the male lead call her Little Brother, and commands countless riches. By any measure, she is a winner in life.

Yet after the New Year, this winner runs into the two biggest problems of her life.

Problem One:

The emperor starts looking for a wife for her.

The original story's villainous supporting character, the Princess Royal, hears the news and sends herself to the general's residence overnight.

Problem Two:

On a rainy day, the emperor summons her in secret and gives her key information and orders for capturing the remnants of the previous dynasty. He hints that if she handles the matter well, she'll be promoted again.

After finishing, the emperor sees her remaining silent for a long time and can't help asking if she has any questions.

Xiao Duo thinks for a moment. "About a million."

For example, have you ever considered... that she might be one of those remnants of the previous dynasty?

Even if she's a ferocious woman who can uproot a willow tree, she can't arrest herself.

Theme: Even in difficult circumstances, stay true to yourself and be a strong, self-respecting person.