After the Substitute Marriage, the Scumbag's Crematorium Was Lit

Originally titled Lowborn, the name will be changed to this one after the story is completed.

Yun Xiu, courtesy name Nian Nu'er, was raised by a brothel madam. A lowly registered entertainer, he was at the mercy of the powerful.

Born in a pleasure quarter and raised among rouge and powder, he was a man who adored brightly colored women's clothes.

One day, the chief steward of the Crown Prince's residence was selecting performers. At a glance, he chose Yun Xiu, dressed in a delicate red robe, simply because he was exceptionally beautiful.

Somehow, Yun Xiu became a performer at the Crown Prince's residence. At a banquet, the Crown Prince assigned him to Marquis Xuanping, He Huaiyu, a gentle, jade-like man known for his upright and noble character.

He Huaiyu treated Yun Xiu very well. Yun Xiu thought he had climbed a golden branch and would enjoy a life of wealth from then on, no longer a lowborn in the eyes of others.

But everyone knew that He Huaiyu was the most favored candidate to become the Grand Princess's consort, while Yun Xiu was nothing more than a plaything to amuse the powerful.

At a palace banquet, He Huaiyu told Yun Xiu to put on his pomegranate-red dance dress and perform the Whirling Dance again.

When the dance ended, everyone was captivated.

Only later did Yun Xiu learn that he had taken the Grand Princess's place in that performance.

The Yi tribe had asked for the Grand Princess's hand in marriage, and He Huaiyu had sent Yun Xiu in her place to marry their old khan, who had just turned seventy.

On the day he left for the frontier, dressed in the wedding robes and phoenix crown given to him by the one he loved, Yun Xiu wept as he climbed into the carriage taking him far away to the bitterly cold desert.

The tenth day of the eleventh month was the tenth day since Yun Xiu had departed for the frontier, and also the day of the princess's wedding. The whole realm celebrated.

He Huaiyu rebelled. Dressed in bright red wedding robes, he slaughtered the imperial clan, and the capital was utterly transformed.

He had lain in wait for more than a decade. The gentle, jade-like gentleman at Yun Xiu's side was, in truth, obsessed with power, devoted to scheming, and a master at manipulating people's hearts.

Later, He Huaiyu raced hundreds of miles to the frontier and personally brought Yun Xiu back to the capital.

Everyone in the palace knew that this was an untouchable noble master, cherished by the new emperor, with boundless wealth within reach. Yet he spent his days adorning himself with flowers and tending plants, treating the emperor with icy indifference.

For content warnings, see the author's comments in Chapter 3.

Blurb: July 16, 2022

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Quick transmigration novel: Aestheticism for the Scum Gong's BE

Su Xingyu died unexpectedly and, after death, fell into a System. The System told him that only by becoming the protagonist's unforgettable white moonlight for all eternity could he return to the real world.

Su Xingyu, an outstanding graduate of Huaying Academy: Sounds easy. Just watch me work my magic.

In the first world, the protagonist is a young, helpless emperor, while Su Xingyu is the widowed empress who has just lost her emperor husband.

In the original story, to stay alive, Su Xingyu curries favor with the regent and abuses the young emperor in all sorts of ways every day. The abuse includes, but is not limited to, withholding food, making him kneel in the rain, verbally humiliating him, and whipping him with a saltwater-soaked lash...

After Su Xingyu keeps courting death, the young emperor gradually reaches the pinnacle of depravity, eventually killing the regent and taking power for himself.

Naturally, the vicious stepmother Su Xingyu suffers the protagonist's brutal revenge. His limbs are cut off, and he is made into a human swine and locked in the latrine, unable to live or die.

After reading the script, Su Xingyu: Wow, thrilling!

The System: