After the Frail Beauty Volunteered for an Arranged Marriage [Book Transmigration]

[Expected to start in late January]

Xia Chizhou transmigrates into the body of the illegitimate third young master of the Duke of Song's residence.

The original third young master was frail, mild-mannered, and dim-witted.

If his twin sister, Xia Jihe, hadn't been a fiery protector, the grass on his grave would probably be three yards tall by now.

When he learns that his wonderful sister is to be sent to the Left Chancellor's residence to become the old man's seventh concubine, Xia Chizhou carefully plots and rehearses his plan, puts on the wedding dress, climbs into the bridal sedan, and takes his sister's place.

Unexpectedly, on the very day the Left Chancellor is taking a concubine, his household is raided.

Safe inside the sedan, Xia Chizhou lifts his veil and peeks through a gap in the curtain to watch the show.

He barely gets to watch when the curtain is suddenly pulled aside. A familiar face appears outside, wearing an expression of astonishment he has never seen before.

Guided by the principle, "If I'm not embarrassed, then everyone else is," Xia Chizhou waves and beams at the person outside the curtain. "Hi, Your Highness!"

*

On the day the Left Chancellor takes a concubine, Prince Heng, Liu Yu, receives an imperial decree to raid his estate.

Seeing the bridal sedan parked not far inside the gate, Liu Yu knows that Xia Chizhou's precious little sister is sitting inside.

He wants to see for himself just how wonderful this sister is, that Xia Chizhou talks about her all the time.

Ignoring his subordinates' protests, he pulls back the curtain, only to find a familiar face smiling brightly at him.

He nearly grinds his teeth to dust, then sneers, "...The seventh concubine?"

*

Everyone in the capital knows Prince Heng gets away with anything thanks to the emperor's favor.

He went to raid the Left Chancellor's residence, then took the concubine they'd prepared into his own estate and kept him in the back courtyard without giving him a title.

Hearing the rumors, Xia Chizhou teases, "Your Highness certainly knows how to enjoy yourself."

As soon as he finishes speaking, someone pulls him forcefully into an embrace, and a sharp pain comes from his neck.

Liu Yu grits his teeth by his ear. "Since that's what everyone's saying, wouldn't it be a shame if I didn't make it true?"

Xia Chizhou never imagined things would turn out this way: "???"

Reading (and trigger) guide:

1. This is an unconventional transmigration-into-a-book story. The recipient transmigrates into a book without knowing he's in one, while the gong is a character from the book who has awakened.

2. More to be added if I think of anything.

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