The Face-Blind Fake Heiress Seduced the Wrong Man

Villainous woman VS scheming man

Face-blind, sweet-on-the-outside-and-dark-within heroine VS color-blind, black-hearted-lotus hero

[Fake heiress and real heiress + love and hate + a pair of drama queens going head-to-head + a groveling pursuit]

Xie Yunfei, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of War, seems gentle and virtuous on the surface. Her mother dislikes her because she is face-blind.

When her identity as a fake heiress is revealed, she becomes a pawn in a marriage alliance and is set to marry a useless son of the Duke of Ying's household.

She refuses to accept it and does everything she can to marry the Duke's heir instead.

At a spring banquet, she showers the "Duke of Ying's heir" with attention, only to find that he is interested in her too.

They exchange tokens and agree to ask the emperor to approve their marriage.

Li Huaijing, the esteemed Prince of Jin of the Southern Dynasty, is talented and virtuous, yet surrounded by wolves. He presents himself as a dissolute wastrel.

His mother's family is now in decline, and he needs to win people's support. So he chooses the legitimate daughter of the Grand General Who Pacifies the South as his wife, avoiding the daughter of the hostile Xie family.

He has a secret: he can't tell red from green.

When he first arrives in the capital, he attends the spring banquet with great care, bringing someone along to help him distinguish colors as he identifies his target.

He expects to have to work hard to win the beauty's heart, but the woman turns out to be extremely proactive.

The next day, Xie Yunfei and Li Huaijing, both full of joy, go hand in hand to ask the emperor to grant their marriage.

When the imperial decree arrives, their faces change. To avoid giving themselves away, they exchange polite pretenses.

"Your Highness, ever since I first saw you as a child, I've been utterly lovesick for you!"

"Fei'er, I fell for you at first sight too, and I can't help myself."

Once the truth comes out, they turn to open scheming, putting self-interest first.

She asks him for money and power, and tries to set him up with the woman he supposedly loves.

He asks her for love and affection, and, as he schemes, grows darker by the day.

After treating a patient, she gives them a heartfelt reminder: "Spend more time with the person you love. The patient comes first."

He looks at her mournfully. "I am your husband."

She glances up lazily. "Oh. How about we get divorced first?"

"Xie Yunfei, you might as well ask me to die right in front of you!"

Later, Xie Yunfei has had enough of all the scheming and can't bear one betrayal after another.

She leaves behind divorce papers, grabs her money, and runs off to enjoy her freedom.

The new emperor's wedding procession stretches out in grand array. He speaks gently: "Fei'er, open the door."

"Get on your knees and beg me."

Just as she finishes speaking, something clatters outside the door. "My lady, done!"

"Shameless. Get lost."

Reader's guide:

1. Both leads are each other's first and only, 1v1

2. Light political scheming with a satisfying, angsty romance

3. To be added

Next are the blurbs for three upcoming novels: "Kill That Dead Husband," "The Lovesick Junior Court Official Wakes Up with Amnesia / Young Master Xi Washes Menstrual Cloths with a Stone-Cold Face," and "The Scheming Concubine-Born Daughter's Daily Search for a Husband." Feel free to skip them!

& "Kill That Dead Husband" &

[Mad merchant's daughter VS cold leader of the secret guards]

Qin Haitang is the legitimate daughter of the Qin family, imperial merchants in Yanzhou. After an accident leaves her disfigured, she endures insults and cold looks from her family.

She eventually chooses an unremarkable scholar to marry into her family.

Though her husband has no great achievements, he protects and comforts her in every way.

She, too, works hard to suppress the rebellious, wild streak in her nature.

But life is unpredictable. Her husband suddenly dies, leaving her grief-stricken.

Then all kinds of strange things happen, making her suspect that her husband used her and faked his death.

She grips a sharp piece of pottery, letting it cut into her palm as blood streams down her hand. Her eyes brim with madness and excitement. "Husband, wait for me. I'm coming to take your life!"

Liang Yanzhou is the leader of a secret guard organization. To complete a mission, he disguises himself and infiltrates the Qin household for a year.

After completing his mission, he retires from the field, never expecting the target of his former mission to latch onto him.

That madwoman runs into the organization, pulling up everyone's trousers to inspect their backsides. "Which one of you has a birthmark on your butt?"

"Why are you looking for him?" he asks with disgust when he learns she's searching for her husband.

The woman smiles with stubborn sincerity. "To kill him."

He furrows his brow. "You just said you loved him."

"That's exactly why I have to kill him!" The woman's eyes darken.

& "The Lovesick Junior Court Official Wakes Up with Amnesia" &

Also known as: "Young Master Xi Washes Menstrual Cloths with a Stone-Cold Face"

[Sunny, adorable tavern girl VS gloomy, lovesick junior official of the Court of Judicial Review]

Lin Xing'er is a young wine-making woman from Qingfeng Town. One day, she goes up the mountain to pick fruit for her wine and stumbles across a murder scene. The killer tries to silence her.

As the two chase each other for their lives, the killer falls off a cliff and hits his head.

She thinks the matter is over, but the very next day someone brings the amnesiac killer to her home and threatens her into taking care of him.

"Who are you?" The man corners her by the bed, hiding a knife behind his back.

She sees the blade catch the light and her voice shakes. "Husband, I... I'm your wife!"

And so the man moves right into her home.

At night, she clutches her bedding and points toward the floor with a trembling finger. "You usually sleep on the floor."

"We're married, so of course we should sleep in the same bed!"

She opens her round eyes wide and raises a chubby fist with utmost seriousness. "Husband, always remember that you're a kind and upright person!"

After beating someone up, the man rubs the blood on his palm, trembling with excitement. "Kind and upright?"

Terrified of him, she packs her little bundle and tries to escape under cover of night. "Demons and monsters, go away! I'm an honest person!"

Suddenly, someone locks an arm around her waist from behind, whispering like a ghost in her ear. "Wife, are you trying to abandon your husband and child?"

She is stunned. "What are you talking about? What child?"

"Then let's make one."

Later, he regains his memory and becomes a different stranger.

She thinks he's angry because she tricked him. Filled with guilt, all she wants is to run away.

Xi Junyao is the eldest legitimate grandson of the Xi family and the Southern Dynasty's youngest, most promising junior official of the Court of Judicial Review.

Having seen the deceit and treachery of officialdom, he hides his true nature and becomes the sharpest blade in the emperor's hand.

After an accidental bout of amnesia and the return of his memories, he realizes he has found a once-in-a-lifetime treasure.

The only problem is that this treasure has too many ideas of her own and is determined to leave him.

"I lied to you. I'm sorry. I'm leaving!" The little girl trudges out the door with her bundle on her back.

He holds the sugar-roasted chestnuts he just bought for her and stares gloomily at the menstrual cloth he washed for her in the courtyard. "Home is right here. Where are you going, running away from home?"

Lately, the Xi family servants often hear them arguing.

"You weren't like this before. You used to be so gentle with me!" the woman's soft voice protests.

"What's so good about the person I used to be? Why do you insist on remembering him?" the man replies coldly.

"That was you too. Can't you go back to being him?"

"Xing'er, you can only look at me. Don't you dare remember that idiot."

& "The Scheming Concubine-Born Daughter's Daily Search for a Husband" &

[Black-lotus concubine-born daughter VS a variety of eligible bachelors]

Leng Shuyi, a concubine-born daughter of the Minister of Rites, secretly records every eligible young man from a prominent family in the capital to avoid becoming a pawn in a marriage alliance.

She sorts them into four ranks: Heaven, Earth, Mystery, and Yellow, and four grades: A, B, C, and D.

After multiple rounds of screening, she picks a few potential husbands she likes.

Wei Xuanye, junior official of the Court of Judicial Review, impartial and upright, Heaven rank, Grade A.

Mu Baichuan, the top runner-up in the palace examination, brilliant and from a respectable family, Heaven rank, Grade B.

Pei Jingtian, the young heir of the Duke of Rong's household, a playboy but an only son, Earth rank, Grade A.

Meng Qianfan, the legitimate son of the Vice Minister of War, ambitious and with both parents deceased, Earth rank, Grade B.

Once she gets to know each of them, she realizes none of these husbands will do.

One is a living King of Hell, one is lovesick, one is a fake playboy, and one is genuinely unhinged.

So she secretly sells off the household possessions and runs away with the money.

She hasn't been gone long when they surround her. She hears them say:

"Shuyi, how could you deceive me?"

"Xiaoyi, it's worrying that you have all these boats sinking at once, but you should climb aboard one of them to save your life!"

"Leng Shuyi, what do you mean by this? I've been looking for you forever. Come back with me!"

"Yiyi, you'll never escape my grasp in this lifetime!"

Leng Shuyi clutches her little money box. "Why are you all yelling? Get lost!"

Theme: Fate brings people together, and a romantic plot twist makes love more sincere