After Taking My Twin Sister's Place in a Marriage

Wen Niao and her older sister Wen Feng are twins, identical in appearance but worlds apart in their fortunes. Her older sister is the city's beloved beauty, gentle and virtuous, skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. The family carefully raised her. Apart from looking like her sister, Wen Niao has nothing to recommend her. She's not even allowed to leave the house, and few people know the Wen family has a second daughter. Her sister's fame spreads throughout the land, and the emperor betroths her to the Third Prince. But her sister loves the Crown Prince and has no interest in this prince, who was raised in the Cold Palace. Her family hardens their hearts and, risking the crime of deceiving the emperor, makes Wen Niao take her sister's place as the bride. At first, Wen Niao thinks, The Cold Palace is fine. It's quiet, and there aren't many people. Who knew she'd turn the Cold Palace into a secluded paradise, and her husband would become emperor? * In his previous life, Yuan Hanshuo ascended the throne through a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, only to die of illness in the end. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in the Cold Palace where he had lived as a youth. Red candles flickered before him. His new bride sat in a corner like a block of wood. Why was she so different from the woman he'd married in his previous life? Back then, his bride had made a scene, then bribed the eunuchs in the Cold Palace to fake her death and escape. The person who died in her place had looked exactly like her. Only later did he learn that the supposed corpse was the twin sister of the Crown Prince's beloved. [HE, 1v1. The male lead is a crazy bastard in the early chapters. Screenshot saved 2023-08-01.] ---[Please follow my upcoming book, The Swallow on the Wall]--- In her previous life, Ming Yan's stepmother used excessive praise to ruin her. She got everything she wanted, grew spoiled and despised by all, and only later learned she was just a pawn, a dead piece used to clear the way for her stepmother's son. Ming Yan was sent to Prince Lie's residence as a concubine and eventually died amid the struggle over the succession. Prince Lie was violent and ambitious. As the Empress's son, he was the most likely candidate for Crown Prince. Ming Yan returned to the night before she was to enter Prince Lie's residence, gathered her valuables, and fled in the dead of night. This time, she would choose a prince herself and use her knowledge of the future to help him take the throne. With her accomplishments, she would ask the new emperor to grant her a piece of land, then live a carefree life. The emperor had five sons. Apart from Prince Lie, the other princes were either hard to approach or bad-tempered. Only the youngest prince was gentle, noble, and easygoing. He also loved visiting his maternal grandfather's family. Their home was right next door to hers. They knew each other, too. They used to play together as children. * Zhao Heng had studied under his maternal grandfather since childhood. Every day, when he sat in the courtyard to rest, a little head would pop over the wall and call to him. "Big brother, come play! I'll give you some fruit." She was silly, but seeing her always put him in a good mood. Unfortunately, she made more friends as she grew up and stopped paying attention to him. Later, she was to become his older brother's concubine. That night, Zhao X sighed in his maternal grandfather's courtyard. He never expected to hear that familiar voice again. "Big brother, can I borrow your back gate? I don't want to marry into Prince Lie's household." Screenshot saved 2024-06-23 Theme: In hardship, keep your heart turned toward the sun