A Buddhist-Bent Concubine's Survival Guide

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Transmigrated into a humble concubine's daughter in a powerful aristocratic family, Xu Ning works diligently and cautiously. If her legitimate elder sister wears gold, she doesn't dare wear silver. If her sister serves herself food, Xu Ning doesn't dare turn the lazy Susan. If her sister plays cards, she would never dare draw a winning tile. As long as she keeps her head down and lies flat like a fish, she should be able to secure a decent future, right?

She doesn't ask for much. Marrying the son of an official from a family of roughly equal standing and spending her life eating and drinking in peace would be enough. As for her noble elder sister, she should naturally be matched with a member of the imperial family, so that her beauty and family status do not go to waste.

But on the eve of her wedding, her legitimate elder sister suddenly elopes with a poor scholar, leaving chaos in her wake.

Everyone crowds around Xu Ning. "Third Young Lady, the only thing to do now is for you to take her place and marry into Prince Jing's household."

Xu Ning: ...

If she remembers correctly, this prince will later stand out among his brothers and successfully ascend the throne. Can she really handle such incredible fortune?

Not to mention, he's as handsome as a jade tree. However you look at it, she has nothing to lose.

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Xu Xin watched coldly as her half-sister climbed into the bridal sedan, secretly delighted.

Fortunately, before her wedding, she had a strange dream. In it, she was a character in a book. Prince Jing died in battle beneath bloodstained banners, leaving her young and beautiful but alone in an empty room. That was not what she had chosen now. Though her current fiance was down on his luck, he would later pass all three imperial examinations and return home in glory. Her half-sister had suffered for half her life, so she could be a wealthy widow. It would be a fitting end for the two sisters.

But Xu Xin waited and waited, and no news ever came that Xu Ning had been widowed. Instead, Prince Jing grew stronger by the day and eventually became crown prince!

And Xu Xin herself never became the wife of a top scholar. Her sour-faced scholar failed the exams three times in a row. She truly wondered how she could have judged him so poorly!

Years later, Xu Xin, her face weathered and her hair frosted white, went to the palace to visit the empress. As she recounted the events of years past, she still could not make sense of them.

Only after comparing their stories did Xu Ning suddenly understand:

She had transmigrated into the original novel, while her elder sister had read fanfiction.

Heaven really did have a cruel sense of humor.

Theme: Keep a kind heart, speak kindly, do good deeds, and be a good person