My Frail Husband Is Faking It

- Coming soon: The Villain Raised by a Princess Rebels Again. Please add it to your collection! Blurb at the bottom.

* Clever, scheming noblewoman x heir who plays the fool to catch the tiger

Childhood sweethearts | A powerful team | Three-year age gap

In her previous life, Lin Zhao had waited at home for her childhood sweetheart and fiancé to come marry her in grand style.

But instead of her fiancé, a troop of soldiers arrived.

Before long, the entire Lin family was thrown in prison.

The court declared that her fiancé and her elder brother had conspired to pursue private interests and murder the emperor. The entire Lin family was sentenced to execution.

When Lin Zhao opened her eyes, she had returned to three years earlier. At that time, the Lin family had already been away from the capital, Dingjing, for eight years.

Lin Zhao's grandfather had once been the renowned General of the Western Garrison, and her second uncle was a fearless warrior on the battlefield.

But when she was seven, her second uncle, who was defending the northwest, was ambushed by the enemy and died in battle. Her grandfather also injured his leg and retired to his hometown.

Reborn into this life, she swore she would protect her family.

Taking advantage of her elder brother's success in the imperial examinations, Lin Zhao persuaded her family to move back to Dingjing, determined to uncover the truth about her previous life.

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At a palace banquet, the emperor noticed that the two young people already had a betrothal and took a sudden interest. He immediately granted them permission to marry.

By a twist of fate, Lin Zhao and Lu Jingyao's wedding took place sooner than planned, allowing her to make up for her regret from her previous life and become the heir's wife.

After they married, the two lived in harmony, enjoying a life everyone envied.

Lin Zhao worried about her husband's health and reminded him every day to take his medicine and rest.

Then, by chance, she smelled the scent of his daily medicine coming from a potted plant in his study.

[Reading Guide]

1. A slight ensemble cast, but the leads are the focus.

2. The plot and romance develop side by side.

3. The setting is very loosely based on history, so please don't scrutinize it.

Coming soon: The Villain Raised by a Princess Rebels Again

* Righteous heroine x seemingly innocent but secretly ruthless hero

* Older woman raises younger man; four-year age gap

* The heroine builds a career and reforms the ancient world with the mindset of a civil service exam candidate

After two years of studying full-time, Zhao Jinyu finally passed the civil service exam. She woke up one day to discover she had transmigrated into a book.

It was a male-oriented revenge power fantasy. The hero, Pei Qi'an, was the illegitimate son of the current minister of state. After enduring bullying for years, he finally turned evil. And she, the princess of the realm, was one of his targets for revenge.

In the original story, she was merely a minor princess who ignored the hero and kicked him while he was down, earning his hatred.

In the end, the nation fell, and her whole family was wiped out.

After accepting that there was no way home, Zhao Jinyu summoned the same determination she had shown while studying for her civil service exam. Using her authority as a princess, she brought the hero to live with her and resolved to educate him herself, determined to straighten out this wayward tree.

Zhao Jinyu started by teaching Pei Qi'an how to be a good person, gradually filling his head with lessons.

Since he was the hero and the great villain, she had expected him to be a handful. Instead, he was a well-behaved child who listened to her about everything.

Whenever she looked at him, Zhao Jinyu's heart softened. Being bullied and turning evil weren't his fault. She believed that if she guided Pei Qi'an onto the right path, the events from the book would never happen.

But even so, people kept accusing him.

She knew the child she had raised, and Zhao Jinyu didn't believe a word they said.

Palace maid: "Young Master Pei hit Young Master Pei's head and made it bleed!"

Zhao Jinyu: "Did that brat from the Pei family bully our Qi'an again?"

Zhao Jinchen: "Sister! Pei Qi'an has rebelled! He tore up someone else's textbook in class!"

Zhao Jinyu: "Who bullied him this time?!"

The empress: "Jinyu, I hear Qi'an doesn't want you to get married. He's grown up now, so he can't keep clinging to you like this."

Zhao Jinyu: "Mother, you're worrying too much. Qi'an is just being childish. He's too attached to me."

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On a stormy night, as Zhao Jinyu drifted off to sleep, she felt someone lift a corner of her quilt.

She jumped in fright, but then caught the familiar scent.

She sighed and skillfully shared half her quilt with him. "Another nightmare?"

Pei Qi'an's voice was hoarse. "Sister, I dreamed about my mother again."

At that, Zhao Jinyu rolled over, closed her eyes, and gently patted his back. "Don't be afraid. I'm here."

Once he heard her steady, even breathing, the boy opened his eyes and gazed at her. The terror in his eyes had faded, replaced by deep tenderness. His lips moved, clearly forming two words: Jinyu.

Theme: Life is long, and hope is always waiting around the corner.