Disguised as a Man, I Fight the Male Lead for the Throne

[Viperous Beauty Seductress x Cool, Aloof Orphan Top]

Also known as "What?! The Villainess Forces Her Love on the Female Lead of a Tragic Romance." Complete. Check out my upcoming story of the same type, "After Taking Over the Body of a Brooding Big Shot."

Xiao Jianxuan always thought she was following a revenge-and-scum-punishing script.

Only when she died did she discover she was actually playing the cannon-fodder villain in a melodramatic romance.

Her father was the emperor of the new dynasty, her mother a princess of the fallen kingdom, and she was a grotesque failed product of political intrigue.

She murdered her father and elder brother, climbed over their bloodied bodies to the throne, ruled with tyranny, and became infamous.

In the end, she died suddenly. But her soul lingered, and she saw a book.

The story opened with the female lead's father being falsely accused of treason. His entire clan was executed, but the female lead was fortunately rescued by a friend of her father's.

The female lead then changed her name, disguised herself as a man, and sat the imperial examinations to clear the Pei family's name. Along the way, she met the male lead, Xiao Jianxuan's archenemy.

They shared the same ideals and soon fell in love.

In the end, the male lead faked his death and bided his time. Just when Xiao Jianxuan was at the height of her power, he poisoned her with a cup of wine.

The male lead successfully took the throne, cleared the female lead's name, and brought peace to the land.

And so the story ended happily ever after.

Everyone got their happy ending except Xiao Jianxuan, who had struggled all her life only to remain a minor villain in someone else's story.

Furious, Xiao Jianxuan tore up the heavenly book and unexpectedly was reborn. In this life, she would take everything from the male lead, including the female lead!

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Was the story really a happy ending?

Ha. Pei Huai had been pampered and treasured since childhood. After falling on hard times, she became a poor scholar. She gave someone her heart, only to be deceived again and again, and ultimately became the most insignificant pawn.

In the dungeon of Zhaoli Temple, the moon was dim. She died without ever being able to clear her own name or see that bright moonlight she had waited for.

Theme: The wind begins as a ripple among duckweed.