A Mistaken Pluck of the Strings (Both Reborn)

Once, Mu Yunzhen was the most envied woman in the world.

Before marriage, she was a celebrated noblewoman in the capital. After marrying, she became a crown princess showered with favor.

She thought she had the most perfect life in the world, until a revelation about her birth abruptly cast her down from the clouds.

That day, in the Fengyi Palace, the hand she had wrapped around her husband's ochre-yellow robe was gently brushed away.

"A-Zheng, don't make things difficult for me."

As her former bedmate looked on coldly, she finally understood that years of tenderness had all been a farce.

As she sank into the mire, only one person reached out to her.

The candlelight in Fengyi Palace flickered, illuminating half his face, which was hidden behind a demon mask. The other half was beautiful as a demon from hell.

He was He Zigui, a scheming courtier despised by the upright officials.

Under the pretext of revenge, He Zigui took her to his residence, yet didn't let her lose even a single hair.

Just as feelings began to stir between them, everything changed overnight.

The crown prince sent assassins to give her one last send-off.

The blade sank into her throat, and she died with her eyes open.

When she opened her eyes again, she finally understood that love and hatred were all illusions.

She gazed at her unmarried young self in the bronze mirror and drove a gold hairpin into her palm.

She vowed that in this life, she would no longer follow the rules or become anyone's wife. She would live only for herself.

She wanted overwhelming power. She wanted to make up for every regret from her previous life.

[Clear-headed, resilient noblewoman x gloomy, obsessive powerful official]

[Reader's Guide]

1. In her previous life, the female lead was not the male lead's first and only partner. In this life, they are each other's one and only. One-on-one romance, happy ending.

2. Fictional setting with many original details.

3. A female character becomes emperor later in the story.

4. The female lead and a male supporting character are reborn.

---Preorder: *It's Hard Being a Stepsister*---

At fourteen, Su Xueman moved with her mother to marry into a marquis's household. She became a young lady of the manor and gained a stepbrother.

Her mother was in poor health, so she took it upon herself to act as the eldest sister, caring for Tan Yan and watching him grow up.

The days passed, and Tan Yan grew from a boy who barely reached her collarbone into a young man who could easily pull her into his arms.

He turned out wonderfully in every way, except that he was much too clingy and couldn't bear to be away from her for a moment.

One day, her mother died of illness, and her stepfather refused to keep her in the household. He found her a marriage prospect, and she had no choice but to accept.

When Su Xueman told Tan Yan, he didn't throw a jealous fit for the first time. He had always been quick to sulk with jealousy.

He curved his lips and spoke with surprising gentleness. "All right. But before you marry, could you put on your wedding dress once for your little brother to see?"

On the eve of her wedding, Su Xueman put on her bright red bridal robes and knocked on that door.

But as soon as she entered, a gauzy veil covered her eyes, and then she was pulled into a burning embrace.

"Don't even think about leaving."

Tan Yan whispered by her ear, stubborn to the point of obsession.

-

After that night, Tan Yan left home and established his own residence, becoming a dashing young general.

He kept Su Xueman hidden in the rear courtyard, tormenting her day and night.

Until an imperial decree ordered Tan Yan to lead his troops north to the desert frontier.

Before leaving, he kissed Su Xueman on the forehead and gently told her to wait for his return, like any ordinary husband.

Then, in the next moment, he personally fastened a golden shackle around her ankle.

During a battle, Tan Yan was caught in an enemy ambush. Everyone thought he was dead.

A year later, after enduring untold hardship to return from the northern frontier, he searched every inch of the land but couldn't find his beloved.

At last, on a crowded street, he saw Su Xueman walking beside a handsome young man. Shyly, she called him, "Husband."

-

After Tan Yan vanished without a trace, Su Xueman thought she could live an ordinary life.

Until one day, while she was visiting a temple fair with her husband, a familiar voice came from behind her. "Sister, long time no see."

The young man's voice was bright and warm, yet he was the reason she had suffered years of nightmares and torment.

[Gentle, beautiful, earnest older sister x dark, obsessive man pretending to be sunny]

[Reader's Guide]

1. Their romantic relationship begins only after their familial relationship has been dissolved.

Theme: Rather than depending on the strong, become strong yourself