[Recommending my upcoming novel: Mistaking the Male Lead After Entering a Body-Double Romance] Ancient setting, marriage first, love later
Pei Zhu was born into an ancient world, and she had three fiancés.
Her first was chosen by her mother. He ran off south with his childhood sweetheart to escape the marriage.
Her second was chosen by her father. His mistress was six months pregnant.
Her third was finally one she chose herself. He was cold on the outside but warm at heart, and he indulged her in everything.
Her new fiancé had only one minor flaw: he said his face was injured and undergoing treatment, and that he wouldn't be able to take off his mask for another two months.
Every now and then, he would lament, "If you ever saw what I look like beneath this mask, you'd never come near me again..."
Pei Zhu immediately reassured him. "It's fine, it's fine. Even if you were disfigured, I'd still love you."
As if. Who was he trying to fool?
She had already seen his face beneath the mask. He was handsome, and there wasn't a single scar on him.
Until later.
He removed his mask and disguise, revealing his true face.
The face of the brother who had been cast out of her family.
*
The day Pei Zhou's true origins came to light, his adoptive father flew into a rage and expelled him from the family and the estate.
Looking at his sister's tearful, reluctant face, he finally understood why, despite knowing his true identity, he had never wanted to leave the Pei family.
He had planned to reveal his feelings after fully reclaiming his identity.
But through a twist of fate, his sister confessed to him first.
The only problem was, she had fallen in love with his other identity.
Pei Zhou was consumed by jealousy, so much that it felt like his soul and body would be torn apart. Yet all he could do was love her as that nonexistent person.
Every day, he tread carefully, afraid that she would discover the truth and leave him.
But she found out anyway.
At the mourning hall, her eyes red from crying, she said, "Brother, I never loved you..."
"I love Xi Zhi, the Xi Zhi who died in the middle of the river outside the capital in the second month of the twenty-fourth year of Xingping..."
*
In the spring of the twenty-fourth year of Xingping, the crown prince, who had spent twenty years living among the common people, returned to the imperial family.
His first act was to take the emperor's decree of betrothal to the Pei family that had once taken him in, and see Pei Zhu, who had once called him her brother.
The new crown prince showed no emotion, but a bottomless abyss churned in his eyes.
He brushed his fingers over her pale cheek, faintly flushed, and murmured, "Zhu'er, I am Pei Zhou, and I am Xi Zhi, too..."
"Whichever one you love, you will never escape me in this lifetime..."
#What does it matter if I become both my sister-in-law and my sister-in-law's sister?
#Every day when I wake up and look in the mirror, I want to kill the rival in love wearing a mask
*At heart, this is a sweet romance, not a story of forceful possession. The blurb simply uses one character's point of view^^
*A face-loving, masked-man enthusiast heroine x a self-jealous, sweet-on-the-outside but dark and obsessive brother
*There is a System, but it doesn't play a major role
*The leads are not related by blood, and there are no romantic feelings described while they are still in a brother-sister relationship
*This is a fictional setting. Please don't overanalyze the historical details
Upcoming novel: Mistaking the Male Lead After Entering a Body-Double Romance, an ancient-setting marriage-first-love-later story
Lazy Xie Mingshu transmigrates into the heroine of an old-fashioned tragic body-double romance.
The male lead's crimes in the book are as follows:
1. He claims to love the heroine and marries her under false pretenses.
2. Using his supposed preferences as an excuse, he makes her wear the same clothes as his unattainable first love, copy her hairstyle and expressions, and play her favorite instrument, among other things.
3. To remain chaste for his first love, he pretends to be injured and refuses to consummate the marriage.
After discovering the truth, the heroine falls apart. Dozens of chapters of tragic romance follow, and she eventually dies of sorrow.
When Xie Mingshu arrives, the story has only just begun.
She has a few days before she meets that idiot male lead.
Should she run?
No need.
She barely has any money left and has no idea how she'll get by.
Since this sucker is practically delivering himself to her door, she might as well go lie flat at his estate for two years.
First, she'll get the lavish dowry the scumbag will provide her, her premarital property. Then she'll take half his fortune, her divorce settlement. Finally, she'll pretend to have had a sudden change of heart, get a clean break, and make a graceful getaway.
Sounds great.
To play the body double convincingly and keep the scumbag from changing his mind and returning her, she carefully follows every detail in the book when doing her hair and makeup and striking her poses. She is determined to make him pay willingly, right down to the last coin.
At last, the day comes for her to "have a sudden change of heart" and demand a divorce.
That's when Xie Mingshu realizes:
Damn it, she mistook the male lead.
*
Everyone in the capital knows Mu Linchuan, heir to the Duke of Zhenguo, as a cold-faced tyrant who keeps his distance from women.
At the start of the year, he suddenly took the initiative to get married.
A friend asked, "You walk around with that icy, deadpan face all day. Can your wife really put up with you?"
Mu Linchuan propped his head up with one hand and gave him a disdainful look.
"My wife is gentle and sweet, and she's always clinging to me. She even has me pick out her clothes and accessories every day. What would a bachelor like you know about such pleasures?"
#The real scumbag is someone else, but I'm about to become the scumbag woman
#My wife loves me more than anyone in the world. Did you really have to say it?
A heroine who only wants to lie flat and have money fall from the sky x a seemingly lovesick, expressionless hero with plenty going on inside
*Marriage first, love later
*Blurb written on December 8, 2025
Theme: You decide what a perfect life looks like
Brother (silver teeth bite): Why can a vest make my sister fall in love, but not the body? Sooner or later I will have to tear off this disguised face with my own hands.
Happy New Year and all the best 💪🎆🎆
There has always been a villain with evil intentions and cheating, which is really like a stick in the throat. In the first episode, I feel that it was done for her, so Pei Zhu died 💔 I don't know how to kick her out of the plot in this life [rolls eyes] There are too many supporting characters to stir up trouble, and I feel that it also affects the development of the emotional line. I also want to see more of the brother and sister cultivating their relationship without being disturbed [Let me be healthy] p. S. Has the author's wife's update time been adjusted? It doesn't seem to be updated at 12 noon [question mark]
You are allowed to sell your daughter for glory without even saying a word, but you are not allowed to kill the mother for the sake of her daughter. [Rolls eyes]
To sort it out, the possible development directions in the previous life are: Pei Zhu and Young Master Yuan went to the temple to see each other, but Young Master Yuan was injured and could not make the trip - Pei Zhu was targeted by the third prince - Pei Zhu was assassinated, and they fell in love with Xi Zhi after getting acquainted - Princess Rongchang revealed from the system that Pei Zhu had a phoenix life and was hostile; the second prince heard that Pei Zhu was cheating on him with Miao Yi and ordered a search for her identity; the third prince discovered Pei Zhu Having an affair with Xi Zhi - Xi Zhi is preparing to do something big (probably to rescue the royal family during the winter hunt, which is a legitimate connection with the emperor), and has agreed to propose marriage to Pei Zhu after returning safely - the second prince finds out Pei Zhu's identity, intending to add insult to injury; the third prince operates in secret, and Pei Zhu is listed on the draft list - I don't know what happened, Xi Zhi He was unable to get engaged to Pei Zhu in advance, and the Yuan family was unwilling to get married. Pei Zhu, who was not engaged, had no choice but to enter the palace. Pei Zhu died mysteriously a few days after entering the palace. The cause of death was full of doubts, and even his close relatives could not see him for the last time. After Pei Zhu's death, his brother was heartbroken and his temperament changed drastically. He later came to the funeral as Xi Zhi to express his condolences. Pei Zhu's biological mother left the house. After becoming a monk, Pei Yue married into the Liguo Duke's Palace, which had originally set its sights on Pei Zhu as his wife - Xi Zhi abandoned this vest, and his brother returned to the throne as the real prince (his real name should be Guan Yun) - After Guan Yun came to power, he severely punished the culprits who killed Pei Zhu and other forces with cruel means - Pei Yue was tortured to death in the Liguo Duke's Palace, and was reborn after his death So there are two main problems at present: First, why did Xi Zhi in his previous life fail to get engaged to Pei Zhu before the draft roster was completely decided? Judging from the plot, this life should have been the second episode (the marriage lottery drawn by Pei Zhu in the temple at that time was about the renewal of the love in this life. Pei Zhu thought it was before time travel, but in fact it should be the episode she missed with her brother). The script also revealed that Pei Zhu will successfully get engaged to Xi Zhi in this life (Xi Zhi is the third fiancé). Why did the engagement fail in that episode? Secondly, why did Pei Zhu die in the palace after the draft? Currently, it is known that the people who are hostile to Pei Zhu are the Second Prince, Princess Shouzhang, and Princess Rongchang. Moreover, Pei Zhu "passed away from a sudden illness" just a few days after entering the palace. This shows that the people who wanted her to die were very eager and did not even want to use mild means such as framing her for making a mistake and being removed from the palace. From a common sense, it should not be possible for people to develop such hostility towards Pei Zhu in just a few days. Then the first choice of the murderer should be Princess Rongchang. She had already discovered that Xi Zhi and the third prince were both interested in Pei Zhu. After entering the palace, if she found out that the second prince also had a favorable eye for her, it would mean that Pei Zhu was a roadblock on her way forward and must be removed. Moreover, she can use the system to "cheat" (whether it is the "enchantment spell" that makes people fall in love with her or other props). She can do whatever it takes to complete the task. Her intention and implementation ability are the strongest. But I still tend to believe that Pei Zhu's death is not something that just Princess Rongchang can do, because starting from the implementation of the plan, cleaning up the scene after death, and destroying evidence all require manpower. It is difficult for a single Princess Dumiao who has both died to do it. There must be someone Someone with status in the harem must cooperate, otherwise it will be difficult to explain. After Pei Zhu died, even her close relatives could not know the cause of her death immediately, and they could not avenge her after that (Pei Zhu's father shut up, Pei Zhu's mother could only become a monk, and the reborn Pei Yue did not know the inside story). There are only a limited number of people in the palace who can do it. According to the author's reply, although the second and third princes did not want Pei Zhu to die, they were indeed part of the cause of Pei Zhu's death. For example, the third prince's mother, Concubine Shu, didn't want Pei Zhu to be his concubine and wanted to choose another lady with a better background. However, her son tried every means to get Pei Zhu into the palace for the draft. Pei Zhu also got the "high opinion" of the second prince. Maybe they even fought over Pei Zhu like a prize. Concubine Shu wouldn't blame her son, so couldn't she only blame Pei Zhu? There is another suspicious candidate, Princess Shouzhang. Her own daughter, Miss Lian San, framed Pei Zhu but failed and ended up paying for herself. Miss Lian San has long had a grudge against Pei Zhu. This time Pei Zhu has entered the palace. If Princess Shouzhang cannot defeat her daughter and wants to teach Pei Zhu a lesson, maybe there will be someone who can help? I'll reveal the secret later when the author develops the story~ (Why do I pay more attention to the reasoning line than the emotional line in a romance novel? It's so weird x)
Can this article be updated? I always stop updating without notifying you in advance.
Son of Destiny 6666
This emperor is also uncertain
This adoptive father is a clown, right?
Wow, I finally lost my horse 💪