A Substitute Bride

On the eve of her wedding, Meng Lanying saved her imprisoned fiance by taking the place of Cui Tangying, the eldest daughter of the Cui family, who looked five parts like her, and marrying into the Eastern Palace.

On their wedding night, the Crown Prince coldly warned her not to covet what she had no right to. She was only a substitute.

It turned out the Crown Prince had approved this arrangement from the start. Meng Lanying breathed a sigh of relief and conscientiously played the role of a devoted couple with him.

She imitated Cui Tangying's every move, from her food and preferences to her expressions. She was even forced to endure the Crown Prince's preference for placing a soft pillow beneath her waist every day.

Before she could get pregnant, Cui Tangying returned.

The Crown Prince had personally gone to bring her back.

The servants in the Eastern Palace looked at Meng Lanying with pity.

Madam Cui even came to the palace specifically to tactfully remind her that it was time to give up her place.

Everyone thought that a lowborn farm girl like her would do anything to stay by the Crown Prince's side, even if it meant becoming a concubine.

The Crown Prince thought so too.

But to everyone's surprise, Meng Lanying readily agreed to leave.

By the time the Crown Prince realized, she had vanished without a trace.

Later, soldiers surrounded her little courtyard. The Crown Prince, who had once coldly warned her, knocked the abortion medicine she was about to drink from her hand, his face twisted with rage. "Meng Lanying, you are my wife. I will never let you abort my child and marry some other bastard."

Blurb written on May 22, 2025. Archived. Reposting is prohibited.

Reader's guide:

A simple, honest, and carefree woman x a cool-headed, solemn, old-fashioned patriarch

The male lead and the second male lead are both devoted in body and heart, and both are virgins. Messy love triangle.

Married first, fall in love later; a groveling pursuit after rejection; powerful man bows his head for love.

Coming soon: My Husband Turns Out to Be My Brother-in-Law After I Am Reborn

Qu Yaoyu woke on the seventh day after her husband's death and was shocked to find herself in bed with her elder brother-in-law, their disheveled state making it clear what had happened.

She thought she was doomed, but her brother-in-law merely said, "Come back with me to Luoheng Residence. Tomorrow I'll report this to Aunt." After enduring her mother-in-law's abuse for so long, she readily agreed.

Over the next ten years, Xiao Tingshu treated her wonderfully. The only strange thing was that he forbade her from going out alone and wouldn't even let her smile at other men, not even the servants.

But an accident killed Xiao Tingshu, and she was poisoned by the Xiao clan elders for having an affair with her husband's elder brother.

After being reborn, when she saw Xiao Tingshu again, she called him her husband and instinctively threw herself into his arms.

To her surprise, Xiao Tingshu frowned and quickly dodged aside. Qu Yaoyu fell into the grass, her hair disheveled and her clothes covered in mud.

The Xiao Tingshu who had always called her "my darling" in a tender voice was not only cold and distant now, but also looked at her with shock and disgust.

"Sister-in-law, you've mistaken me for someone else."

Qu Yaoyu's face went pale, but his next words made her feel as if she had fallen straight into hell.

"You are married to my third brother. I hope you'll mind your words and actions from now on, and never do anything so improper and disgraceful again."

As he spoke, a slender, elegant woman stood beside him, a stark contrast to Qu Yaoyu's flirtatious, improper manner. After issuing his warning, Xiao Tingshu left with the woman at his side.

Only then did Qu Yaoyu learn that her former husband was still alive.

Xiao Tingshu, who had been her brother-in-law, had not been reborn like her, and he even had a fiancee.

As head of the Lanling Xiao clan, Xiao Tingshu had always been diligent and self-disciplined, upholding propriety. If nothing unexpected happened, he would marry his chosen fiancee, and they would treat each other with respect and build a life together.

Until his younger brother took a wife.

Xiao Tingshu disliked the woman. He thought she was flirtatious and timid, and did nothing useful. He believed that having such a woman as his wife would eventually hold his younger brother back.

He grew more and more disgusted with her, while Qu Yaoyu gradually kept her distance from him.

Until one day, he realized he had gone mad. He wanted to commit the most shameful deed of all: kill his younger brother and steal his wife.

Reader's guide:

The heroine is delicate, tearful, and fragile. The hero dislikes her at first, then gets his comeuppance.

The heroine is not a virgin, the hero is. In her previous life, the hero forcibly claimed her, but the heroine was too clueless to ever realize it.

The second male lead does not die in the second life. He competes with the hero for the heroine.

The hero breaks down, pursues her in a groveling pursuit after rejection, and gradually remembers his previous life.

Coming soon: Delicate and Lovely

On the eve of Huo Jue's wedding to a princess, Yu Lingyuan lost all hope and fled, still recovering from childbirth. She sought refuge with her maternal aunt, only to arrive as her cousin ran away from her own wedding, throwing the household into chaos.

In desperation, her aunt decided that Yu Lingyuan would take her cousin's place as a temporary bride.

Yu Lingyuan's parents had both died, and she looked like her cousin. They had not seen each other for a long time, and Yu Lingyuan had grown even more curvaceous and beautiful.

Her heart was in pieces and she had lost all hope. She only wanted to hide as far away as possible. On her wedding night, she met the man she was marrying in her cousin's place: the Heir of Prince Yunyang.

Cui Xiao was spirited and imposing, a commander in the imperial guard. He had no feelings about this marriage arranged by his parents.

When he lifted her veil and saw her bright, lively almond-shaped eyes, Cui Xiao paused, then raised an eyebrow and said, "This marriage is only because I cannot defy my father's orders. If you ever wish to divorce me, I, Cui, will let you return to your family."

Yu Lingyuan breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, it was only a marriage in name, or she would never be able to hide that she had just given birth.

Cui Xiao was a gifted young man devoted to building a distinguished career. This wife was an unexpected turn of events.

But now that she was a member of the Cui family, he would treat her with respect. As for anything more, he had no interest.

But as time passed, he discovered that she was clever, playful, and skillful. Every time she spoke softly, she left his heart in turmoil.

Even the hardest steel can be softened. At the Flower God Festival, he gathered his courage to pin a flower in his wife's hair. Then his uncle suddenly appeared in the crowd, holding a child. His eyes were icy, his teeth clenched. "Yuan Niang, I've been searching everywhere for you."

This man claimed to be the husband who had shared her bed.

It turned out he had fallen for his own aunt by marriage. As the woman beside him trembled and wept, Cui Xiao finally learned what it meant to be heartbroken, to yearn for someone day and night.

Reader's guide:

A curvaceous beauty x a sharp-tongued, cunning general x a cold-hearted, old-fashioned minister

Content warning: The heroine is not a virgin, but the hero is. A Yuan married Cui Xiao two months after giving birth, and there is no improper relationship during the course of their marriage. This story combines a groveling pursuit after rejection, marriage before love, romantic rivalry, and forced love. As for the male lead... read the story.

Message: Live in the present, and don't let the future make you anxious.