[Dream of the Red Chamber] From Mooching to Riches

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After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became Empress Through a Body Double's Script

Blurb:

Lin Yan transmigrated into a book with no memories of the original owner and no guide to her new life. Worst of all, she didn't have a single coin to her name.

Her shabby bundle held nothing but old clothes and a household registration document bearing the name "Lin Yan."

One day, as she fought with refugees for food, a carriage with a canopied roof suddenly stopped in front of her.

Because she looked so much like her, the princess of the Southern Kingdom, who was to marry into another country, offered her a fortune to act as her double and marry into the Eastern Palace.

Faced with starving to death or becoming the Crown Princess, Lin Yan chose the latter without hesitation. The worst that could happen was being found out. Either way, she'd die!

After she married into the Eastern Palace, she was indeed surrounded by wealth and luxury.

Her husband, Xiao Heng, was cool and reserved. He despised her as a barbarian and barely ever set foot in her chambers. Lin Yan was happy to have the place to herself, and lived more comfortably than an immortal!

Then one day, she sneaked out of the palace to wander down Zhuque Street. A group of villains seized her and took her out of the city, then all knelt before her, weeping as they cried out, "Chief!"

The original story suddenly unfolded in her mind: The chivalrous heroine, Yan Shisanniang, robbed the rich to aid the poor and specialized in killing corrupt officials. The imperial court was hunting her down. One day...

Lin Yan gritted her teeth. "One day... One day my foot! Could this book-transmigration System have shown up any later?"

[The Male Lead's Version]

Crown Prince Xiao Heng was forced to marry "Wei Hao," the princess of the Southern Kingdom who had come to wed into his family.

He'd thought "Wei Hao" was uncivilized and quarrelsome. Only after they spent time together did he realize she was gentle and considerate, sweet and sincere, a match made in heaven.

Until one night, he took the Crown Princess out of the capital in disguise. In the middle of the night, rain poured down, but the person beside him suddenly vanished.

Xiao Heng rose and put on his robe, about to call for someone, when a sudden bolt of lightning turned night into day.

He saw "Wei Hao" standing in the rain, striking down with her blade as blood flowed everywhere. Black-clad figures lay strewn at her feet.

Xiao Heng fell silent for a moment.

Then he climbed back into bed, closed his eyes, and pulled up the covers.

The door creaked.

A familiar presence drew closer. Warm fingers gently brushed his cheek, then tucked the blanket around him.

Xiao Heng kept his eyes tightly shut and thought: It was a dream.

It had to be a dream!

This novel's blurb:

Lin Zhiyi transmigrated into a book in the most miserable way possible, with a hellish start from the very beginning:

Her father was gravely ill and died, while her uncle and aunt bullied her and seized the family property.

Even the family she had been engaged to since childhood seemed to be having second thoughts about the marriage.

With no other choice, her mother remembered distant relatives in Yangzhou and decided to ask them for help.

When Lin Zhiyi arrived on their doorstep, she discovered that her relatives were none other than Lin Daiyu's father, Lin Ruhai!

Lin Zhiyi: Uncle, you absolutely must not die!

(2)

Shen Xun, son of a vice minister of rites and newly named third-place winner of the palace examination, was as handsome as Pan An and exceptionally talented.

Unfortunately, he'd been betrothed in childhood to a girl from a humble family in the south, whose family ran a small academy.

Families in the capital who had hoped to arrange a match with him could only sigh in regret.

Then one day, rumors spread that he'd broken off the engagement!

Matchmakers nearly wore out his doorstep.

Meanwhile, Shen Xun was at the biggest perfume shop in the capital,

slowly making his way toward the mysterious owner behind the screen.

The usually proper and composed young man gazed at her with burning, obsessive intensity. "Little Sister Yi, you are destined to be my wife. I won't let you leave me."

[Helpful Notes]

1. Golden finger: a portable space that serves as a perfume studio.

2. Beautiful, cunning woman who loves money x a jade-like gentleman with a dark side.

3. The perfume reviews in this novel reflect only my personal tastes. There is no advertising!

Theme: Life is short, so make it spectacular.