After 99 Bad Endings, She Tore Up the Script and Ascended the Throne

(Soul swapping + mutual devotion + sweet and angsty romance + happy ending + rebellious, defiant heir to a noble title vs. intelligent, aloof illegitimate daughter of the Minister’s residence) The people at the heir’s residence noticed that their young master had been acting strangely lately. The young master used to be aloof and taciturn, always giving cold shoulders to noble ladies who threw themselves at him. Now, however, he smiled warmly, and had begun showing special consideration to handsome young men. The Dowager Lady smashed a teacup and railed, “Outrageous! How could an illegitimate daughter like you dare set your sights on the legitimate heir of the Xie family?” A page came to report, “The young master has gone out drinking with courtesans again!” The Dowager Lady clasped Jiang Miaomiao’s hands, tears streaming down her face. “My dear child, if you can just bring Yu’er to his senses, I promise you the position of principal wife!” The old Jiang Miaomiao was beautiful beyond compare, but dumb as a post. Poisoned by her stepmother, she was forced to marry an abusive man and met a tragic end. The new Jiang Miaomiao can recite poems and songs at the drop of a hat, knows the Four Books and Five Classics by heart, and is even… a martial arts expert? The abusive husband declared, “A woman should know her place!” “I hear you’re pretty tough for a woman. Good, I’m itching for a fight. Sign a life-and-death agreement, and let’s see what you’ve got!” After one battle, Jiang Miaomiao became famous, earning a reputation as the fiercest woman in the capital. The young masters across the city were too frightened to marry her. Just as the entire capital was laughing that the Jiang family had produced a tigress, Zhenbei Prince Xie Qingyu rode to the city at the head of his iron cavalry, offering the realm as his betrothal gift. “This is exactly the kind of woman I love!” Jiang Miaomiao stood in her fluttering red robes. “Wait! I’m the one giving you the realm as your dowry!”