My Eldest Sister Stole My Match? I'll Marry the Prince Regent, Rise to Power, and Crush the Whole Clan

(Reborn, revenge against scum, contrasting heroines, sweet romance, mutual healing)

When Ruan Qingli woke up, she found herself tangled up in bed with her brother-in-law!

After the shock wore off, she realized she had been reborn.

Her memories came back, and she knew her elder half-sister had been reborn too.

Her half-sister, who had been reborn first, had used every means at her disposal to marry the illegitimate son of the Marquis's household, Ruan Qingli's fiancé in her previous life.

Ruan Qingli was forced to marry the cold, aloof Prince Heng in her sister's place.

It was all because the prince had become a cripple in her previous life, while the seemingly insignificant illegitimate son of the Marquis's household had risen to immense power!

But her half-sister didn't know that the Gu family's wealth and glory in her previous life had been built through Ruan Qingli's painstaking efforts.

Ruan Qingli happily went off to become a princess consort, watching coolly as her half-sister walked into a trap.

What Ruan Qingli didn't know was that...

The man her half-sister had once dismissed as a useless cripple later became the regent, a man no one in all of Northern Qi dared to provoke!

Only after Ruan Qingli married him did she learn that this man was decisive and ruthless by day, but spoiled her absolutely rotten at night.

After the wedding, her half-sister and the rest of her family waited eagerly to see her suffer.

But eventually, her half-sister realized the illegitimate son she'd stolen was nothing but a heartless hypocrite!

And the prince she'd rejected was the one with the power to turn the world upside down.

Too late!

Having lived through betrayal in two lifetimes, Ruan Qingli treated this as a simple transaction, each side getting what they wanted. She wanted only power and status, to reclaim everything that belonged to her and live a life of wealth and privilege.

They had agreed that once their goals were achieved, the contract would be void, and they'd go their separate ways!

But on the night she was about to leave, he climbed into her warm bedchamber. "I never agreed to let you go!"