I Won't Be a Sacrificial Pawn: From the Start, I Send the Scumbag to Prison

In her previous life, her legitimate elder sister married the Prince of Dingbei, endured her brutal, disabled husband, and ultimately died beneath a hail of arrows during a rebellion at the prince's residence.

Meanwhile, Jiang Li married a poor top-ranked palace graduate and eventually became a First-Rank Lady of the Imperial Order.

When she opens her eyes, Jiang Li finds her elder sister kneeling in the ancestral hall, threatening to take her own life: "I want to marry the palace graduate! I'll give Second Sister the honor of becoming the Prince of Dingbei's consort!"

Jiang Li laughs to herself and happily agrees.

Dear sister, you have no idea. I wrote the palace graduate's essays on statecraft, and I earned his vast fortune!

Underneath, he's a shameless scoundrel who loves torturing people and is buried in debt!

The bridal sedan carries Jiang Li into the Prince of Dingbei's residence.

Everyone assumes she won't survive her wedding night.

On their wedding night, the brutal prince corners her against the wall, eyes red. "You dare spy on me? Die."

Jiang Li whips out the poison-soaked dagger hidden in her sleeve. "Your Highness, you've misunderstood. I'm here to hand you the knife. How about killing my father first, then wiping out the imperial family?"

Later, her elder sister is tormented by her vicious mother-in-law in the palace graduate's home until she's barely recognizable, and sobs as she begs Jiang Li to save her.

Wearing a phoenix crown and red wedding robes, Jiang Li stands arm in arm with the cold tyrant dressed in imperial robes, looking down at her with contempt. "Sister, the road to the underworld was your choice. You'll have to finish it on your knees."