After I Transmigrated, the Black Lotus Wouldn't Stop Scheming Against Me

Xie Xiangyi transmigrates as the legitimate daughter of the prime minister of the Southern Chu Kingdom. The moment she opens her eyes, she's drowning. Just before darkness takes her, she sees a man reaching out to her.

When she wakes again, she discovers that the man who saved her is her second brother in this life, Xie Yanzhi. She is shocked to see that he looks exactly like the master of an ancient tomb, though he is still somewhat young.

She is stunned. The tomb's master was a mysterious figure said to be more noble than the emperor himself. Could there be some connection between him and her sudden arrival in this world?

She decides to properly thank her lifesaver, only to discover that the original owner treated him terribly, resorting to one scheme after another.

Xie Yanzhi comes from a poor background and is practically invisible in the prime minister's household.

Thinking this over, she decides she should cling to his coattails all the more, so he won't seize power and kill her in the end.

She fawns over him and makes sure he notices her, saving him from danger in the hope of making a good impression on the mysterious master of the tomb.

Little by little, she forgets that she ever wanted to go home. Life in this world is pretty good.

Then one day, she discovers that her second brother isn't really her second brother at all. He's the heir to Prince Duan, but Prince Duan died of treason more than a decade ago.

After deciding to keep his secret, she discovers something else.

Her self-assured attempts to get close to him have merely given the heir to Prince Duan a chance to use her.

She stares at the person before her and demands, "Have you... been... using me... this whole time?"

"Yes."

Only then does she realize that she was nothing more than a pawn in Xie Yanzhi's path to revenge.

It's utterly ridiculous.