You Broke Off Our Engagement to Marry a Noblewoman? I'll Marry a Powerful Minister and Become Your Sister-in-Law

[Both Leads Are Chaste | Long-Standing Scheme | Fake Marriage First, Love Later | Real and Fake Young Masters as Foils | Satisfying Face-Slapping] The poor fiance Jiang Yurao had supported disappeared on their wedding day. After searching for days, she learned that he'd been recognized by his birth family and returned to the marquis's residence, where he was busy marrying a highborn lady. He said, "A'rao, I have to marry a highborn lady if I want to stand up to my adopted brother and take everything back." "But don't worry. I'll marry you as my secondary wife to repay you for your kindness." Jiang Yurao had no interest in being someone's lesser wife, but the scoundrel used his power to force her. She steeled herself and sought out the scoundrel's despised adopted brother, a courtier close to the emperor and deep in his schemes. She thought persuading the aloof minister would be difficult, but he took the bait of his own accord. "Marry me, and you'll become the marquis's eldest son's wife." So without another word, she entered the marquis's residence as the scoundrel's elder sister-in-law. Living under the same roof, Jiang Yurao focuses on taking the scoundrel's resources. But her powerful, high-ranking husband is obsessed with "accidentally" showing off their affection in front of the scoundrel. At last, after one defeat after another, the scoundrel comes to her with red eyes and begs her to come back. "A'rao, I'll give you anything." That night, her husband's cool detachment vanishes completely. Jiang Yurao is trapped in bed, overwhelmed again and again, as he murmurs: "Rao'rao, you can only love me." One day, her parents-in-law can no longer stand seeing their adopted son outshine their own child and finally decide to throw them out of the residence. Jiang Yurao thinks hard times are coming. Unexpectedly, just as they leave the residence, an imperial decree arrives: "Crown Prince, Crown Princess, your servant has arrived late!"