The Villain Must Live a Long Life

Synopsis: Gu Zhaozhuo felt that her previous life was a lonely star of misfortune, especially in the year she reached adulthood. Her misfortunes were specific:

1. She was born into a prestigious family and lived a life of wealth. By the year she reached adulthood, her family was raided and stripped of their titles, and her entire clan perished.

2. She was betrothed to the Crown Prince since childhood, destined to be the Empress. However, in the year she reached adulthood, her fiancé fell in love with another, and to please his beloved, he disfigured her and ruined her reputation.

3. She was exceptionally talented and skilled in archery and horsemanship. Yet, in the year she reached adulthood, she became known throughout the capital as a good-for-nothing, a wastrel, and ignorant.

In contrast, her orphaned cousin Ji Nanke, who had been living with her, found her life getting better and better. Every day, she only needed to lie down, and her status, wealth, reputation, and the honor of being the Crown Princess all gravitated towards her. She was known throughout the Great Qi Dynasty as a woman of great fortune.

It wasn't until after her death that she discovered that all of Ji Nanke's good fortune had been stolen from her. No wonder their lives were inverted and swapped in the year they reached adulthood.

Good news: She was reborn. Bad news: The moment she opened her eyes, her fiancé was instigating a royal physician to poison her, intending to disfigure her.

Little did they know, in her previous life, she had endured immense misfortune and painstakingly studied medicine, divinatory arts, and astrology, almost becoming a National Master.

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In her previous life, Gu Zhaozhuo narrowly escaped death after being exiled. It wasn't until she met Xie Yingchen, who was also in a precarious situation, that she finally found a glimmer of hope. Xie Yingchen was the eldest grandson of the late emperor, formerly the Crown Grandson. He nurtured her and paved a smooth path for her future.

Then, he passed away with half a lifetime of resentment and a body full of ailments. Now, everything is reset. Xie Yingchen is not yet critically ill. Gu Zhaozhuo wants to find him and cure him.

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Next book opening: “Reborn to the Day My Husband Married into Two Households”

Chu Yanxin was the only daughter of the Chu family, the foremost wealthy merchant in Jiangnan. The year she reached adulthood, the Jingwu Marquisate sent a marriage proposal. Her parents gave her half of their fortune as dowry. Everyone said it was the blessings of several lifetimes for a mere merchant's daughter to marry into the Marquisate.

In her previous life, Chu Yanxin also thought so. However, on her wedding day, she discovered that her husband was marrying into two households, with two bridal sedans entering simultaneously. And she was marrying into the main family. The heir of the Jingwu Marquisate had died in battle, leaving no heir. The Emperor allowed the second son to marry into the main family to provide an heir for his elder brother. And she was the unlucky one who married the heir of the main family.

In her previous life, after crying and making a fuss, she desperately tried to divorce him. But as a mere merchant's daughter, she was worth nothing to the Marquisate. Later, she resigned herself to fate. Her mother-in-law adopted her husband's second son for him, and she raised the child, managing the main household. Even though she never saw her nominal husband after their wedding ceremony, she was still a stumbling block between them, a fuse for arguments. Finally, before she turned twenty, she died of illness.

Her dowry, which rivaled kingdoms, allowed the then-struggling Marquisate to regain its glory. In the end, she only received the comment: “Lady Chu had bad luck.” The next time she opened her eyes.

Chu Yanxin returned to the day she was sitting in the bridal sedan. Since resigning herself to fate led to death, then let those who deserved to die, die.

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Lu Jin was the legitimate second son of the Jingwu Marquisate. In his previous life, his elder brother died in battle, and he married into two households, marrying Chu Yanxin, which ruined his promise of a lifetime of love with Jiang Yuanyao. Fortunately, Chu Yanxin died early, and under his management, the Marquisate flourished, rising from a Marquisate to a Prince’s Mansion. Unfortunately, there were always rumors that his success was due to the wealth Lady Chu brought. Later, due to a rebellion, he died.

The moment he opened his eyes, he was reborn. He was reborn to the day he married into two households and took a wife simultaneously.

*The male lead is not Lu Jin; the ex-husband can be cremated.

Content Tags: Love that lasts a lifetime, Fate, Female Supporting Character, Sweet Romance, Book Reversion, Satisfying Story

Gu Zhaozhuo, Xie Yingchen

One-sentence summary: Proficient in medicine, divination, and astrology.

Concept: Destiny is in one's own hands.