CompletedMing Huashang is the younger sister in a pair of dragon-and-phoenix twins. She is considered a symbol of auspiciousness but lost her mother at a young age. Spoiled by the Duke of Zhen, she grows up aimless and unmotivated, a stark contrast to her renowned and accomplished twin brother, Ming Huazhang.
Content with a life of indulgence and idleness, her world is turned upside down when she dreams of a startling revelation: she is not the true daughter of the family.
The babies were switched at birth. The real daughter, raised in poverty, is diligent and talented, already making a name for herself as a young prodigy. When the truth comes to light, Ming Huashang, the "imposter," falls from grace and is quietly poisoned to death in the dead of night.
Terrified of her looming fate, Ming Huashang resolves to change her destiny. With only a year left before the real daughter returns, she tries to curry favor with her aloof and accomplished twin brother, Ming Huazhang.
However, her cold and brilliant brother seems indifferent to her efforts. When her plan fails, she sets her sights on Su Xingzhi, the top scholar and her true biological brother, who will eventually rise to become a prominent prime minister from humble beginnings.
When Ming Huashang sneaks out for the third time to meet the newly crowned top scholar, Ming Huazhang appears in her room late at night and says with disappointment, “Sister, your patience hasn’t improved at all.”
CompletedThe Fifth Young Lady of the residence of Marquis Chang Xing was wrongly carried away upon birth and the daughter of a farmer became a Young Lady by accident. The real daughter of the Marquis residence lived amongst the commoners and suffered for thirteen difficult years.
On the thirteenth year, Chu Jin Yao finally returned to her biological parents’ side. However, the awkward thing was that Mother disliked her for having vulgar manners and wholeheartedly loved the previous ‘daughter’. Even Grandmother could not bear to send the granddaughter she had doted on for thirteen years back to the farming family and made the decision to allow the fake daughter to stay on and continue to be the Young Lady of a Marquis lineage.
Chu Jin Yao, who grew up in a poor family, was out of place in the Marquis Residence. After yet another hindrance from her younger paternal cousin sister, Chu Jin Yao was shedding tears in her room when she discovered that her jade pendant could speak.
Her jade pendant had a bad temperament but would heed to her complaints, help her in the residence battles and provide her guidance to oppress scums.
It wasn’t until one day when Chu Jin Yao had an encounter with the infamously violent Crown Prince.
“Speaking of which, you might not believe but my jade pendant spirit looks exactly like the Crown Prince.”
Tags: Ancient China, Black Belly, Character Growth, Complex Family Relationships, Couple Growth, Different Social Status, Divine Protection, Doting Love Interests, Familial Love, Fated Lovers, Female Protagonist, Helpful Protagonist, Hiding True Identity, Long Separations, Mysterious Illness, Nobles, Politics, Power Couple, Pregnancy, Royalty, Sharp-tongued Characters, Sibling Rivalry, Smart Couple, Unlucky Protagonist, Weak to Strong