Although Jiang Xinyu wanted to come up with a solution as soon as possible, her body was too weak to hold on, and she drifted off to sleep.

When I opened my eyes again, the sun was high in the sky. Not only was the sunlight blinding, but I could also hear dogs barking outside.

A woman with a shrill, piercing voice was yelling something in front of her door, just like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

Jiang Xinyu was already grumpy when she woke up, and instinctively wanted to grab a pillow and throw it at him.

Unfortunately, she couldn't be moved when she tried to pull her, and that's when she realized that she was no longer the same person she used to be.

Looking at the carved bed and the heavy pillow that was over a meter long, Jiang Xinyu sighed and, following the original owner's memories, called for a maid to come in and wash up.

Four maids quickly pushed open the door and came in, one carrying a basin and the other carrying a towel.

Two young girls, one in pink and one in blue, followed them in. The one in blue was Jiang Wanqiu, the original female lead's younger sister.

The other one also looks familiar; he can be considered a natural nemesis. He is Li Mingyue, the young lady of the Li family, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice next door, and also the best friend and lackey of the female lead, Jiang Wanqiu.

As soon as Li Mingyue entered, she gave a mocking smile, "Miss Jiang is really well-mannered. She doesn't get up even when the sun is high in the sky. I've never seen a girl as lazy as you."

Jiang Xinyu calmly wiped her face with a handkerchief while retorting,

"When it comes to diligence, I can't compare to you, Miss Li. You know exactly when every girl in the capital gets up. You really know how much you care."

"You...you're talking nonsense."

"Oh, you're getting impatient, aren't you? Didn't you say that yourself?"

I wondered, if you didn't know when the young ladies of each family got up, how could you compare me and come to the conclusion that I'm the laziest?

Or were you just saying that offhand?

No way, right?

"You're the daughter of a Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice! Does your father know you're making such baseless accusations?"

Li Mingyue's face turned pale with anger. Jiang Xinyu was indeed a shrew. How much Qiu-jie had been bullied by her in the past!

It's truly a miracle that someone like her could marry Brother Chengye. God must be blind.

Thinking of her tragic fate, Li Mingyue suddenly burst into tears.

Jiang Xinyu immediately took a few steps back. "No way, are you that fragile?"

Where did all that chatter outside go, talking badly about me?

What's wrong, trying to scam me?

I said a few words to you and you started crying. Do you think you can just play the weaker, more powerful game with me?

Upon seeing Li Mingyue cry, Jiang Wanqiu quickly grabbed a handkerchief to wipe away her tears, then turned to Jiang Xinyu with displeasure.

"Why be so aggressive, sister? Mingyue came to exchange handkerchiefs with you. She just complained a little because she waited outside the door for a while."

It's fate that you two are getting married on the same day, sister..."

"Hey, hey, don't do that. It makes it sound like I'm bullying her."

Do you even have any sense of reason? Did I beg her to come to me?

"What, you're going to cry after just a few words? You two have been cricketing at my door for ages, does that mean I can start wailing too?"

Jiang Wanqiu frowned subconsciously.

She knew that Jiang Xinyu was always straightforward and not very bright, after all, this was something her mother had deliberately cultivated through someone else's guidance.

But she instinctively felt that Jiang Xinyu was different today than usual.

In the past, that idiot would only say that she was wronged but never got to the point. Even when she was right, she would make people think that she was just making excuses.

How come her eloquence has improved so much in just one day?

Li Mingyue cried her eyes out, muttering, "I knew you looked down on me, now everyone's laughing at me."

Is this my fault?

Why is God so unfair?

"How come someone like you marries so well? Why am I so unlucky?"

As Jiang Xinyu listened to her sobbing, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind, and she finally realized who this Li Mingyue was.

To be honest, the three of them are childhood friends. After all, their families live next door to each other and are of similar age, so they have been playing together since they were little.

This Li Mingyue is Jiang Wanqiu's number one lackey. Not only is she stupid, but she is also arrogant and domineering. She has been used as a tool by Jiang Wanqiu many times in the past.

Jiang Wanqiu has a dignified and elegant appearance, and she also follows the path of being understanding, virtuous and generous.

It's not easy to establish a kind and sensible persona. She wanted a good reputation but didn't want to suffer losses, so she coaxed Li Mingyue, this fool, to stand up for her.

Li Mingyue was also foolish, repeatedly causing trouble for Jiang Wanqiu, which ruined their reputations and made Jiang Wanqiu even more likable.

Moreover, judging from her original memories, the reason why Li Mingyue targeted her in every way was not only because Jiang Wanqiu instigated her, but also because she had a crush on that scumbag Zhao Chengye.

Unfortunately, Li Mingyue never knew that Zhao Chengye married her only for the hundreds of thousands of taels of dowry left to her by her deceased mother, and that he had secretly been having an affair with Jiang Wanqiu.

Jiang Xinyu, having read thousands of novels, understood this trick immediately.

In ancient times, a woman's dowry was considered private property, which her husband's family had no right to touch. After her death, it could only be left to her children.

If a woman dies without children, her dowry must be returned to her parents' home.

It's true that Zhao Chengye likes Jiang Wanqiu, but their Ningguo Duke's Mansion is just an empty shell; what's in their mouths can't be spat out.

The best course of action would be to have Jiang Xinyu give birth to his child and then kill him.

Anyway, Jiang Wanqiu, being a concubine's daughter, is not qualified to be the wife of the Duke's heir. It would be perfect for her to be a second wife.

As for how vicious the original owner's son was, just listen to that and let it go.

With a scumbag father and stepmother, and no maternal grandparents to support her, she's easy prey for others to smear.

Anyway, the Ningguo Duke's mansion doesn't care about a grandson like him; he's only alive to protect the dowry.

Now that I think about it, wasn't the original owner in the same situation?

If the original owner hadn't died and her maternal grandparents hadn't taken back her dowry, her scumbag father wouldn't have cared whether she lived or died.

What Jiang Xinyu cared about most was the man Li Mingyue was going to marry: Xiao Yuan, the Grand Eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial and the Director of the Eastern Depot, who was nicknamed "Xiao the King of Hell."

The emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty was quite immoral. I don't know what got into him, but he actually arranged for a noblewoman to marry a eunuch. I really don't know if this was a marriage alliance or an enmity.

But it's really hard to say whether Li Mingyue or Xiao Yuan is more unlucky.

From the current perspective, Li Mingyue was wronged. She was a well-bred daughter of an official who married a eunuch, and a 28-year-old one at that.

If it weren't for her mother, she would have hanged herself with a rope.

According to the book Jiang Xinyu saw, Xiao Yuan was incredibly unlucky to marry Li Mingyue.

Although he wasn't a good person, he didn't have a penchant for abusing women. He was impotent and had no intention of actually doing anything.

After the wedding, they treated the bride like a lucky charm and left her in the backyard, barely even restricting her from going out.

But Li Mingyue was obsessed with Zhao Chengye, and later she even hooked up with the scumbag under the guise of visiting Jiang Wanqiu.

Little did this silly girl know that Zhao Chengye had sided with the Third Prince, hoping to use her identity to bring down Xiao Yuan.

Li Mingyue was willing to go to any lengths for true love, framing him, drugging him, and giving false testimony, risking her life to kill the powerful and influential Governor Xiao.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xinyu's eyes suddenly lit up.

Eunuchs are great! Aren't they the perfect husband I've always dreamed of?

He has power and influence, so he doesn't go home or forbid her from going out. If someone bullies her, he can use his status to back her up.

Most importantly, she doesn't have to share a rotten cucumber with someone else, nor does she have to have children, and the other party won't covet her property or try to kill her.

Is there anything more perfect than this?

Jiang Xinyu was so envious. Li Mingyue was really never satisfied. She even wanted to switch places with her.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xinyu looked at Li Mingyue with a frighteningly bright gaze.

Yes, how could she not have thought of that? They got married on the same day.

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