After faking my death, the male lead’s cousin went crazy

Synopsis:

The clever and pampered young lady (Shou) VS The increasingly dark and “lunatic” young general (Gong)

In a sudden twist of fate, Shang Rongyue transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s “White Moonlight”—the beloved first love who died young. In the original plot, she was offered as a gift by her elder brother to a man over fifty. Unable to endure the humiliation, she threw herself off a cliff, ending her life.

Her death was the catalyst for the male lead’s descent into darkness. He abandoned his gentle nature, fought his way through the ranks, and eventually became the Regent who controlled the entire imperial court. Once he reached the peak of power, the very first thing he did was “marry” her memorial tablet.

Shang Rongyue: “Absolutely not necessary! I’d much rather stay alive!”

But when she opens her eyes, she is already sitting in the bright red wedding sedan. By chance, they are intercepted by bandits mid-journey. The leader is a girl—upright, valiant, and commanding. With nowhere else to turn, Shang Rongyue desperately grabs the hem of the girl’s robe, her delicate face drenched in tears.

“Chief,” she whispers, “I’ll give you my entire dowry. Just take me with you, alright?”

Forget the male lead; forget the Regent. Shang Rongyue only plans to wait until her father returns from his military campaign so she can go back to being a pampered young lady in peace. As for this bandit… no one will ever know about this past.

The mountains and rivers were in turmoil. Gu Wan, the only daughter of the Marquis of Yong’an, donned her armor to defend the borders, becoming the final line of defense for the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although she was a woman, no one in the army dared to question her authority.

But she held a secret from her past.

She once picked up a delicate girl from the roadside. Not only did the girl mistake her for a bandit, but after realizing Gu Wan was actually a woman, she became even more clingy. The girl took the initiative to climb into her bed, clinging to her all night long.

At first, Gu Wan found it incredibly bothersome. But as they spent every night together, she gradually began to find it… interesting.

Later, that usually frail girl—for the sake of Gu Wan’s safety—led the villains off a ten-thousand-foot cliff and jumped. She didn’t hesitate for a single second.

On that pitch-black night, the invincible General Gu went mad. Holding a solitary lantern, she searched every inch of the valley beneath the cliff. In the end, all she found was a single gold hairpin stained with blood. Everything else was gone.

A female general emerged from the borderlands—the cousin of the current Regent and the daughter of the Gu family. Heroic and peerless on the battlefield, she returned in triumph as the most sought-after figure in the imperial court. Suitors broke down her threshold, but the young lady of the Gu family didn’t even blink.

At the Spring Banquet, a familiar figure sat in the corner, chatting and laughing happily with those around her. Rumor had it she was the youngest daughter of the Shang family, named Rongyue.

That night, the Shang family’s daughter disappeared. At the same time, inside the dungeon of the Gu family’s military camp, the sound of heavy, lingering breaths never ceased. Expensive silk clothes were crumpled into a ball and discarded in the corner.

Shang Rongyue’s eyes were misty and her face was flushed. As her body trembled, the iron chains clattered softly. Her gentle facade stripped away, Gu Wan’s cold fingertips rubbed the red marks on the other girl’s skin.

“Back then, you didn’t even want your life… was it all for him?”

“In this entire world, only I know your preferences best.”

“During those nights… did I not satisfy you, Yueyue?”