After Swapping Marriages with My Younger Cousin, My Rough Husband Spoiled Her to Excess

Tang Yiren, the eldest daughter of the impoverished first branch of the Tang family in Ningshou Village, awakens with memories of her past life. In that previous existence, she married Wen Shuyu, a talented but hypocritical scholar, only to be stabbed to death by her cousin Tang Linglong out of jealousy after Linglong became a widowed prime minister's wife. Upon waking, Yiren discovers that Linglong, also reborn, has already returned a few days earlier and is scheming to steal Yiren's marriage arrangement. Linglong claims that after falling into water and being saved by Wen Shuyu, their physical contact necessitates a marriage swap to protect her reputation. The Tang family elders, manipulated by the cunning step-grandmother Mrs. Yang and Yiren's greedy second aunt Mrs. Zhang, pressure Yiren into agreeing. Yiren, knowing Wen Shuyu's true nature and his family's future downfall, feigns distress but ultimately agrees to the swap in exchange for fifteen taels of silver and the return of her family's past contributions to the Wen household.

The situation shifts dramatically when Yiren's father, Tang Dahe, is critically injured by a desperate debtor while collecting debts. The village doctor declares that only a hundred-year-old ginseng can save him, but the family cannot afford one. Recalling a memory from her past life, Yiren runs into the mountains to find the specific ginseng plant that Wang Mazi had wasted years ago. On the treacherous mountain path, she encounters a tiger. Just as she is about to be killed, Song Lichuan, the village's most skilled hunter and Yiren's new fiancé, appears and slays the beast. He carries the injured Yiren down the mountain, delivering the ginseng just in time to save Tang Dahe's life. This act of heroism earns Song Lichuan Yiren's gratitude and respect, contrasting sharply with the cowardly and manipulative Wen Shuyu.

Tang Linglong, observing these events, realizes that her prophecy of her uncle's death was altered because the marriage swap led Yiren to seek Song Lichuan's help. She harbors resentment toward Song Lichuan, knowing from her past life that he is impotent due to a hunting injury and that Yiren will eventually suffer in the marriage. Despite this, she pushes forward with her plan to marry Wen Shuyu, believing his future rise to power will secure her status. Meanwhile, Yiren's brothers, Tang Chunsheng and Tang Qiusheng, visit Song Lichuan to express their gratitude and ensure he will treat their sister well. Song Lichuan, though reserved and socially awkward, accepts the marriage arrangement and gifts the Tang family a pheasant to nourish the recovering Tang Dahe, demonstrating his genuine, if blunt, kindness.

Yiren, now engaged to Song Lichuan, contemplates the nature of their union. Knowing Song Lichuan's deficiency, she considers the possibility of a sham marriage that would allow her to remain close to her family and avoid the tragic fate that befell her in her previous life. Her relationship with Wen Shuyu is severed when he attempts to visit her at the river, claiming his heart belongs only to her. Yiren coldly rejects him, exposing his hypocrisy and forcing him to flee upon seeing Song Lichuan approach. The story follows Yiren as she navigates her new engagement, protects her family from the greed of the second branch, and prepares for a future with Song Lichuan, aiming to rewrite the destiny that once destroyed her.