Dream of the Red Chamber: From the Start, I'm Betrothed to Daiyu and Made a First-Rank Lady

Qin Zhaoyang has been in this world for several months. His elder sister has just been made Imperial Noble Consort, and the family is flourishing. His goal in life is now to eat, drink, and wait for death, enjoying the life of a carefree young master in the capital.

But when it comes time for him to marry, his sister the Imperial Noble Consort asks to have a heart-to-heart about his prospective match.

Imperial Noble Consort: “You know Lin Ruhai, the second-rank Imperial Salt Commissioner for the Two Huai regions? He has a daughter, the beloved child left behind by my poor sister Jia Min, who passed away without looking after her. Her name is Daiyu...”

Qin Zhaoyang: “??”

With the imperial decree issued, he and Daiyu are already betrothed before she enters the household and meets Baoyu for the first time?

Huh?

But looking at Daiyu, frail and often ill, thinking of Lin Ruhai, who in the original story dies in office within two years, and remembering how closely the Jia family is tied to the Qin family, Qin Zhaoyang realizes what terrible calamities await them in just a few years. He has a long and difficult road ahead!

He can't settle for such modest ambitions, either. In the future, he must at least make sure his wife Daiyu is granted a first-rank noble title!

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.