I Refuse to Be a Concubine’s Maid, and the Cool-Hearted Lord Has Had Enough

[Transmigration + both devoted only to each other + long-held desire + brothers vying for the same wife + intense romantic rivalry + alternate-history setting] A powerful minister who is aloof and calculating at first, restrained and self-controlled in the middle, and domineering and unhinged later vs. a transmigrated woman who is clever, cautious, and fiercely career-minded Du Ruoxi transmigrates and is “picked up” by the aloof minister Wei Ziqing, who brings her back to his residence as a low-ranking maid. Before long, she notices that the minister’s gaze is becoming increasingly strange... The minister on the surface: “You wretched girl, making you my bedchamber maid is already the greatest favor you could ask for, and you still dare to run away?” The minister in his heart: “You ungrateful woman, why don’t you throw yourself into my arms? Do I really have to humble myself and lower my head to show you I care?” Du Ruoxi is close to tears: “Is that man insane? Why does he keep picking on a lowly maid like me? And now he wants me as his bedchamber maid? Isn’t that just an insult? If I don’t run, I’ll be trapped for the rest of my life!” At first, the male lead is high and mighty, unwilling to humble himself for love. In the middle, he is consumed by jealousy but keeps it bottled up. In the end, the powerful minister falls from his pedestal, wagging his tail and begging for love. Wei Ziqing looks smug: “No matter how far this kite of yours flies, the string is still in my hands, isn’t it?” Du Ruoxi gives a scornful laugh: “You think you’re controlling me? That string you’re clutching so tightly is nothing but a cage you’ve built for yourself.”