A Qing Dynasty Romance: Caught in the Whirlwind of the Nine Princes’ Succession Struggle

[Qing dynasty setting + marriage first, love later + mutual salvation + angst and sweetness]

Sharp-tongued, scheming Ninth Prince vs. clear-eyed heroine

P.S. The heroine is an ordinary person with no golden finger.

Dong Ruoyi wakes up one morning as Dong'e Ruoyi, who is about to take part in the selection of consorts in the 40th year of Emperor Kangxi’s reign.

Oh no, her father is Dong'e Qishi. Doesn’t that mean she’s destined to become the Ninth Prince’s principal consort?

His fate was so tragic. Will hers be any better?

She tries desperately to return to the modern world, but fails.

Then she makes a surprising discovery: she has an older sister, Dong'e Ruolian, who will also take part in the selection this year.

With seniority respected, her sister should be the Ninth Prince’s principal consort.

That means she can be a blank page in history. She plans to fail the selection, cozy up to the Fourth Prince, and dream of traveling the world. She’ll take charge of her own fate.

Wait, Dong'e Ruolian ran away!

Even people in ancient times can pull something like that? What is she supposed to do now?

Facing the First Prince, who schemes at every turn; the overbearing Crown Prince; the Fourth Prince, cold on the outside but warm within; the calculating Eighth Prince; the chivalrous, cheerful Thirteenth Prince; the arrogant, rude Fourteenth Prince... and the Ninth Prince she has to see every day.

Caught in the turmoil of the struggle among the nine princes for the throne, where will Ruoyi turn?