On his nth transmigration, Li Xingfu ended up in a small world that blended Dream of the Red Chamber with Empresses in the Palace.
Remembering the gossip he’d heard back in the modern world,
he recalled a wild-history account claiming that Emperor Kangxi was the illegitimate son of Xiaozhuang and Hong Chengchou. While the real Xuanye was away from the palace at age eight to recover from an illness, Xiaozhuang had switched him with someone else. That was how Kangxi came to rule during a golden age for the dynasty.
A bold idea crossed Li Xingfu’s mind.
Since someone had already blazed the trail, what was the harm in following it? Let’s see how he defies fate and changes his own destiny, along with those of the tragic souls in Dream of the Red Chamber!
This is a redemption story. The male lead starts saving people with Xiangling, while also scheming to seize power and develop the empire.
This story is friendly to the Twelve Beauties of Jinling from Dream of the Red Chamber, as well as Yixiu and An Lingrong from Empresses in the Palace. The pacing is not fast! It’s a feel-good, everyone-loves-the-hero kind of story.
The male lead is eight when he first arrives, and the female lead, Wang Xifeng, is six.
(Short skit)
After getting married, Li Xingfu and Wang Xifeng go out together and run into several young scholars.
Wang Xifeng watches with great interest. “The one in the middle is so handsome! Whoever marries him will be lucky.”
Li Xingfu freezes.
After a moment, he agrees. “Indeed.”
Wang Xifeng turns to look at him.
Li Xingfu forces a smile and explains, “If you think he’s good-looking, then he’s good-looking, my dear.”
“Whoever you like is up to you. Your husband won’t get jealous.”
Wang Xifeng raises an eyebrow and says nothing.
A little while later, Li Xingfu grabs Wang Xifeng’s sleeve and sobs, “I can’t go on! Tell me! Have you fallen for someone else?!”
