Farming and Gossip in the Qing Dynasty: The Ninth Prince Holds a Grudge, So I Run the Household

[Qing-dynasty transmigration + gossip System + farming + raising kids + lighthearted comedy + no succession struggle or cultivation]

Dong E Mingyue wakes up to find that, after a lifetime of being single, she’s become the Ninth Prince’s wife in the Qing dynasty.

From the start, she’s bound to a “Read Gossip Through Inner Thoughts System.” All she has to do is listen to gossip to earn silver!

Mingyue, who has no interest in romance and only cares about making money, is overjoyed: Dating? Not a chance. Making money is the way to go!

At the imperial selection ceremony, while the other women compete to outshine one another, Mingyue’s thoughts run wild:

[Wow, that young lady had two extra meat buns this morning!]

[Good heavens, that family’s nanny and steward are a couple!]

She’d planned to quietly laze around and enjoy the gossip, but Kangxi waved a hand and betrothed her to the Ninth Prince Yintang, who loves money just as much as she does and never forgets a grudge.

On their wedding night, Prince Ninth tries to lay down the rules. Mingyue responds by pulling out the account books and System gossip:

[The manager of your restaurant has been hiding three thousand taels! The shop in the west of the city has bad feng shui and is going to lose money!]

Prince Ninth is stunned: His wife is a business genius?!

From then on, life at Prince Ninth’s residence takes a very different turn.

While other princes are locked in the succession struggle, Prince Ninth and his wife are busy opening shops.

While other wives fight their husband’s concubines, Mingyue raises children, farms, and enjoys the show while listening to gossip.

With an abacus in hand and a huge grin, Prince Ninth asks, “My lady, whose gossip are we hearing today? And how much silver will we make?”

By farming and listening to gossip, Mingyue keeps Prince Ninth firmly in line. She turns the hot-tempered, grudge-holding Ninth Prince into a carefree lord who lies flat and dotes on his wife!