The Duke's Wife's Laid-Back Life (Qing Dynasty)

Transmigrating to the Qianlong era of the Qing dynasty, Tong Yunshu has only one wish: to lie flat. But an imperial decree of marriage betroths her to Fucha Mingrui. Her eyes light up. “You mean the Mingrui who’s a fierce warrior, has a high noble title, and dies young?” Rise in rank, make a fortune, and outlive your husband. She thinks she can really make this work. After the wedding, she counts the days on her fingers, waiting to become a widow. But Mingrui not only stays alive, he keeps rising through the ranks. Somehow, the two of them become Beijing’s model couple. So much for dying young? So much for history following its course? And it’s not just her husband who’s alive and kicking. Empress Fucha, who was supposed to die of illness in history, is doing just fine, and the Seventh Prince, who should have died in infancy, is growing up plump and healthy. Even Qianlong can’t help remarking, “You’re a lucky star I bestowed upon the Fucha family!” Tong Yunshu: …Do you want to hear yourself right now? She looks down at all the people in this room who should be dead, then thinks about the history she remembers. Book, are you messing with me? Coming soon: Building the Perfect Crown Prince, Starting with Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han Lu Weizhen was a laid-back nobody, but after an accident, a System chose him to fix the regrets of history. [Ding! Host, please change the outcome of the Qin dynasty’s collapse after just two generations.] Lu Weizhen: ? Is that something a little nobody like me can do? Are you crazy, or am I? Clearly, the System isn’t crazy. That means Lu Weizhen is the only one who can end up losing his mind. His role in the Qin dynasty: Prince Fusu’s tutor. Great. He’s been bound to the death squad from the start. He isn’t even a famous scholar like Chunyu Yue, just a novice Confucian scholar, brought along by his teacher through a connection. Even better. I’m obscure and powerless, exactly the kind of start I need. With a woebegone face, Lu Weizhen begins walking a tightrope. He secretly slips Fusu his own ideas behind the other Confucian scholars’ backs, offers advice when Fusu is at a loss, and helps him read Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s mind whenever he angers the emperor. After sneaking around and scraping by, Lu Weizhen thinks the mission is about to fail. But somehow, he ends up creating the first golden age in Chinese history and becoming the renowned chancellor of the Great Qin. Lu Weizhen is completely dumbfounded, while Fusu bows deeply to him. “Teacher Lu, you are to me as a second set of parents.” Lu Weizhen glances at the emperor’s livid face and hastily waves his hands. “It’s not that serious, it’s not that serious.” Worlds he’ll transmigrate to Emperor Wu of Han’s world: Becoming Crown Prince Liu Ju’s tutor Emperor Taizong of Tang’s world: Becoming Crown Prince Li Chengqian’s tutor Others to be decided A Cannon Fodder Prince’s Survival Guide After transmigrating into Yongqi, the unlucky prince from history, Lin Qi feels like the sky has fallen. Above him is his mother, Empress Nala, who seems to have been crushed by palace life and is on the verge of a breakdown. Below him is his father, Emperor Qianlong: an all-around, narcissistic, cold-blooded man known as a political machine. He may be the legitimate son, but historically Yongqi was quiet and mediocre, and Qianlong didn’t think much of him. After Empress Nala cut off her hair, his situation grew even worse. Qianlong’s hatred of her spilled over onto him, and he treated Yongqi with cold indifference. Yongqi died before thirty, without a title, children, affection, or much to look forward to. Lin Qi doesn’t want to live like that. At the very least, he shouldn’t lose his life in his twenties without knowing how. Even if he can’t become emperor, he wants to live to a ripe old age. To find a way to survive, he first saves his younger siblings, who were destined to die young, eases his mother’s troubled heart, and prevents the tragedy of Empress Nala cutting off her hair. Then he devotes himself to his studies, works hard, cultivates the image of a clever and filial son, and wins praise from both court and country. Finally, when the Old Summer Palace catches fire, he takes the Fifth Prince’s place and saves Qianlong, earning the emperor’s esteem. At last, Qianlong makes him a prince, and Empress Nala is still alive and well. Thinking he’s finally escaped the anxiety of having to survive, Lin Qi starts lying flat and slacking off. But unexpectedly, even this gets interpreted as serenity, self-restraint, and a pure heart. When he finally reaches the pinnacle of power, Lin Qi wonders: I really only wanted to slack off and stay alive. How did I become everyone’s choice? Theme: Don’t let life defeat you. Be the master of your own fate.