A Qing-Era Romance: The Ninth Prince's Wife and Her Sweet Daily Life

The frail Wu Yunzhu transmigrated into the Kangxi era as Dong'e Wuyunzhu. She was fair-skinned and beautiful, with a perfectly healthy body, and she was quite pleased with her new life. Until she was betrothed to the Ninth Prince, Yinsi. Her eyes rolled back, and she fainted on the spot. Yet everyone around her said she was simply overcome with joy. Wuyunzhu: Joy? What joy?! Who was Yinsi? The most miserable player in the Nine Princes' succession struggle, and a detestable troublemaker. But the imperial edict had already been issued, so she could only marry him through her tears. Huh, something seemed different. Wasn't Yinsi supposed to be obese and bloated? How was he a handsome guy with eight-pack abs? Wasn't he supposed to be a womanizer? How was he a blushing virgin who turned red from a kiss? Wasn't he supposed to be sinister and scheming? How was he a blunt, dim-witted fool who spoke before he thought? After some time married to him, Wuyunzhu decided that this husband of hers was worth keeping around. She might as well help him rise to the top. And so, the people in the palace noticed that the Ninth Prince, Yinsi, had changed. Kangxi: The Ninth Prince is truly so talented. I underestimated him all this time. Yinsi: No, no, even I only just found out! (I'm just that awesome, hands on hips.) Yinsi: The Eighth Prince is getting more and more stingy. He won't even lend me a hundred taels of silver. Yinsi: You're a Beile, while I'm just a prince without a title. Have you no shame, asking me for money? (I'm your younger brother. Send me money.) Yinzhen: The clingy Ninth Prince has stopped clinging to the Eighth Prince? At last, no one's fighting me for my little brother. Yinsi: Fourth Brother, am I not your dear little brother too? Yin'e: No, Ninth Brother's still clingy. He just clings to Ninth Sister-in-law instead of Eighth Brother. Eighth Brother's lost his place, hahaha! Yinsi: Where did this attention-seeking clown come from? ╮(+??ω??+)╭ On a forum in later generations, readers discussing the Kangxi-era succession struggle lamented the brutal rivalry among the nine princes, while passionately shipping the heavenly romance of the "Wumei Candy" couple. Wuyunzhu: Huh? Didn't the Eighth Prince's faction fall apart? Why do they still call it the Nine Princes' succession struggle? Forum reply: You don't get it. It's the Nine Princes fighting over their younger brother. Wuyunzhu: ... I dried into silence. Reader's Guide: 1. One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, marriage first and love later. 2. The Crown Prince and Yinzhen are not vilified. 3. Family life, watching the drama unfold, with occasional involvement. 4. Loosely based on history, with many original interpretations. Note: Cover art assets from [Yulinling] Maomao and [Heyunlou] Dangao Gaogaoer [Upcoming Novel 1: A Qing Dynasty Tale: Is Yinsiang's Eldest Daughter-in-Law a Widow Yet?] After transmigrating as the granddaughter of Grand Secretary Ma Qi, Mingwei discovered that everyone around her was a big shot. My grandfather: dares to pick fights with Kangxi. My aunt: Princess Consort of Prince Lü. My uncle by marriage: Kangxi's twelfth son, who specializes in handling the royal family's funerals and has seen off his grandmother, his father, and all his brothers. The ultimate survivor. My cousin: Princess Consort of Prince Bao, the future empress. My younger cousin: Fucha Fuheng, a future high-ranking minister. My father-in-law: Yinsiang! Prince Yi! The acting emperor!!! With all these big shots backing her up, Mingwei figured she could rule the capital! So when her fiance was on his deathbed and her future father-in-law came to break off the engagement, Mingwei cried and pleaded to marry him early! She shouted, "I want to marry him! I'll marry no one else!" (I just want to start enjoying the good life of getting promoted, getting rich, and becoming a widow as soon as possible!!!) After the wedding, Mingwei prayed devoutly every day: May my husband die young, and may my father-in-law live a hundred years!!! [Upcoming Novel 2: A Qing Dynasty Tale: The Beloved Life of the Qilin Prince] A little qilin accidentally wandered into the human world and was reborn as Hongzhan, the Qing dynasty's sixth prince, whose father had just died. Now that I have no father, how am I supposed to live? Hongzhan sobbed. A pair of hands lifted him into an embrace. "The eldest brother is as good as a father. I will treat my sixth brother as my own son and cherish him dearly." Hongzhan was skeptical. "Really?" Later, he felt his brother's love firsthand. At six, his brother told him to inherit his seventeenth uncle's title and estate. At eleven, his brother gave him his imperial father's Lion Grove. When he married, his brother personally presided over the wedding. When he made a mistake, his brother couldn't bear to scold him. When he fell ill, his brother wept and suffered alongside him. Later still, he overheard the Empress Dowager ask his brother, "Hongli, tell me honestly: is Hongzhan your son or not?" Theme: Brothers caring for one another and building a harmonious, loving family.