Forget Palace Intrigue, Let's Woo the Big Shot

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This story was formerly titled The Sound of Drops Shattering on Lotus Leaves.

The old hands in the palace all know that Consort Cheng is usually quiet and unassuming, a kind and gentle person. She even willingly stepped aside when her own son was made a prince.

But on closer inspection, this seemingly self-effacing do-gooder outlasted the late Empress, brought down the former favorite consort, and even got the Sage, who had always been a master of keeping everyone in balance, to obey her every word.

In just a few years, she rose from an utterly ordinary palace maid to the most powerful woman in the imperial harem. It was truly hard to fathom.

The Sage muttered under his breath with his hands behind his back: I am a wise ruler with keen insight. Who would have thought I'd be so damn wrong about someone? (?д?;?)σ

Content warnings:

Palace intrigue, with a male lead who has a harem.

The heroine is a native of this world, not someone who transmigrated or was reborn. She has no ridiculously powerful golden finger. She starts out weak and relies entirely on hard work afterward.

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From a contract wife from a poor family with no control over her own fate, to Lin'an's most influential businesswoman, Fan Xiangtong cuts a path through every obstacle and lives up to everyone's hopes, becoming the envy of every woman in the Great Song.

Content warnings:

An alternate world modeled on the Song dynasty, with many original details.

The heroine is calm and clever, and the hero is responsible. Both are sexually inexperienced.

Farming and business. Broadly, it's a story of rising from the mire to the clouds and turning one's life around.

Plot comes first, romance second.

Theme: Survive with a laid-back attitude and face life with a smile.