The Tale of Lady Dongfeng

May the east wind lift you high; perhaps a phoenix will perch here tonight.

Madam East Wind refers to a woman who knows how to work every angle, rising from the daughter of a convicted official to a first-rank noblewoman.

The heroine is a consummate opportunist. In a time of chaos, she weighed her options and chose a husband: she was the daughter of a convicted official, while he was the younger son of a minor landowner with no inheritance coming his way. They made do and got married.

Then these two opportunists, who had been coveted by those around them since childhood because they were good-looking, teamed up, and their enterprise kept growing.

He Mingzhu: I thought I was already shameless enough. I was wrong. Some people have black hearts.

Xie Min: My dear wife! My heart for you is true and red!

He Mingzhu: ...Not only is your heart black, your skin is probably thick too.

At first, the two married after weighing each other’s merits. After the heroine gives birth to a son, she finds her husband an eyesore and can’t wait to bring in a whole batch of concubines so she can go out and make trouble.

But how could the hero of a romance novel really be seduced by someone else?

Both leads are each other’s only partners.

Warnings:

1. An alternate world, with a setting similar to the Northern and Southern Dynasties. On average, a new emperor takes the throne every seven years, and there may be three or four emperors at the same time.

2. Neither the heroine nor the hero is entirely good. Neither of them! If you want a spotless heroine, this one isn’t for you.