The Coup in a Nutshell

Please add these to your reading lists: A Long-Laid Plan and Enfeoffed as a Marquis, Appointed Chancellor Synopsis: Si Zhen'an, once the darling of the heavens, had her entire family wiped out overnight and became an orphan anyone could bully. To stay alive, she fled the capital in a wretched state and stayed away for ten years. Now she's returned, and she swears to win justice for every member of the Prince of Ding Commandery's household. The lofty emperor covets the prince's military tally; the noble, resplendent empress plots to marry her off for an alliance; the court's ministers urge her to devote herself to the country; even her long-dead mother consort has come back to life, now the concubine of her enemy. If yielding means death, then she'll defy heaven itself! Prince of Qin: "You actually intend to usurp the throne?" Si Zhen'an: "Actually? Hah... If men can do it, why can't women? It's just that the victor becomes king and the loser a bandit!" Next story 1: A Long-Laid Plan, the diligent transmigrator just trying to survive VS the young marquis who secretly loved her and rose to power Synopsis: When Ji Yaoqing woke, she was at the bottom of a cliff, surrounded by dense forest and wild beasts, with no sign of human life. With everything going wrong from the start, Ji Yaoqing could only struggle to survive. She escaped snakes and ants, only to run into a pack of wolves. Just as she was about to despair, salvation fell from the sky. Ji Yaoqing fell silent as she looked at the strangely dressed man in front of her. She had transmigrated, and into the body of someone whose memories she didn't have. Following the principle of not moving until the enemy does, Ji Yaoqing blinked her clear eyes and gazed at him with sincere innocence, saying nothing. "Whenever you feel guilty, you look at people like that. What are you plotting this time?" Great! He was an old acquaintance, too. This challenge was getting tricky. Ji Yaoqing had no choice but to steel herself and ask the classic question: "Who are you?" "Lost your memory?" The man raised his brows and studied her, half-convinced. Ji Yaoqing forced herself to keep acting. "I don't know you." The man froze for a moment, a strange look in his deep eyes. "Then let's get to know each other again, my childhood sweetheart!" The end! She'd run into the hell boss right from the start. How was she supposed to play this? Damn heavens, are you messing with me? For countless days afterward, Ji Yaoqing had to keep up the act, afraid the guy beside her would notice something was off. Only... things were getting stranger and stranger. One day, she worked up the courage to ask, "Why do you think some people in this world are so compatible in their thoughts, actions, and interests?" A mist lingered in Xie Yixing's eyes as he looked at her meaningfully. "Maybe... it was a long-laid plan!" Only much later did Ji Yaoqing understand that this guy really had been planning it all along. The diligent transmigrator just trying to survive VS the young marquis who secretly loved her and rose to power Next story 2: Enfeoffed as a Marquis, Appointed Chancellor, the domineering, self-willed heroine VS the self-disciplined, scheming hero Synopsis: Mo Yunsheng transmigrated. The good news was that she'd arrived inside a book and awakened to its plot. The bad news was that she was the vicious first wife, a disposable character who existed to help the male and female leads. The Rong'an Earl's household was richer than the state, and she was its only legitimate daughter. She held a fortune in her hands, yet for a man she was destined to lose her reputation, become estranged from her child, and die young. Mo Yunsheng felt she'd be a fool to go through with it. Fortunately, she wasn't married yet, so there was still room to change things. Repay every grievance and avenge every wrong. Anyone who took from her would have to give it back; anyone who used her would have to pay. Since she'd been saddled with the label of "vicious," she might as well do something to deserve it. Torturing scummy men, reclaiming her money, building a trade network, making silver, establishing a career, earning rank: wouldn't any of those be more meaningful and satisfying than fighting over a man? Everyone said the Rong'an Earl's daughter was domineering by nature, whipping people in the street and aggressively forcing a marriage, a disgrace to propriety and unfit to be a wife. Later, they respectfully called her General Marquis, bowed to her, revered her as a mountain, and feared her like a tiger. Everyone said: Why would a woman spend her whole life striving like this? What's the point? Mo Yunsheng said, "Since I've come into this world, I should lead by example and carve out a place for the women trapped in their cages. Only then will I have made the most of my youth..." The eldest legitimate grandson of Marquis Wenyuan was disciplined and courteous, upright and proper. His one act of defiance in an otherwise rule-abiding life was to marry Mo Yunsheng against everyone's objections. Everyone said the dignified gentleman had fallen into the dust, sullied himself, and they sighed over his misfortune. Throughout his life, Fu Xiuwen kept his grandfather's teachings close, making it his duty to restore the family's prosperity and former glory. Careful and cautious, restrained and proper, he had cast aside his emotions and watched the world with cold eyes. He had thought he would simply pass his life that way, but then, in that year, he met Mo Yunsheng. This discourteous, reckless woman barged domineeringly into his life, stirred up the placid waters, then heartlessly walked away. Everyone said she was a stain on his reputation, never knowing that she was the wife he'd insisted on marrying, the one his heart had long yearned for. Fame as a young man, promotions and titles, and great power in his hands: none of those were what he wanted. All his life, he wanted only Mo Yunsheng. Having her was enough! The domineering, self-willed heroine VS the self-disciplined, scheming hero Completed novels (click the author's profile to find them, and remember to add them to your reading list!) Historical romance: Don't Be a Coward When Winning Back Your Wife Ancient-world transmigration: Be Careful When Taking a Wife Fantasy: My Wife Doesn't Understand Romance Fantasy: The God Realm Owes Me an Explanation Quick transmigration: The Beloved Can Do No Wrong Theme: Success is built up bit by bit