The Reborn Empress Dowager's Daily Life with the Kids

My ongoing column novel, The Imperial Uncle's Daily Pampering of His Wife. Please click and add it to your favorites~~

Before the late emperor died, he caused a great deal of trouble. He made Gu Zhao, who had never once received his favor after entering the palace, into the Empress Dowager, leaving her with only one chubby little son to depend on.

And so she became a wicked woman who usurped the state and meddled in government, someone everyone wanted dead. In the end, a person she had thought was a close friend handed her a cup of poisoned wine.

Reborn, she is determined to plan ahead and proceed carefully at every step. Most important of all, she must raise the little brat to be strong and healthy. She cannot let him die so easily again.

Her daily life raising a child also involves putting the court officials in their place and sparring with the imperial concubines. But, but, but, what's with this Grand Tutor?

----- Little Scene 1 -----

The little brat, the new emperor: Too blurry, too blurry! Yesterday, Mother said she wanted candied hawthorn!

The Grand Tutor, smiling warmly: This skewer is for you, and this whole box is for your mother.

The little brat, the new emperor: ???

----- Little Scene 2 -----

Grand Tutor: Empress Dowager, I have put on a disguise.

Gu Zhao: Take it off.

Grand Tutor: Empress Dowager, I'm still wearing a disguise.

Gu Zhao: Take it off. Take it all off.

The Grand Tutor smiled radiantly: Now you'll have to take responsibility for me!

The male lead is gentle, protective, loyal, and secretly flirtatious. On the surface, he is the Grand Tutor to the whole court, but he has other secret identities as well.

The female lead is strong with outsiders and soft-hearted with those close to her. She worries herself bald over state affairs every day, and is incredibly slow on the uptake!

Reading Guide:

1. One-on-one romance, happy ending, sweet and satisfying.

2. A court-intrigue story wearing the clothes of a romance, and a romance wearing the clothes of court intrigue.

3. A fictional setting, very fictional indeed! Please don't nitpick the history. Love you all!

4. Personal attacks are not welcome.

5. The little brat emperor will have a lisp early on~!

6. Er Meng and I are sensitive souls. Please don't give unsolicited writing advice.

New novel, The Imperial Uncle's Daily Pampering of His Wife. Please click and add it to your favorites~~

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Jiang Xi's parents died when she was young, and she was raised by the Empress Dowager.

When she died, her once-loving husband, Prince Yan, was about to force the Empress Dowager to her death. He left Jiang Xi alone to flee in panic through a battlefield, saddling her with a reputation for disloyalty and filial impiety that would last a thousand years. She had loved him with all her heart, but had married the wrong man. In the end, her friends and family were scattered while she lived, and she died reviled by all.

Just as she was about to be violated by a soldier, in the depths of despair, the Imperial Uncle Gu, with whom she had no prior connection, swept in like a dark cloud. He rode in at full speed, sword raised, and took the soldier's head with one strike, saving her honor. He then entered the palace in her name to purge the emperor's corrupt court, and wrote a decree proclaiming the truth to the world so she would not suffer an unjust accusation.

Living her life over again, Jiang Xi decides to live for herself and, along the way, repay the great kindness the Imperial Uncle Gu showed her in her previous life.

She hears that the Imperial Uncle Gu likes calligraphy and paintings, so when she happens upon a fine piece, she personally takes it to his residence.

She hears that the Imperial Uncle Gu loves fine wine, so she digs up aged liquor and personally delivers it to his residence.

Everyone knows that the Imperial Uncle Gu has long refused all personal gifts and favors, and they all expect Jiang Xi to hit a wall. To their surprise, she succeeds again and again.

Then rumors spread that the Imperial Uncle is planning to take a wife, and Jiang Xi hurriedly picks out several excellent candidates for him to choose from...

This time, she doesn't succeed.

The Imperial Uncle suddenly leans in and bites through her lip as if venting his anger.

In short, this is a story about: #I wanted to repay you, but I never expected you to repay me too.

Later, I learned you were repaying me, but I never expected you to fall for me.

So don't blame me for making you chase me through hell#.

Theme: Break down your defenses and seek change.