[The story is complete! I'll fix typos from time to time. My next story will be The Noble Lady's Crash Course. Please add it to your to-read list~]
Xu Yunling transmigrates into an over-the-top, melodramatic old-school novel called The Regent's Love: Woman, You'll Never Escape My Palm. She becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character who competes with the heroine for the male lead.
The original story is packed with melodrama. The male lead is domineering, cold, and utterly deranged. He marries the heroine for power, then leaves her family ruined and causes her to miscarry... The whole ordeal is truly brutal.
Xu Yunling is relieved to be only a supporting character. She plans to avoid the leads and coast through life.
But a few days later, she discovers that even though she was supposed to be cannon fodder, the plot has changed and she's become the heroine?!
Xu Yunling panics and wants to run away.
But every attempt to escape is blocked, so she rolls up her sleeves and decides to take matters into her own hands, dealing with each obstacle as it comes and clearing every roadblock in her way.
But can someone tell her how to get rid of the prince who keeps showing up in front of her?
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Zhao Changyuan was born into a prominent family and has earned countless military honors. He went to war at ten, made a name for himself with a single battle at fifteen, returned to court at eighteen to assist the young emperor, and by twenty had become a powerful Regent feared by all.
Everyone in the empire assumes the Regent will eventually usurp the throne. When he asks the emperor for permission to marry the daughter of Governor Xu, they become even more convinced that he's plotting something. Xu Yunling thinks so, too.
But no one knows that one day, in the back courtyard of the Xu residence, Zhao Changyuan happened to see a young girl with a deeply resentful expression, carrying a little bundle and struggling to climb over the wall with her skirts gathered in her hands...
Hidden in the shadows, Zhao Changyuan watched the girl sit on top of the wall, looking miserable and too scared to move. Something stirred in his heart. His eyes filled with laughter, and for the first time, he thought that taking a little princess consort might not be so bad...
[Notes and Content Warnings]
* One-on-one romance, sweet story.
* Chapter one has an extremely old-school, melodramatic style that many readers may find hard to handle. If it's really not for you, don't force yourself to read it.
* The heroine adapts easily and has principles, but she's no saint.
* The hero was somewhat of a jerk in his previous life (for a reason). If that still bothers you, proceed with caution.
* This is a fictional setting. Please don't nitpick the historical details.
* I sometimes fix typos, so keep an eye out.
* This story has anti-piracy protection enabled.
* More to come...
My upcoming story: The Noble Lady's Crash Course
[Synopsis]
An unexpected disaster sends Gu Qingning, a thoroughly upright college student, back in time to become a noble young lady in ancient China. Since she can't make it in the modern world anymore, Gu Qingning decides to make her way in the past. But why is the System bound to her so different from the ones in other stories? It has even more rules than the ocean has water...
For example, when no one's around and her skirt trails on the ground, Gu Qingning can't help crossing her legs beneath it
The System calls out to her: Gu Qingning, don't cross your legs! Be dignified.
Gu Qingning: ???
For example, Gu Qingning gets so absorbed in a picture book that she can't help grinning
The System chides her: Gu Qingning, don't grin like that! Smile without showing your teeth.
Gu Qingning: ???
Gu Qingning takes a deep breath, ready to roll up her sleeves and have it out with the System, giving it a thorough lesson on reform and opening up.
The System falls silent, then warns her anxiously: Gu Qingning, don't break the law! Going abroad to do business is punishable by death.
...Closed-door isolationism. Never mind.
Gu Qingning politely lowers her sleeves, smiles without showing her teeth, and says softly: To hell with this!
The System sighs and says in a hollow voice: Gu Qingning, if you swear, you'll get pimples.
Gu Qingning's smile slowly freezes.
Gu Qingning thinks the System will always be a fussy old pedant, meddling in everything. Until one day, when a group of young ladies led by a concubine-born daughter of the Gu family make trouble in front of her, and she's so angry that the veins on her forehead bulge and she's about to start a fight
The usually mild-mannered System is even more furious than she is: "What the hell, Gu Qingning? What are you standing around for? If you can't curse her out, can't you hit her? Beat her up!!!"
Gu Qingning: ???
The neighbors are all saying that Xie Heng, heir to the Duke Who Guards the Nation, has suddenly fallen ill and won't wake up. Even the imperial physicians are helpless, and he may become a living corpse. But a few months later, one day, everyone discovers that the heir has shown up at the Gu residence in Marquis Chengyang's estate to ask for Gu Qingning's hand in marriage.
A graceful gentleman, gentle as jade, Xie Heng stands before Gu Qingning with a fan in hand. His face is as flawless as jade, his bearing bright and elegant, and his starry eyes are full of laughter. He speaks slowly: "I am Xie Heng. I wish only to marry the woman before me. What do you say, my lady?"
[Completed Stories in the Author's Collection]
Modern romance: Her Cross-Dressing Heartthrob
Childhood sweethearts: My Childhood Friend Was Reborn
Quick transmigration: The White Moonlight's Darkening Routine
[Weibo: Han Jiang Dian Dian Dian Dian Shui]
Theme: Live positively even in adversity, become self-reliant, and realize your own value in life
Mader, this is so smart. She clearly knows that the male protagonist has sent people to protect her, and there are people watching her. Why are she running? She is reading a novel in the middle of the night, but her liver is not broken, but she is going to be angry.
"Bring" is a big bug for the author~ Wait
How? Still not allowed to kiss?
This emperor seems quite interesting so far. I hope he won't be portrayed as a disgusting villain in the future.
It's outrageous. Her mother opened the door for outrageous. It's outrageous that she's home.
So sweet, so sweet.
The ending is pretty good.
Ouch, perfect! Finish spreading flowers
Wow, what a great idea on the first floor. But don't write down what happened in the past life. You can just mention it in one sentence. After all, I treat the two male protagonists separately and don't want to be misunderstood.
I hope I can make a side story about how the male protagonist fell in love with the original female protagonist because of the plot. And I hope that the male and female protagonists can go back to modern times