Zhiyi

Older woman, younger man: head palace maid × young emperor

The day Zhi Yi was found in the snow by the Dowager Consort, she secretly vowed to serve her for the rest of her life.

The Dowager Consort taught her, little by little, how to survive in the palace. Zhi Yi lived up to her expectations and became the head maid of Cian Palace at eighteen.

Rumors spread that the Dowager Consort had taken her in so she could send her to the emperor's harem.

Leaning on her waist, Zhi Yi found the idea laughable. The current emperor was still a boy, barely grown, and about as tall as she was. There was no way she would enter his harem.

Until one day, Zhi Yi suddenly realized that the boy had grown into a man. Clad in his dragon robe, tall and straight, he came to confront her in a fury.

The young, inexperienced emperor had turned into a big bad wolf. Zhi Yi thought she might have misjudged him back then...

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Nan Yin ascended the throne at a young age. He thought he had seen beauties of every shape and size, and Zhi Yi barely counted as one of them. But he hated that woman for being so clueless about romance!

Later, when it was time to choose his consorts, he thought the Zhang family girl was too thin, not as curvy as Zhi Yi. The Wu family girl was too naive, not as considerate as Zhi Yi. The Li family girl was too spoiled, not as steady as Zhi Yi.

After comparing them all, he resigned himself to following the Dowager Consort's advice and took Zhi Yi as his consort, though only reluctantly. But how dare this proud woman look down on him for being too young?

The emperor's dignity had been deeply wounded, so he stopped her and demanded an explanation.

Zhi Yi had no choice but to admit she was wrong.

"The south wind knows my longing, and carries my dreams to the western islet."

*The heroine is three years older than the hero. A woman three years older is a treasure~

*An alternate world, one-on-one romance, both leads' first love, happy ending.

*The hero will have consorts in his harem, but they will all be neglected.

*Anti-piracy measures enabled, 70% preview ratio.

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The Mu family is powerful and prestigious, renowned throughout Jinling. When Xu Wangchun married Mu Rongxiu, everyone said she wasn't good enough for him.

After four years of marriage without a child, her husband grew to despise her and her parents-in-law mocked her. In the whole Mu family, only her younger brother-in-law, Mu Rongjing, occasionally spoke up for her.

For years, Xu Wangchun walked on eggshells in the Mu household, enduring humiliation after humiliation. But when Mu Rongxiu secretly took a mistress and her parents-in-law called her a barren hen, the usually gentle and virtuous Xu Wangchun finally reached her limit.

That night, the stars and moon hung low, and the frost bit deep. She entered Mu Rongjing's study barefoot, the corners of her reddened eyes carrying a hint of desperate pleading.

The elegantly dressed man sat at his desk, his face cool and his gaze dark. His well-defined fingers gripped the book in his hand with barely restrained force.

"Sister-in-law, you've come to the wrong place."

Xu Wangchun clutched her skirt, mortified. In the end, she turned and left with red eyes.

The books scattered across the desk, and she was pulled into a broad, warm embrace.

A hoarse, low voice murmured in her ear: "I've changed my mind."

"Since you've come, stay."

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The Mu family's second son, Mu Rongjing, was as graceful as the moon and the breeze, gentle as jade, well-read in the classics and gifted in statecraft.

But the new bride his older brother had brought home became the nightmare that kept him awake at night.

A willow-thin waist, a hibiscus face, a melodious voice, calling his name again and again beneath the red bed curtains.

But when he woke, she stood quietly beside Mu Rongxiu, beautiful as snow and gentle as water.

He watched impassively, waiting for her to grow tired of his coldness and her humiliation, and come to him for help.

At last, she came to him in the dead of night. Her beautiful eyes held a hint of fear and hope.

She asked if he could give her a child.

The book crumpled in Mu Rongjing's hands. He had completely lost his composure.

The heroine is not the hero's first love. Younger man, the heroine is one year older than the hero.

P.S. Mu Rongxiu is the one who's actually the barren hen.

P.P.S. The leads do nothing improper early on. Their relationship begins only after the uncle-and-sister-in-law relationship has ended.

Theme: Face the storms without fear, strive to improve yourself, and build a better life