On the Surface, She's a Proper Empress

My upcoming story, A Beauty and a Carefree Life, is open for follows!

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As the first empress of Great Yan, Huo Di ruled the court, foiled conspiracies, and battled all manner of monsters and demons. Life was going wonderfully.

Except for Shen Ranbai, the new censor who was always bluntly speaking his mind. He was a bit of a headache.

One day, once I’ve wiped out the rebels and unified the realm, I’ll have no trouble handling one little court official like you. Huo Di silently swore this as she sat correcting a mountain of memorials.

Later, she really did handle Censor Shen...

One-on-one, happy ending, sweet romance

A mischievous little empress who seems proper but is wild inside x A loyal minister who is cold on the outside and warm on the inside

Entirely fictional setting, with research done by the seat of my pants. Not a matriarchal society: the setting is an era when women’s status is on the rise.

Reader’s guide:

0. The heroine is a black lotus. She’s neither stupid nor innocent, and can be fierce at times. She’s obsessed with leveling up by fighting monsters, ruling over her ministers, and unifying the realm, while conveniently winning over the one she loves.

1. The hero has had a crush on the heroine for a long time and spends most of the story being teased by her.

2. No explicit scenes. Palace and court intrigue galore, but the political schemes aren’t any more complicated than the author’s train of thought.

Coming next: The Empress Is a Fierce Beauty (Reborn):

After being reborn and learning how her previous life ended, capital beauty Ruan Zhiyin undergoes a complete transformation. The virtuous, demure lady becomes a brazen young woman who shows her face in public and talks back to everyone, quickly becoming the capital’s number one most unmarriageable woman.

Yet someone still dares to take the risk.

The Prince of Qichuan is notorious and disgraced. There are so many petitions impeaching him that they could circle the capital hand in hand, and one day his own imperial uncle will try to poison him.

The people of the capital cheer: Great! Two vipers in one nest, hurting each other. That’s doing the people a service!

Who would have thought that as they went about doing the people this service, the two of them would end up in league with each other... and ascend together to the position of Empress, the very place that once trapped her for her entire life.

A little scene:

In her previous life, he broke off their engagement and sneered at her portrait: “She’s beautiful, but she has no spirit.”

In this life, she lures him into her bedchamber. Beneath crimson curtains and dim candlelight, he bends down to embrace her soft, fragrant body. Suddenly, she asks with a solemn expression:

“Am I beautiful?”

“Beautiful. You’re breathtaking. Anyone who says otherwise will lose his head... My beauty, put down the hairpin before we talk.”

Unreliable goofball hero x Sharp-tongued heroine who does whatever she pleases

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