The Qing Dynasty Cannon Fodder Who Refused to Lie Flat

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As a cousin of the empress, she marries the current emperor's cousin. Her paternal aunt is her mother-in-law, and her childhood friend, her cousin, is her husband.

Though the idea of close relatives marrying is a little hard to stomach, she has powerful connections and plenty of support, and their bond is rock-solid. As long as she doesn't cause trouble, this transmigration should be a sure thing!

A real winner's life: the life of a wealthy society wife.

Yulu Dai rubbed her hands together, overjoyed that she'd finally gone from unlucky to lucky. Unfortunately, Heaven didn't even let her enjoy three seconds of happiness before one disaster after another came crashing down.

The Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi, the Nine Princes' succession struggle about to begin? Worse, her surname is Hesheli, she's married into the Tongjia clan, and her murderous cousin is Longkodo? Right before she transmigrated, that man had just snatched a beloved concubine named Li Sier from his father-in-law. The original owner threatened to take her own life, but even giving up her life for love hadn't stopped him?

She'll be abused while her husband's concubine is favored, stripped of her noble title, and treated like a human pig...

To stop the many horrors of history from becoming her own, Yulu Dai can only steel herself, survive first, then get a divorce and fight to live in the cracks.

As for winning over her conveniently related nephew and rising to success, inventing things, making discoveries, building a fortune, strengthening the nation, and finding herself a fine young man along the way, well, that was all an accident. At the very beginning, as a doomed minor character destined to go down in history, she just didn't want to lie flat and let herself be abused!

2019.11.19

PS: An alternate-history Qing Dynasty transmigration story. Alternate history, very much so.

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A congenital martial artist transmigrates to the Qing Dynasty and becomes the newly betrothed princess consort of the Fifth Prince, Hongzhou.

That man who loves his wine, enjoys arranging his own funerals and eating the offerings while listening to his wife and children mourn, dares to beat a grand secretary in court, and is so outrageous he makes it into the history books?

Shushu: Even if being too strong makes it hard for me to find a partner, I don't want to settle for this guy!

Her adoptive mother weeps and lists all their family members and relatives.

Shushu has no choice but to take the old route of winning people over with martial arts and set the outrageous man straight. Arrange a funeral and eat the offerings? Dream on. Whoever makes this princess consort cry, I'll beat them until they cry like a dog!

The Fifth Prince's consort is so mighty with her fists that the whole world condemns her.

And yet...

The steelmaking method she develops strengthens the military. The watches and other goods she makes are even more exquisite than those brought from the West. Even the servants at the Fifth Prince's residence can easily defeat the Eight Banners soldiers.

The Emperor praises her again and again.

The Fifth Prince, who once resisted her with all his might, comes around and becomes his wife's biggest fan: "All that talk about me being henpecked and afraid of my wife? It's all lies! Only someone with my princess consort can understand the joy of an easy life."

"Look at me. I'm still young, and I'm already the Retired Emperor!"

That's right. This is a fun story about Shushu, who uses martial arts to win people over, training her husband and teaching her children, only to accidentally change the fate of a certain emperor. She causes Yongzheng to skip over Hongzhou and pass the throne directly to her son.

An overpowered heroine who'd rather fight than waste words x a lazy hero who's cheeky and timid around her.

PS: The hero has two nominal palace maids who serve as tools early on. The heroine later marries them off, so this is a one-on-one romance.

Theme: Even when you're struggling to survive in the cracks, fight to turn the tables.