Why Bother with Palace Intrigue? Come Eat Some Sunflower Seeds!

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In her previous life, Consort Li fought her way through countless obstacles and endured eighty-one trials before finally taking down Noble Consort Wan, Consort Zhen, the Imperial Noble Consort, and the rest, and claiming the phoenix crown reserved for the empress.

But perhaps she was born unlucky and destined not to enjoy wealth. She had worn the crown for less than an hour before a cup of poisoned wine sent her off to the afterlife.

After being reborn, Consort Li reflected deeply. She would probably only get one chance at rebirth, so this time she'd leave that damned emperor to his birds and dogs. She would get along with the other women in the harem, snack on melon seeds, tend to flowers, and do her best to enjoy a peaceful life in the palace!

The emperor, holding the unwanted phoenix crown and watching his harem collectively go off course to snack on melon seeds: …

*Consort Li, who only wants to get along with the other consorts, vs. an emperor who is useless at everything except causing trouble*

Coming Soon, Link 1: After Being Forced to Marry a Princess

Blurb:

The mighty Princess An Guo of the Great Qing could defeat enemies on the battlefield and make foreign armies retreat, and at home she could keep children quiet at night. After three of her fiances died, she was matched with a fourth, Fang Jingci, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

At once, people throughout the court and beyond set up bets on how long the newly appointed future prince consort would survive.

But against all expectations, Vice Minister Fang made it to the wedding, and their married life was even considered happy.

Still, one problem after another cropped up in their lives:

Aunt: As a daughter-in-law of the Fang family, you should serve your parents-in-law and husband. How can you spend every day drinking with vulgar men?

Prince Consort Fang: As an elder, Aunt should treat the younger generation kindly and respect the princess. How can you gossip behind people's backs like a petty woman?

Aunt: ...

Minister of War: Princess An Guo is the guardian deity of the Great Qing. She should put the country first, go into battle, and drive out its enemies. How can she spend her days at home embroidering and tending plants like a sheltered young lady?

Prince Consort Fang: As a fine son of the Great Qing, Minister, aren't you ashamed to openly send a woman into battle?

Minister of War: Well...

Prince Consort Fang: Your son is also a son of the Great Qing. He should be willing to sacrifice himself for the country. Why not let him lead the vanguard this time?

Minister of War: ...

The princess teased him casually: "Hey, Prince Consort, you protect and indulge me so much. Does that mean you like me a little?"

The prince consort silently lowered his gaze, the tips of his ears turning red. "...Your Highness, please watch what you say."

When two people are deeply in love, even if they must resort to any means necessary, they won't let fate keep them apart.

Reader's guide: Entirely fictional and based on nothing. Don't take it seriously!

*The rowdy princess who keeps children quiet at night vs. the pure-hearted prince consort who is a master strategist with a hidden dark side*

Coming Soon, Link 2: After the Commandery Princess's Divorce

Blurb:

At the Qionghua Banquet, Jiaojiao, the beloved darling of the Grand Princess, took one look at Xu Kongyue, the young general of the Xu family, and fell for him.

Defying the Grand Princess's objections, Jiaojiao insisted on marrying into the Xu family with a lavish bridal procession. From then on, she gave up her former spoiled and domineering ways, served her husband's grandmother, and put her husband first in everything.

But after three years of marriage, her parents-in-law disliked her, her sister-in-law bullied her, and her husband had not stepped into their bedroom since their wedding night. Even the most ardent heart gradually turned cold.

Then Prince Yan rebelled, and Xu Kongyue personally sent the Grand Princess's entire family to prison. Jiaojiao wept until she had no tears left, but could not save her parents. At last, she came to her senses, left a divorce letter behind, and leaped from the palace wall, a hundred feet high.

Xu Kongyue, the young general of the Xu family, was a man as elegant as a jade tree. He had captured the hearts of countless young women throughout Chang'an, yet suddenly found himself pursued by the willful and spoiled young commandery princess from the Grand Princess's household. Countless people sighed over his misfortune.

Everyone thought the young commandery princess was the one clinging to him and chasing after him, and even he almost believed it.

But only when he watched with his own eyes as that familiar figure leaped from the hundred-foot-high palace wall did he spit out a mouthful of blood, staining the divorce letter clenched tightly in his hand.

"Warning: A true wife-chasing crematorium"

Theme: Women in the harem should live for themselves too