A Branch Tipped Toward the Eastern Palace

[Main story complete] [Smart, beautiful, easygoing heroine x ruthless, scheming, unhinged villainous crown prince] Synopsis of The Wicked Supporting Female Goes Slack: Yuan Ruozhi only realized she was the villainous supporting female in a sweet, satisfying romance novel when her noble title was stripped away and she died with hatred in her heart. Her only purpose was to serve as a stepping stone for the weak and kind heroine. Reborn into a new life, Yuan Ruozhi declared, "I'm tired. I'm done competing. I'm going to take it easy." She also lent a hand to the doomed cannon-fodder characters and villains who had suffered the same fate as her. But the plot took a different turn: The cannon-fodder candidate passed the imperial exam and became its top scorer. The cannon-fodder young general won one military honor after another. The royal merchant family, whose home had been confiscated, became the richest in the country. The biggest villain in the book, the unhinged, deposed crown prince Nie Yanzhang, secured his position as crown prince. The original heroine was still waiting for Yuan Ruozhi to fall into ruin and become her stepping stone. Who could have guessed that suitors would trample the threshold of the Yuan household trying to ask for her hand? That day, the aloof top scorer blushed, the upright young general went weak at the knees, and the country's richest playboy vowed to marry only her. The new emperor, Nie Yanzhang, high above all others, even pretended to "vomit blood" in the imperial palace, claiming he would crawl to the Yuan household if he had to. After Yuan Ruozhi visited the palace to see how he was, she smiled and said, "That blood looks too fake. Your Majesty should clean it up." * A wish-fulfillment romance | love rivals | household intrigue | Synopsis of my next historical romance, Unrivaled Imperial Favor: The capital's greatest beauty, Wu Xuezhao, had skin like snow and brows like a painting. Though quiet and composed, she could bewitch anyone with a glance, her allure as natural as breathing. Unfortunately, a man unexpectedly took her virginity. When her adopted younger sister, Wu Yingyu, heard the rumors, she rushed over from her husband's home to comfort her. "Sister, don't worry. There might still be someone among the men I turned down who's willing to marry you." People outside the family were just as eager to laugh at Wu Xuezhao. Some even said, "A beautiful woman who isn't chaste deserves to hang herself with a strip of white silk." Then an imperial decree arrived. Wu Xuezhao was suddenly made empress. Those who had once mocked her now had to kneel before her. Wu Xuezhao looked at Wu Yingyu, who stood speechless with astonishment, and smiled gently. "You were always curious who he was, weren't you? Now you know?" He was the man sitting on the dragon throne. - The new emperor, Huan Chongyu, had emerged victorious from a succession struggle among seven princes and ascended the throne without bloodshed. Just hearing his name was enough to make people tremble. Yet he had a strikingly handsome face, cold and remote. The noblewomen of the realm both loved and feared him. What happened between him and Wu Xuezhao was just an accident. At first, he coolly promised, "Once my mourning period is over, I will make an exception and confer the title of consort upon you." Wu Xuezhao had no objection. But when the day came for Wu Xuezhao to enter the palace and be made a consort, she actually refused him. "Your Majesty, I don't want to enter the palace as a consort." Huan Chongyu slowly lifted her chin, his voice just as cold. "What, you want to be empress?" Wu Xuezhao stared at him in bewilderment. Of course not. But Huan Chongyu lowered his eyes and said, "Fine. I'll grant your wish and make you empress." Wu Xuezhao: "...?" Later, when Wu Xuezhao became pregnant, she said, "Your Majesty, I shouldn't serve you in bed. You should go back..." Huan Chongyu scoffed. "Now that you're carrying the imperial heir, you think you can get spoiled?" Wu Xuezhao: I don't. I really don't. Huan Chongyu smiled faintly. "I'll let you have your way just this once. Someone, make me a bed on the floor." Wu Xuezhao: "?" * Visit my author page to bookmark the new story~ Theme: True love doesn't require you to curry favor. They love you for who you are.