[The author has no time, so this story is on hiatus for now. Please don't start reading it.] Food streamer Song Qing wakes up one day to discover she's become Song Gege, a concubine of Qing Dynasty Fourth Prince Yinzhen.
Competing for favor?
Song Qing, who'd rather laze around, just wants to eat, drink, and get by in peace.
Why not spend her time farming? Isn't farming wonderful?
Why bother with palace intrigue? It's such a headache!
Her maid is exasperated. "My lady, you really need to be more ambitious."
Ambitious? No... She just wants to be a lazy fish.
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[A little skit with the Fourth Prince and his brothers.]
The First Prince, who often dreams of losing the succession struggle and being imprisoned until death, looks at his young Fourth Brother. They all sigh at the unchangeable rule that the one destined to rule will prevail. "Fourth Brother, we'll follow you from now on."
Fourth Prince: "???"
The reborn Crown Prince raises the Fourth Prince from childhood, planning for him to take the throne one day and grant him a laid-back prince's title.
"Fourth Brother, the royal family has never known true affection, but you and I will always be the closest of brothers."
The Fourth Prince is deeply moved and sighs, "Second Brother really is good to me."
The transmigrated-into-a-book Eighth Prince looks at the Fourth Prince like a fan (a doomed cannon-fodder character) meeting his idol (the powerful male lead), wearing an adoring (desperate-to-survive) expression. "Fourth Brother, please protect me!"
Fourth Prince: "???"
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The succession struggle among the nine princes was supposed to be a battle for the throne.
Instead, the First Prince suffers nightmares every night and is scared into shutting himself away.
The Crown Prince has no interest in the throne and only wants to become a laid-back prince.
Even the Fourth Prince's greatest rival in the future, the Eighth Prince, instantly turns into a devoted fanboy.
The Fourth Prince somehow wins without lifting a finger.
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In his final moments, Emperor Kangxi looks at his princes gathered around his bed, their eyes all red as rabbits, and can't help thinking he did a great job raising them.
Look how much his princes respect and love him. The brothers are close and treat each other well. They never resort to underhanded tactics or harm their own kin for the throne. He is utterly delighted and proud!
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The truth.
The princes, who can clearly see how things will end for them:
What's so great about fighting for the throne?
Isn't it better just to stay alive and enjoy life?
The throne?
Let whoever wants it fight over it. This prince wants no part of it!
[This is an alternate-history Qing dynasty. Please don't take it as historical fact.]
Please add my upcoming novel to your reading list: [Can I Pursue You?]
Synopsis:
Lu Xiaoxiao always thought she was incapable of loving anyone, until she met him.
When it came to choosing between a secret crush and an open one, Lu Xiaoxiao chose to be upfront without hesitation.
"Hey, can I pursue you?"
The boy turns around and looks at her steadily for a second. His voice is clear and gentle. "You can."
"Then..."
"But first, you have to get into the same university as me."
"..."
Lu Xiaoxiao thinks Jiang Sen is definitely rejecting her in a roundabout way!
How could a struggling student like her get into the same university as a top academic like him?
But Lu Xiaoxiao refuses to give up.
It's rare for her to fall for someone, and she won't be satisfied until she wins him over.
So...
To win over this unattainable crush, Lu Xiaoxiao does something that shocks the entire school.
She applies to B University, a school she could never possibly get into.
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A friend asks Lu Xiaoxiao what the craziest thing she did as a teenager was. Lu Xiaoxiao smiles nonchalantly.
"Does it count as crazy that I was a struggling student who dreamed of getting into B University just to pursue a guy?"
Her friend bursts out laughing.
It really is pretty crazy.
Her friend asks, "Did you get in?"
She says, "Almost."
Her friend laughs again and asks just how close she came.
Lu Xiaoxiao closes her eyes and says nothing.
Later still.
When Lu Xiaoxiao meets Jiang Sen again, she's the head teacher of the junior class at Central Kindergarten, while Jiang Sen is the parent of one of her students.
"Daddy."
When her student calls Jiang Sen Daddy, Lu Xiaoxiao hears her heart shatter.
But the next second...
She hears Jiang Sen say, "Don't call me that. Call me big brother."
Jiang Sen looks at her. "My younger brother says his teacher is single, so... Lu Xiaoxiao, can I pursue you?"
Lu Xiaoxiao looks at Jiang Sen, tears shining in her eyes, but smiles. "You can... but you'll have to show me you're serious."
Jiang Sen smiles. "Would adding your name to my household register be serious enough?"
[A struggling student who gets a headache at the sight of numbers and is spectacularly bad at math VS an all-around, gentle top student who can even be her teacher.]
This story is also known as [I Wanted to Woo You, but You Made Me Go to College]
Theme: Wherever you are, adapt to your circumstances, cherish life, and love yourself
One tael of ingot???
It's very nice, but I got a refund for solving V. I'm afraid I'm completely screwed.
The imperial concubine only wants to farm | Got points back
When will Li's company go offline?
Wow, almost three months
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In the eyes of this scumbag, everyone loves him. He only loves the heroine. He is good to others for the sake of the heroine, right? He only loves the heroine, so he still feels sorry for others.
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Why is it that after I bought a chapter and waited for a month, it was still a theft-proof article?