The Emperor Can Always Hear My Thoughts (A Qing Dynasty Transmigration)

Ruan Yan transmigrates into the role of a Manchu noblewoman. One careless moment, and she's selected for the imperial harem, becoming a Guo Luo Noble Lady. There is already a Concubine Yi of the Guo Luo clan in the harem. Ruan Yan's purpose is crystal clear: help Concubine Yi win the emperor's favor, bear children for her, and take the blame for her... Easygoing Ruan Yan decides in her first year in the palace: this noblewoman is going to lie flat. She won't compete for favor or curry favor with those above her. If she's lazy enough, no one can mess with her. First year in the palace: Ruan Yan gets her wish. Second year: she is promoted to Noble Lady. Third year: her rank is higher than Concubine Yi's. As the emperor's favor grows, someone asks, "Noble Consort, how did you win His Majesty's affection?" Ruan Yan falls silent. That's a good question. She'd like to know too. In the seventeenth year of the Kangxi era, Emperor Kangxi gains an extraordinary ability: he can hear the thoughts of those around him. Noble Consort Tong: Niu Gulu is gone. The empress will definitely be me. Concubine Hui: My son is better than the Crown Prince, but he's not the heir. We'll have to watch that boy's every move from now on. Just wait, we'll see. Concubine Yi: That vile woman, Concubine Xi. I'll think of a way to kill her right now. Kangxi's face darkens. Only one Guo Luo Noble Lady has pure thoughts. "The donkey-roll pastries from the pastry kitchen were so sweet yesterday. Sweet treats go best with strong tea. I'll have someone prepare some Da Hong Pao next time." "It's a shame to have hot pot without good wine. I wonder how much silver it'll take to buy a jar of Daughter Red." This novel enters VIP serialization on Wednesday. There'll be a huge update then, so I hope you lovely readers will support it! My new novel is out: I Really Don't Want to Run a Food Stall for Money [Gourmet] ID: 6417131 Gu Qianjin gets bound to a Gourmet food-stall System. The System can improve her cooking skills, let her run a traveling food stall, and keep leveling up. It even offers a bonus that refunds her losses several times over. Gu Qianjin: Wait, you said my losses get refunded?! Dumb little System: Yep. Lose a hundred, get a thousand back. The System's original intention was to encourage its Host to work hard and improve her cooking, but it never expected to run into a devious Host like Gu Qianjin. Running a stall is hard work. Losing money is a much faster way to earn it. Sorry, if I don't take advantage of this loophole, I'd be letting down all of China. To lose money, Gu Qianjin sets up a stall selling fried skewers outside a school with strict rules that forbid students from buying snacks. The razor-sharp grade director and the cunning school administrators make it clear: if even one student manages to buy a skewer, she loses! But Gu Qianjin doesn't expect students to go all out for a single skewer, using every trick in the book: diversions, luring the enemy out, and even escaping in disguise. After a month of effort, Gu Qianjin hasn't lost a single cent. The students' fitness levels have soared, and their hundred-meter sprint times have set a new city record. On the day an award-winning student receives his medal, he gives an impassioned speech from the podium, thanking Gu Qianjin for giving him so much experience running after and away from the school administrators. Gu Qianjin: Silent.JPG What a miscalculation. Who knew these students would try so hard! Gu Qianjin decides to move her stall and heads straight to the entrance of the best gym in the city. There's no way her beef noodles will sell there, let alone make any money! But she doesn't expect post-workout beef noodles to taste even better. It starts with one gym member who insists he doesn't want any, then the word spreads, one person at a time. When the fitness instructors and members meet in front of the beef noodle stall, they all fall silent. Members: Coach, you... Coach: Let me explain. Beef is high in protein, and noodles are carbs. Put them together, and isn't that the perfect workout meal? Gu Qianjin: ???? After a year of hard work, Gu Qianjin is forced to become S City's Gourmet ambassador. With her own efforts, she brings customers to a secluded mountain temple, revives cultural relics deep in the mountains, and saves a movie theater on the brink of closing... When the local Cultural Affairs Bureau leader presents Gu Qianjin with an award, she sheds "moved" tears. All she really wanted was to lose money!!! Theme: No matter how fierce the storm, a seed can still sprout.