Dark clouds roiled and roared, and before long, rain began to fall outside in a sparse patter.
"Take A Sui as your child, elder brother... Just say she's the illegitimate daughter of your mistress... That would be fine..."
"With a mother like me, she'll never be happy."
"When men and women share a surname, their descendants will not flourish."
"In the end, the world is unjust!"
A gust of wind blew out the candle.
"All right."
"Let's call her Chu Qiqi."
The intelligence divider
Too profound, right?
Here's the actual blurb:
"If you treat me as a pawn, don't blame me for taking control of your chessboard."
(A melodramatic story about a woman who transmigrates and a crown prince who wants the throne.)
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
I'm terrible at writing author bios, so make yourself at home.
1. The male lead is Chu Fan, courtesy name Zhishu. He's a scheming guy, so don't ship the wrong couple.
2. The female lead isn't a white lotus or everyone's darling. This isn't a Mary Sue story.
3. A little family intrigue and palace intrigue.
4. The female lead transmigrates, but doesn't get much of a golden finger. She's just ahead of her time. Her biggest golden finger is actually... No, I won't spoil it.
Theme: Struggle against feudal thinking
