[Qing Dynasty] The Empress Just Lies Back and Wins

Also known as "The Noble Consort Xi’s Daily Dose of Gossip" Song Jiashu wakes up to discover that she has become Niu Hulu, a concubine in Prince Yong’s household, and starts seriously considering her future. In five years, her husband will become emperor. In eighteen years, her son will become emperor. I’ll live to eighty-five and become the longest-lived empress dowager. Song Jiashu: So all I have to do is lie flat and win. Advance reservation: "The Prince Heqin’s Consort" Gu Chengcheng thinks people shouldn’t ask for too much. Between dying at twenty because her illness goes untreated and going back to the Qing dynasty as the daughter of a commander-in-chief, the latter is a chance from Heaven to live again. That is, until an imperial decree drops on her head and makes her the principal consort of Prince Heqin. Only then does she understand: A pie from the sky can be a trap on the ground. She thinks of the Prince Heqin from history: arrogant and domineering, beating a grand secretary of the Grand Council in broad daylight; bold enough to intercept official silver; and fond of holding funerals and making his family mourn. She’s numb. She lies flat. So be it. Prince Heqin: What a mystery. How could anyone not love a man like me? My next novel will be set in the Story of the Red Chamber: advance reservation "The Princess Arrives in the Story of the Red Chamber" Jiang Weiran opens her eyes and finds that she has become six-year-old Princess Heyang. But she hasn’t even been in the imperial palace for a full day before she’s bundled up and sent away. Jiang Weiran is shocked. Have I been assigned the poor-little-princess mode, where Father Emperor hates me? Not even close. Before leaving the palace, she pieces together the truth through the tearful words of her empress mother: The current emperor has few children, and most of them have died young. After his six-year-old legitimate daughter, Princess Heyang, falls gravely ill and nearly dies, the emperor finally makes the painful decision to send all three of his surviving children away from the palace, to be raised by royal relatives or trusted ministers. Hearing the name of the Rongguo Mansion, Jiang Weiran is full of anticipation. Sister Lin, here I come! But when she sees seven-year-old Jia Min, Jiang Weiran realizes in despair: Sister Lin, I’m too early! In a nutshell: If I can’t be Sister Lin’s best friend, I can be her favorite aunt! Theme: Even if you know you’ve been dealt a winning hand, you still have to play this round of life well.