My Husband Became the Most Powerful Minister

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Coming soon: "The Princess Comes First" and "I’ll Save the Sickly"

At a banquet in the princess’s residence, in a secluded hall, He Lanzhi pressed her palm and braced herself against the wall, only to run into Lu Wuyou, the newly named top graduate of the imperial exams, who was just as unsteady on his feet.

One was limp as a boneless doll, the other flushed red.

Their eyes met, and each saw a trace of despair in the other’s.

“I’ll go first…”

“I’ll go that way…”

But even worse, nearby, they could hear the princess’s maids and the Second Prince’s attendants searching for them.

He Lanzhi bit her lip. “How about you give in to the princess?”

Lu Wuyou held himself back. “I think the Second Prince is a decent choice, too.”

He Lanzhi: “If we keep this up, we’ll both end up losing!”

Lu Wuyou closed his eyes. “Then let’s both lose.”

He Lanzhi: “…?”

After one night, their reputations were ruined, and they had no choice but to marry. But with enemies on all sides, the marriage proved extremely difficult.

On one side was the Second Prince, watching eagerly and hoping she would become a widow. On the other was the princess, fixing her with a chilly stare.

He Lanzhi: “…Can you handle them?”

Lu Wuyou: “Even if I can’t, I have to. I’m already married to you. I’m going to become a powerful minister one day, so I won’t fall here.”

He Lanzhi: “Then do your best! I’m counting on you!”

Lu Wuyou: “…?”

Years later, Lu Wuyou rose to become the chief grand secretary, reaching the pinnacle of power and holding the empire in his hands. Looking back on the past,

a student asked him how he had managed to get where he was.

Chief Grand Secretary Lu thought to himself: Marrying a wife of peerless beauty who is constantly coveted by others is enough to spur anyone to success.

[Notes]:

· The heroine is exceptionally, exceptionally beautiful. I’ve never written this type before, so I want to give it a try.

· The hero is skilled in both civil and martial arts, and an incredible fighter.

· A seemingly innocent but wickedly flirtatious young master who’s a little crazy X a stunningly beautiful young lady who knows how to handle every situation. (The description may not be entirely accurate.)

· Official titles are based on the Ming dynasty; the rest is primarily fictional, so don’t expect historical accuracy.

· The first half focuses on married life and romance; in the second half, the characters grow closer through the plot and a strange career storyline. Overall, it’s a sweet little romance.

★Historical romance coming soon: "The Princess Comes First" blurb★

Princess Zhaoxi once saved someone at another person’s request.

He was Yun Qingtan, the marquis’s son, once famous throughout Chang’an for his extraordinary talent and brilliance. But after his father was convicted, he became a prisoner overnight.

Afraid this elegant young nobleman might lose hope, Zhaoxi bought him a private estate, made sure he had plenty to eat and drink, and visited from time to time to check on him.

Zhaoxi thought she was helping someone in need, saving him from a desperate situation… but everyone in Chang’an thought she had taken advantage of him because she was attracted to his looks.

Zhaoxi: ???

Her maid tactfully pointed out that what the princess was doing was not much different from keeping a lover on the side.

Zhaoxi: !!! What nonsense!

To protect both him and her own increasingly precarious reputation, Zhaoxi had no choice but to send him away with her heartfelt blessings.

Years later, Yun Qingtan returned to Chang’an after winning one battle after another in the army. He had become a decorated general, and his father’s case had been overturned.

Zhaoxi was delighted.

The elegant, aloof young nobleman of the past had become a calculating marquis.

When he looked at Zhaoxi, his smile seemed to hide a knife, as though she owed him a great deal.

Zhaoxi thought: Surely he won’t repay kindness with enmity.

Unexpectedly, Yun Qingtan pressed down on her wrist, his expression half-smiling, and asked her word by word, “Why did Your Highness take my heart and then abandon me all those years ago?”

Zhaoxi: ? I didn’t! I never did! Don’t make things up!

Before long, everyone at court was talking about her history with Yun Qingtan.

Yun Qingtan smoothed the folds of his brocade robe and said casually, “Since I was once the princess’s lover, Your Highness naturally has a duty to take responsibility for me.”

Zhaoxi: Σ( ° △ °|||)︴

★Fantasy romance coming soon: "I’ll Save the Sickly" blurb★

A newly risen demon lord in the demon realm had fallen from humanity into demonic corruption. His baleful aura soared to the heavens. He was a monster through and through, plunging the Three Realms into rivers of blood and chaos.

The Star Lord of Heavenly Fate cast a divination. To end this calamity, Shaofu Xing of the Star Palace would have to descend to the mortal realm.

Shen Shaofu, a young immortal who had only ascended a few hundred years ago, could only prepare to descend in a daze.

The Star Lord of Heavenly Fate patted her on the shoulder. “Either kill him or save him. If you succeed, you’ll gain a thousand years of cultivation.”

Shen Shaofu: “…???”

The Star Lord of Heavenly Fate: “A thousand years! Think it over! Worst case, you die and your spirit disperses. I’ll pull you out of the cycle of reincarnation, and in a hundred years you’ll be a fine immortal again.”

Shen Shaofu: “….”

In the end, Shen Shaofu set off for the demon realm, laden with magical artifacts and determined to save the world, while hoping she might get lucky along the way.

When she finally saw with her own eyes the legendary demon lord, a cold-blooded, merciless, beautiful killer of demons,

Shen Shaofu suddenly felt that he looked so pitiful.

Like a dying madman, a lone goose with broken wings.

Even his soul seemed to be crying out.

But then the demon lord gave a gentle smile, as if he had been waiting a long time for this moment.

He spread his fingers

“Caught you.”

In an instant, blood poured like a waterfall. A forbidden art activated, the stars shifted, and the world changed beyond recognition.

She had returned to hundreds of years earlier, before Shen Shaofu ascended, when she was still a junior disciple at the beginning of her cultivation.

The demon lord was also still a boy from the foot of the mountain, abandoned in the wilderness without parents, bullied by others, yet with clear, bright eyes.

Since she was already here, Shen Shaofu, who had graduated with maxed-out cultivation, had no choice but to start over.

She decided to take him in and see if she could reform him ahead of time. If she could help him become more positive and keep him from falling into demonic corruption, that would be a good deed.

But Shen Shaofu forgot that they had already met long ago.

She also had no idea that his clear-eyed innocence was an act, that the bullying was staged, and that Pei Xingluo had always known exactly who he was.

He gave everything he had,

only hoping that the star would fall beside him once more.

Theme: Stand up to the forces of coercion and exploitation, and become a good official who serves the people.