Cherished in the Seventies

Su Jinghe returns to the 1970s. Both her parents are dead, she's broken her leg, and her relatives have just kicked her out.

Aunt: You can take the old shack. I'll take your parents' assets and their job allocations. Once we've divided everything, get lost!

Cousin: Xiao He, I'm not like my parents. I treat you like my own little sister. Why don't you give me that half-piece of jade?

Su Jinghe swiftly packs up and heads to the old shack. "Sorry, I sold the job allocation, and I lost the jade."

Her uncle's family has lost both their money and their possessions. Determined to force Su Jinghe and her brother out of the village, they never imagined that everyone else would be eager to claim the siblings:

Commune brigade leader: Xiao He, that grain mill you and your brother made works great. Could you teach the commune members to read and write when you have time? We'll pay you in work points!

County textile mill: Xiao He, some foreign experts have come to the mill. Could you help us translate? We'll give you a permanent position!

School principal: Xiao He, the city is putting together a delegation to visit abroad. I've recommended you and Xiao Li. Could you look after him? You'll get an allowance!

The villagers are busy rebuilding Su Jinghe's old shack when they dig several large jars of gold out of the walls.

At the same time, several guards from the capital arrive in the village with letters of introduction. Carrying the other half of a jade pendant, they ask around: "Excuse me, is there a young woman here who's just turned eighteen and has the character He in her name?"

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In a melodramatic novel set in the 1970s, the cannon-fodder female character is stupid and malicious.

Relying on her slender waist, shapely figure, and fair, beautiful face, she flaunts her charms around the compound and even tries to seduce the male lead, only to meet a tragic end.

Xie Ling transmigrates into the cannon-fodder female character.

When she wakes up, the original has already failed to seduce the male lead and been humiliated in public. Her family has also treated her as a pawn and sent her to curry favor with the villain.

Thinking about her fate in the novel, Xie Ling trembles with fear and decides to keep her collar fastened and be a plain, demure little white lotus.

But with the System in hand, she becomes more and more beautiful and alluring without even realizing it. She joins the arts troupe and shines onstage.

Meanwhile, the once-cold villainous big shot grows increasingly dark-eyed, staring fixedly at her and refusing to look away.

After watching a performance by the arts troupe, the male lead struggles for a long time before deciding he still prefers the alluring beauty onstage. He comes to her door and says, "Lingling, didn't you want to date me? I've decided to agree."

A man suddenly appears and locks an arm around Xie Ling's waist. "Get lost. She's taken."

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The Sixth Palace's Sole Favorite

Shen Qingwei, daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, is peerlessly beautiful and the most stunning woman in the capital. But after both her parents die in a sudden tragedy, she's forced to enter the palace and seek refuge with her aunt, the Empress Dowager.

In public, she holds basins and mirrors for her aunt in Fushou Palace, tending to her every need and hoping only for a safe place to call home.

But behind the jade screen, Shen Wei's clothes are disheveled, her bright eyes are red, and her body trembles before the cruel man.

Before long, the Empress Dowager issues an order to find Shen Qingwei a husband.

After an exhaustive search, she chooses the newly crowned top scholar.

The scholar comes from a poor family and has simple roots. He once served the Duke of Zhenguo's household, and vows to put the past aside and protect Shen Qingwei for the rest of his life.

With the wedding fast approaching, Shen Qingwei has barely stepped out of the palace when someone sweeps her up and carries her onto a golden sedan chair borne by twelve men.

Beneath the dazzling pearls, the emperor grips her shoulders tightly. His eyes are dark, his voice cold: "Where are you planning to run off to with my child?"

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Everyone in court knows the current emperor was adopted into the imperial family and is at odds with Fushou Palace. They're all curious to see what will become of Shen Qingwei now that the Empress Dowager is gravely ill and she has lost her support.

Sure enough, a few months later, the top scholar submits a request to cancel the marriage.

Before anyone can pity her, an imperial edict names Shen Qingwei a noble consort.

At first, when Shen Wei sees the emperor, who had rejected her proposal of marriage before his adoption, she feels as if she's fallen into an icy pit. For her aunt's sake, she can only endure the humiliation and abuse, and even cover it up for him.

Later, the cold emperor waits eagerly outside her door, all solicitous and ingratiating: "Empress, may I come into your room tonight?"

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