The Chancellor's Wife of Great Qin

Zhao Weizhen transmigrates back to the pre-Qin era and becomes a young widow in the State of Zhao at the end of the Warring States period. At this time, Ying Yiren, the father of Qin Shi Huang, is still being held hostage in Zhao. Zhao Weizhen's elderly father: Don't be sad, daughter. I've found you another match. The Lü family may be merchants, but I think their younger son, Lü Buwei, will grow into an extraordinary man. Zhao Weizhen: Fine, I'll marry him. Production is so primitive in the pre-Qin era, so who you marry shouldn't make a difference... Wait, what did you say, Father? Lü Buwei?! So my husband is the future Chancellor of Qin, Lü Buwei, who will flee in the middle of the night with Ying Yiren, leaving Qin Shi Huang and his mother behind in Zhao to die? Lü Buwei: No, no, I'm not running away. And if I do, I'll take my wife with me. Zhao Weizhen: ...You'd better run, then. I don't want to be remembered as a sinner for all time! Left behind in Zhao, Zhao Weizhen cautiously protects Zhao Ji and young Ying Zheng, terrified that anything might happen to the future First Emperor and earn her the name of a historical sinner. Meanwhile, far away in Qin, Lü Buwei: I miss my wife. Ying Yiren: I miss my wife too. They say that the powerful Chancellor of Qin, Lü Buwei, had an affair with the late king's wife, and that he was actually Qin Shi Huang's biological father! Lü Buwei frantically waves his hands. "I didn't! It wasn't me! Don't make things up! If my wife hears that, she'll break one of my legs!" Cover character design artist's Weibo: @Xuanzi Alin's Daily Chuunibyou. Many thanks! Blurb saved on: 2021.2.4 Reader's Guide: 1. This is historical fanfiction, not a faithful historical account. Please don't take the events in the story as fact. Thank you. 2. The heroine is not Zhao Ji. Lü Buwei and Zhao Ji have no romantic storyline in this novel. 3. Jianghua's knowledge of ancient Chinese culture is practically zero. I'll do my best, and I appreciate people pointing out any glaring factual errors. I'll fix them if I can; if I can't, I'll lie flat and take the criticism. 4. The author is a materialist. There is a golden finger, but I'm sorry if you came here expecting a perfect heroine whose beauty stuns the world and who single-handedly changes the course of history. I can't write that. [Jianghua's Next Upcoming Novel] A Writer's Life in the Nineteenth Century "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction." So said Woolf. Katherine Ruskin, who transmigrates to nineteenth-century England, finally understands the weight of those words. In her previous life, she was a celebrated mystery writer. Now she's trapped in London a century ago: Her family is on the verge of bankruptcy. Her father is honest and unlucky, and her mother only knows how to pressure her into marriage. Her beautiful eldest sister is a hopeless romantic, bent on abandoning her fiance to marry the army officer she loves. Her youngest sister is upright but terribly old-fashioned, and at sixteen the neighbors already say she'll grow up to be an old maid. Caught between them, Katherine feels the pressure mounting. After much thought, she decides that writing is her only way out. Relying on modern writing techniques from the twenty-first century, she leaves the country manor and makes her way to London, finally establishing herself in literary circles. Every time a new book comes out, long lines form outside the bookstores, newspapers compete to feature her on their front pages, and all of London is abuzz. Charles Christie really dislikes his fiancee's family. He is engaged to the eldest Ruskin daughter, but they can't stand each other: he thinks she's frivolous, and she thinks he's an old fossil. His father won't let him break off the engagement, and the Ruskin family is on the verge of bankruptcy, relying on the match to save them. In the midst of his frustration, Charles finds solace in a serialized story by an author writing under the name "George Bell." Critics accuse the writer of courting attention and producing worthless work, but Charles, renowned for his refined learning, defends the author single-handedly, even going so far as to take on the entire literary establishment. Then the identity of "George Bell" is revealed: it's Katherine, the younger daughter of the fiancee's family he despises most. Katherine: "I'm sorry my elder sister has caused you trouble, sir, but she's already in love with someone else. You can break off the engagement." Charles stares intently at Katherine. "...As it happens, Miss, I think I've also... found the woman I love." Theme: The heroine stands on her own two feet and creates her own happiness.