A money-loving, falsely innocent, cool-headed female lead × a sweet-looking, dark-hearted, contrast-loving, madly beautiful male lead. Two drama queens who scheme against and act for each other, yet are also kindred spirits.
Xie Qingci transmigrated.
She transmigrated into the body of a concubine-born daughter of the Minister of Rites. Unfortunately, she had arrived at the wrong time: her father was framed and dismissed from office, her mother cried every day, and the whole family was forced to move to a remote suburb. To top it all off, her fiancé amicably broke off their engagement, leaving her a poor, helpless little thing with no one to rely on.
Faced with this situation, little Xie Qingci disguised herself as a man and quietly entered the Imperial Academy.
Classmate One: No family connections? Do you have money to study?
Teacher Two: Your handwriting looks like a dog crawled across the page. Why even take the imperial exams?
Almost no one in the entire Imperial Academy believed in Xie Qingci.
Just then, a shady System piped up: [Imperial Examination Livestream System. Goal: make your name immortal in the annals of history, rise through the ranks, and get rich.]
System: [Host has achieved the Scholar rank. Reward: photographic memory. Achieve the top-scorer rank to receive a guide to becoming a famous minister. Becoming a prince and prime minister is within your grasp.]
Xie Qingci studied so hard that she hung a beam from the ceiling to keep herself awake and jabbed her thigh with an awl. When her girlfriends asked her out, she stared back with dark circles under her eyes. "No, I have to study."
Several years later,
Colleague One: Lord Xie serves the people faithfully. Our dynasty is fortunate to have her.
Colleague Two: Lord Xie is so talented that scholars throughout the realm admire her.
Xie Qingci's reputation soared, and her students were found all over the land. People from every walk of life tried to send antiques, paintings, calligraphy, jade, and porcelain to the Xie residence, but none of them ever managed to get inside.
Only Zhu Zhiqian arrived at the Xie residence with a book in his hands.
"Shall we study together?"
Xie Qingci waved her little hand and said with feigned nonchalance, "You keep me company while I study every day. As thanks, tell me what you want, and I'll make it happen."
All these years, Xie Qingci had never paid much attention to Zhu Zhiqian's eyes. She didn't know they were brimming with boundless affection.
Zhu Zhiqian didn't answer right away. He only smiled warmly and said, "Having you is enough."
Reading Guide:
One couple throughout, no love triangles.
The female lead is strong, and the male lead is strong too. Neither is inferior to the other.
The plot takes the lead, with a restrained tone. There are no kissing, cuddling, or being lifted up in someone's arms scenes. Please don't complain if that's not your thing.
Includes a side couple.
Although this is a System novel, the System doesn't appear often. It may show up very little in the later chapters, so please be aware.
My next novel will be The Ancient History Management Directory, a danmei story!! Currently updating.
Blurb:
[The crown of the Ancient Yan Kingdom holds a living history sealed within it.]
Because of this prophecy, Gu Que guarded a crown from the Ancient Yan Kingdom day after day.
As a special agent of the Ancient History Management Bureau, Gu Que traveled through history in every life, repairing disruptions in the flow of time.
That is, until one day, after finishing his mission and returning home as usual, he discovered an unexpected guest in his house.
Gu Que: "You came out of this crown?"
The young man, dressed in a complete set of imperial robes, silently nodded.
Gu Que pulled out his phone and called the bureau chief in one smooth motion. It seemed he'd brought living history to life.
The bureau chief replied: "He'll be our boss from now on. Find a few more people to take him through the instances."
Gu Que: "?"
With an ancestor like this in your instance, even a dog wouldn't... leave him behind! Of course we'll bring him along. He's a tyrant!
In an ordinary person's instance, Gu Que stays quiet.
In a paranormal instance, Gu Que thinks he can handle it.
Then they enter a demonic instance, and Gu Que struggles for a while before managing to hold it together.
Later, when they appeared in a certain place, Gu Que finally lost his composure.
How had they even found the Ancient Yan Kingdom, which was barely mentioned in the historical records?!
Wen Guanhui: "Don't be surprised. There are plenty of things you don't know... More precisely, things you won't know in this lifetime."
Gu Que: "Why would I know something that I didn't even know in the lives before this one?"
Wen Guanhui: "..."
Don't get jealous of yourself, okay?!
Little Extra:
Wen Guanhui: "You've been reincarnated so many times and forgotten so much. Is there anything you still remember?"
Gu Que (answering immediately): "I love you."
What can make a taciturn robot finally speak up? Of course, it's our wonderful, seductive lover.
Reader's Guide:
1. Gu Que is the gong, Wen Guanhui is the shou. This is a gong-centric story.
2. Although much of the story takes place in ancient times, this is indeed a modern novel.
3. Alternate history, fantasy ancient settings, all kinds of supernatural abilities. In short, it's... pretty cool?
4. It's very similar to an infinite-flow novel. It's hard to say whether it counts as one, but you can read it as one (covering my bases, covering my bases). It's more or less the kind where they enter different instances, with different perspectives and identities.
5. All the instances feature Chinese-style horror. Every single one.
6. That's all I have to say. Hope you enjoy reading, and may you prosper!
Theme: Make a living and find your place in the world through your own abilities.
Stop playing games and update quickly.