I Traded My Family Fortune for a Beautiful Wife

A tall tree attracts crooked winds.

The Xiao Kingdom values agriculture and suppresses commerce, but with war straining its resources and the treasury running low, it sets its sights on the Jiang family, whose wealth rivals that of a nation.

But if the kingdom wants the Jiang family's riches, it needs a legitimate pretext. Otherwise, seizing them by force will surely provoke public outrage.

The Xiao Kingdom's Ninth Princess is breathtakingly beautiful and mastered music by the age of three. So the Xiao Emperor decides to marry her off to the person he despises most: Jiang Xingchen, the legitimate son of the merchant Jiang family.

Jiang Xingchen was just sitting at home when disaster struck. What should have been a great stroke of luck instead became a catastrophe that could destroy her whole family.

Though many talented young men and noble scions were recruited to compete, the decision had already been made. The literary contest was rigged, the martial contest was rigged too, and in the end, the match still fell to her.

But how could a woman marry a princess? Even if she did, the truth would eventually come out.

Just as she was anxiously pacing in circles, the princess invited her to the imperial garden and proposed three rules: they would not interfere in each other's affairs...

Completed novel: I Married a Wife in Place of My Crown Prince Brother

Twin brother and sister. She pretends to be her sickly brother and takes his place as crown prince.

Main CP: A proud, tsundere crown princess and a scheming princess from a marriage alliance. One knows the crown prince is a woman and agrees to the marriage anyway. The other agrees to give herself to the princess to save her brother. They are secretly in love with each other.

Side CP: A ruthless, obsessive female bodyguard and a sweet, soft-spoken maid. One offer to warm her bed brings them together. When persuasion fails, she resorts to force, leading to a torturous romance.

New novel: Married to a Young Widow Said to Bring Misfortune

Blurb

Jiang Huaiyuan, the eldest son born to a concubine, has been hated by his legitimate mother since childhood. While his father is away and unable to return home, she has him adopted by the eldest branch of the family, whose heir is rumored to have died far away, making him their successor.

Not long after, however, the father he had been assigned to turns out to be alive. He even returns with imperial rewards for his achievements and an inheritable title, putting her right back in the spotlight.

The legitimate mother, after hearing some rumor or other, arranges a marriage for her that she can't refuse: a distant descendant of the imperial family, a young widow said to bring misfortune to her husbands.

She wants Jiang Huaiyuan to die in a way that looks natural.

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On the first day of the wedding, Jiang Huaiyuan pushes her bride aside, saying she's blocking the way to her bed.

On the second day, the bride is nearly molested, and Jiang Huaiyuan wants to watch the show.

When it's time to consummate the marriage, Jiang Huaiyuan says, "Wife, I don't know what to do."

The bride replies, "I'll teach you."

Jiang Huaiyuan says, "I... I'm still young..."

A month after the wedding, the bride's family shows up with a vicious dog.

The bride asks, "I heard my husband wants to take a concubine and give the Jiang family an heir?"

Jiang Huaiyuan: "..."

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Years later, Jiang Huaiyuan sees Huo Qing, the wife she lost and longed for, in the grand hall of the Qu Zhao Kingdom.

The Qu Zhao empress asks Huo Qing, "Is this your male favorite in the Northern Jin Kingdom?"

Huo Qing doesn't even look at Jiang Huaiyuan as she bows and replies, "Yes."

Underdog's rise and love after marriage

A clever but timid fake young master (Jiang Huaiyuan) vs. an enemy-state spy who can turn the clouds with one hand and the rain with the other (Huo Qing)

Theme: You have to work hard to arm yourself so you can protect the people around you.