I'm opening Cai Wei in March. Please give it a follow.
Blurb:
At eighteen, Chen Wan married Yang Jing, a poor scholar from the neighboring village. She sold her dowry to support his studies and exam preparations, and the scholar did her proud, placing first in all three levels of the imperial examinations and rising quickly through the ranks.
Everyone envied Chen Wan for having such good judgment and marrying a fine husband. She thought so, too, until her husband said he wanted to take her gentle, delicate young cousin as a secondary wife, and shamelessly assured her that he would still treat her well for the rest of his life.
Her mother-in-law urged her to stay, saying that even if the cousin joined the family, she would still treat Chen Wan like her own daughter. Her older brother warned that if she divorced, her two children might end up calling someone else their mother. Her best friend told her not to make room for that pair of cheating scoundrels to live happily together...
After hearing all this, Chen Wan was so distressed that she shut herself in her room for three whole days and nights.
When she finally opened the door, she threw away the locks of hair she and her husband had tied together at their wedding.
Let whoever wants to be the stepmother take the job.
*
The notorious wastrel from Yong'an Ward heard there was a new restaurant on Changle Street. Not only was the food delicious and plentiful, but the proprietress was also beautiful, bold, and charming. So he plucked up his courage and went to see for himself.
It turned out the rumors were true!
He had meant to flirt with her and enjoy the sound of his own voice, but instead he got a sound beating.
Fuming, he plopped down on the ground and threatened her, "Do you know who I am? Who gave you the nerve to hit me, young master?"
A certain chief councilor, who had sat unfailingly in the corner every day since the restaurant opened: "...I did."
A few warnings:
1. The male lead will not change. There is more to his relationship with the cousin than meets the eye, and he has the most prominent male role in the main story. (If you like the male lead, I suggest reading through Extra One, or at least Extra Two.)
2. The second male lead gets the girl. (He really is the second male lead. He won't get much page time early on, but he's not just a background character. He becomes especially prominent later, particularly in the extras.)
3. The story starts slowly. The divorce happens in Chapter 44.
1. [Pre-release novel Cai Wei. Please give it a follow. Here's the blurb.]
As the most celebrated young lady in the capital, Xi Wei was radiant, vivacious, and unrestrained.
Her mother was a powerful Grand Princess, so even the Empress Dowager warmly called her "elder sister." Her father was the head of a family of generations of high-ranking officials, and even the emperor respectfully called him "Preceptor."
Ever since she returned to the Grand Princess's residence, she had been able to do as she pleased in the capital.
There was nothing to trouble her, or so it seemed. If she had to name one thing, it was that Prince Linjiang, Li Gen, the man who had pulled her out of hell, did not love her. But that was all right. She begged her parents and elders to arrange their marriage themselves.
Perhaps it was retribution for always being so competitive and eager to come out on top. From the day of her wedding, her good fortune seemed to run out. In the middle of the wedding celebration, she was exposed in front of everyone as an impostor. Afterward, Li Gen confined her to his residence, and once the scandal died down, he ended her life with a cup of poison.
When she was young, she had always thought that a wedding marked the end of a story. She never imagined that married life could mean treating each other like ice, putting on a show of harmony while their hearts drifted apart.
With tears soaking her clothes, she awoke to find herself back at thirteen, sitting in a carriage and nervously making her way to the capital.
At that time, the refined young Li Gen gently reassured her, "Cousin, don't worry. You've been separated from your family for so long. Once we're back at the Grand Princess's residence, Aunt and I will make it up to you and ensure the rest of your life is everything you wish for."
Xi Wei lowered her head without a word, her fingers clumsily gripping his sleeve.
Li Gen was about to quietly step away, but stopped when he saw the alarming bruises on her fair neck.
The young emperor, Li Ying, scorned the false cousin who had been brought back to the Grand Princess's family. She had a pretty face but no brains, and had actually fallen for that hypocrite who was inferior to him in every way.
But the more he disdained her, the more he watched her. And the more he watched her, the more...
One day, he happened upon someone's sketchbook, which they had failed to hide properly.
Step three in escaping misfortune: Keep saving money, pretend to humor (an egg), and wait for the chance to draw a clear line between (a hen and an egg).
Li Ying: "..."
He picked up a pen and added a line at the end.
Step four in escaping misfortune: Practice your calligraphy, find someone powerful to protect you, and marry the little emperor.
2. [Blurb for the historical romance novel Ruan Ruan.]
Ruan Ruan was blessed with stunning beauty, and she didn't know whether her face was a blessing or a curse.
Because of her beauty, her desperate parents sold her and her sister to a brothel for two bags of rice and flour. Because of her beauty, the brothel madam raised her there, waiting for the right price. And because of her beauty, she eventually became a princess sent to marry into Northern Wei.
The King of Wei was nearly fifty. Ruan Ruan had heard that the people of Northern Wei wore animal skins and ate raw meat, and were savages to the core. She couldn't help trembling, but she had no choice. The powerful had chosen her. If she went, at least she could secure a future for Ruan Yan. If she refused, the sisters would spend the rest of their lives in the pleasure quarters.
*
Tuoba Ye was sent as an envoy to escort the princess to Wei for the marriage alliance.
He knew exactly what the Southern Tang emperor was plotting. When a mantis stalks a cicada, the oriole waits behind. If this beauty could throw his uncle's harem into chaos, all the better.
And sure enough, at the palace banquet on the day she was sent off, one fleeting glance was enough to make the men fight over the beauty, provoking the King of Wei into a bloody rampage.
The beauty looked pitiful. He watched coldly from the sidelines, until he suddenly found the greasy hands wandering over her snow-white skin unbearable to look at.
*
For her sister's sake and to survive, Ruan Ruan had no choice but to move between the King of Wei and his sons, but she never dared to provoke that demon, and deliberately kept her distance from him.
Until the day the King of Wei died on top of her. Thinking of the several men who made her sick, she was desperate enough to take her own life, when someone kicked open the palace door.
"What? You Southerners believe a wife should follow her husband in death? He's dead, so now you want to join him?"
Tuoba Ye pinned her against the wall, ignoring the wound on his back. His rough hand stroked her tender cheek again and again, and perhaps out of anger, he leaned close and bit her ear viciously.
"We don't do that in Northern Wei. We follow the rule that when a father dies, his son inherits, and when an elder brother dies, his younger brother takes his place."
At first, Tuoba Ye only wanted to take back the throne his father had left him from his uncle. Later, he also wanted to take the woman named Ruan Ruan away from his uncle.
Theme: Be self-reliant and strong, even in adversity
Now that you have decided to dedicate yourself to the world, why should you allow others to live your life and harm others and yourself? The chance of Chen Guan encountering Cheng is one in 10,000, and there is a high probability that he will have a bad life. Yang Sui is worthy of the world, but his affectionate look really deserves to be hated.
If I were an ordinary person, I would look forward to having a father-in-law like Yang Tuizhi; but if I were Chen Huan, I would also be heartbroken and sad to have a husband like Yang Jing.
The heroine is so unlucky, she has never had a good day since she met him. He didn't even reply to a few letters from the family, leaving the heroine to bear and raise his children and take care of the whole family by herself. After getting divorced, he still robbed the child. If he was really that great, he should have given the child to the heroine and given her surname by the way. After all, he really didn't put much money or effort into raising the child. The man with no mouth makes the decision for the heroine, and he is moved by himself and thinks it is true love. After watching it, I felt like I had met a real-life literary and artistic man.
Tsk, I bought the climax directly. Logically speaking, I bought Yang's whitewashing chapter. But after reading it, I just felt that this man was so dirty and ex, where did the tears come from hahh Only yue is a man who is moved by this kind of self-righteousness. I'm so sorry for the abuse of men. It's really not enough to abuse men. The person who tweeted it is just cheating.
I would like to recommend the final articles of my own columns, "Those Years Living Together with the Prince at a Distance" and "Jiang Li". The column preview includes the ancient saying "Plucking Wei": The cold-hearted business criticizes the dog emperor for love and ends up going crazy for love. The column contains the ancient proverb "Ruan Ruan" in advance, and the copy is as follows: Ruan Ruan was born with a beautiful face. She didn't know whether her face was lucky or unlucky. Because of this face, the desperate parents sold their sisters into the Qinlou Chu Pavilion with two bags of rice noodles. Also because of this face, the Madam kept her in the building for sale. Finally, because of this face, she transformed into a princess who was going to marry in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Tuoba Ye was sent to Tang Dynasty and his relatives to welcome the princess back to Wei Dynasty. He knew very well what the emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty had planned. The mantis stalked the cicada and the oriole was behind him. If this trouble could disturb the peace of his uncle's imperial court, he would be happy to do so. Sure enough, at the palace banquet on the day of the surrender, everyone just took a look and started fighting over the disaster, causing the King of Wei to go on a killing spree. Beauty Chu Chu, he watched with cold eyes, suddenly feeling that the greasy hands walking on the snowy skin were so annoying. For the sake of his sister and survival, Ruan Ruan had no choice but to wander between the King of Wei and the princes, but he never dared to provoke the evil god at will and deliberately kept a distance from him. Until that day when King Wei died on her, thinking of those disgusting men, she was desperate and wanted to commit suicide, but the door of the palace was kicked open and Tuoba Ye strode in. "What? You southerners are very particular about husbands singing and wives accompanying each other. When he dies, you still have to bury him with him?" He pushed her against the wall, ignoring the wound on her back, and rubbed her tender cheek back and forth with his rough hands. Perhaps out of anger, he approached her ear and bit her viciously. "It was not popular in the Northern Wei Dynasty. What we emphasize is that after the father dies, the son will succeed, and the elder brother will succeed the younger brother." ——At first, Tuoba Ye just wanted to take back the throne left to him by his father. Later, he also wanted to give the throne to the woman named Ruan Ruan.
If you want to break it, break it cleanly! I still keep something like a love token. If someone else finds me in the future, will the heroine still be able to run away? The heroine was also unlucky. She invested in her husband, failed to earn any interest, and was heartbroken. Finally, it may also be because the ex-husband is always in danger.
Got it, it's an old sadistic story about an angry scumbag man, I love you and don't want to hurt you, so I hid it from you and deliberately misunderstood you so that I could break up with you.
I just like to read stories about real second male protagonists. I'm really annoyed by those pseudo-second male protagonists. There are really too many in Jinjiang.
The male protagonist is actually quite good. Can there be a parallel episode where the male protagonist and the female protagonist can have sex? I feel so sad.
This article... Feels like a failure in writing. The focus should be on the emotional line, but the relationship between the male and female protagonists is superficial. I think the breaking point of the copywriting is like playing house. The large-scale plot is not necessary. It is very separated from the heroine's early farming plot. I feel that I want to write everything but there is no focus...