The Short-Lived Favorite Consort of the Founding Emperor (Transmigrate into a Book)

[Complete] New novel, The Palace Harem's Lucky Carp Daily Life (Transmigrated into a Book). See below for the blurb.

[1] Lan Yuan never understood how other people could be "beautiful without knowing it." She had known since childhood that she was pretty, and she knew exactly how to show off her looks to their fullest.

Whether it was the campus heartthrob adored by the whole school or a handsome, wealthy CEO, everyone liked her. The only ones who didn't were the people she herself wasn't interested in.

Even though her father didn't care for her and her stepmother couldn't stand her, she still earned a substantial income from part-time jobs through her good looks and hard work.

Throughout school, Lan Yuan quietly saved money, planning to leave her dysfunctional family after graduation. But after staying up all night reading a novel, she unexpectedly transmigrated into a book as a supporting character who shared her name.

The character was the daughter of a tribal chieftain, but her birth mother was a low-ranking captive from another tribe. The two of them were cruelly abused by the Great Consort and lived as lowly as ants.

According to the original story, the submissive supporting character was treated like a trophy and fought over by men because of her background and beauty.

Her mother later died horribly, her younger brother went mad, and her children died young. She watched her younger sister give birth to her husband's son, then died heartbroken in the prime of her life. Even her bones were ground to dust...

Lan Yuan refuses to live such a miserable life!

Going with the flow? A beautiful woman destined for an early death? Not a chance!

This time, she'll live in comfort and outlast everyone.

[2] Lan Yuan knows that the original novel's male lead, Wanyan Cong, is the powerful emperor of Beiyue, and that women have always been drawn to him.

But compared to all kinds of beauties, Wanyan Cong clearly loves his empire more.

To realize his lofty ambition of uniting the land, he can rise before dawn and work late into the night, keeping women at arm's length. He can also accept a political marriage to strengthen Beiyue, and even marry his elder brother's widow in accordance with tribal custom.

In the original novel, he is a "scumbag" who loves no one. Whether he marries the original heroine or raises Lan Yuan to the position of a "favored consort," he does so only to further his own aims.

How could a man with such lofty ambitions ever lose himself in the petty romances between men and women?

So when Wanyan Cong tells her with heartfelt conviction, "Lan'er, I only want you," Lan Yuan gazes into his deep eyes and thinks, He really is good at lying.

Reader notes:

1. The plot takes center stage early on, with romance later. The couple is a tough yet tender emperor and a sweet, flirtatious beauty.

2. The male lead, Wanyan Cong, appears later than several other male characters. He has a harem before meeting the heroine, but afterward he is devoted to her alone.

The author's upcoming historical-to-modern novel, The Palace Harem's Lucky Carp Daily Life (Transmigrated into a Book), is available to bookmark in advance on the author's page.

Qiong Yin has always been incredibly lucky. She is stunningly beautiful, was born into a wealthy family, has perfect pitch, and is skilled at playing several instruments. At just sixteen, she was accepted into one of the world's top music conservatories, with a bright future ahead of her.

Yet despite her mastery of string instruments, Qiong Yin seems to be missing a few strings herself. She is interested in almost nothing but music. Call it dispassionate if you want to be kind, or cold-blooded if you don't.

While playing a new score she had chanced upon, Qiong Yin unexpectedly transmigrated into a palace-intrigue novel as the heroine's elder sister, a tragic foil who existed to make the heroine shine.

Her father holds a minor official post but has grand ambitions. To ensure he becomes the future emperor's father-in-law, he insists on separating his daughters and sending them into the households of the current princes.

The original heroine marries the future emperor as planned, wins his favor, and becomes the "white moonlight" in several men's hearts.

Qiong Yin, however, marries a violent prince who fails to win the throne and is abused to death at a young age.

To change her tragic fate and find a peaceful place to "practice piano," Qiong Yin looks over the princes and decides that the unremarkable Fifth Prince, who gets along well with the future emperor, seems the best fit.

But by an unexpected twist of fate, she ends up in the household of the Seventh Prince, who dies young in the original novel.

She thought her good luck had run out after she transmigrated into a book. But the much-maligned Seventh Prince not only survives, he is made crown prince and ascends the throne before long?

Qiong Yin, who seemed to have drawn the short straw, turns out to have picked the winner!

After going from the daughter of a minor official to the new emperor's first woman, the highly esteemed Consort Lin, cool-hearted Qiong Yin doesn't care about other people's envy. She has no interest whatsoever in competing for the emperor's favor.

All Qiong Yin wants is to find the entire "peerless composition" that seems to hold magical power, and keep everyone, including the emperor, from interrupting her practice.

But for some reason, Qiong Yin treats the emperor with indifference, while he keeps visiting her palace more and more often, claiming that he loves listening to her play.

At first, Qiong Yin believes him. But later, she gives birth to the emperor's eldest daughter, eldest son, second son...

Qiong Yin: Weren't you just here to listen to me play?

A daily life of a cannon-fodder supporting character who makes a comeback to become the winner of palace intrigue, enjoying the emperor's unwavering favor, a full house of children, and lifelong good fortune.

Theme: Love and hope remain, even in desperate situations.