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Qiao An'an was once a dancer. Prime Minister Qiao Yunwen took a liking to her and made her his adopted younger sister, sending her to circulate among the princes and use her beauty to set them against one another, helping the crown prince inherit the throne.
But even after An'an successfully completed her mission, the crown prince had her beheaded in public for “disrupting the court and bringing ruin to the nation as a seductive temptress.”
When she opened her eyes again, An'an had returned to the time before she went to the prime minister's residence to dance.
She thought that if she avoided meeting Qiao Yunwen, she could leave her wicked ways behind, dance honestly, save her money, and eventually marry a decent man.
But then her former enemy, the Second Prince Meng Zeyan, whom she'd helped lead to a brutal death in her previous life, found her. His single question, “You were reborn too?” nearly scared her to death.
To avoid being killed by Meng Zeyan, she fawns on him and acts meek, putting her level-ten green-tea skills to work to win his favor. But he shuts her down with: “Cut the act. Do you think I'll fall for it again?”
Meng Zeyan keeps An'an by his side, making her watch as the people who stood with her in her previous life die one by one. He strikes at her heart, forcing her to live each day in fear of death...
By the time Prime Minister Qiao Yunwen and Crown Prince Meng Qinuo have both died and Meng Zeyan ascends the throne, An'an thinks her own death is near. She lifts a cup of poison to end things quickly, but Meng Zeyan knocks it out of her hand.
“I haven't settled your account yet. You think you can die that easily?”
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Qiao Xixi falls into a ravine on her way back to the capital and loses her memory. When she wakes up, she finds herself mysteriously bound to a system called “Grow Crops and Raise Pigs to Get Rich.”
The System tells her: “Complete the missions I assign, and you can escape poverty and become the richest person around.”
She pawns her fine clothes and jewelry, buys a plot of wasteland in a remote village called Wulin, builds a pigpen, and begins her farming life.
With the System's help,
On day one, she turns the wasteland into farmland.
On day two, she plants rows of bright green seedlings.
On day three, the golden wheat ripens.
On day four, an otherworldly young man is lying in the wheat field.
She thinks he's a spirit created from the wheat as a reward from the System. She makes him bask in the sun, drink morning dew, and work for her.
Qiao Xixi thinks she's raised a little elf, but in truth, she's the one being raised.
Little scene:
As the wedding procession enters Qiao's home in a grand rush, blowing their suonas,
Qiao Xixi asks excitedly, “Are they all spirits you made out of rice?”
Young Master Rui: “I'm not a spirit. I just happened to faint in your vegetable garden that day. Also, you were already my wife. You were attacked by bandits and fell off a cliff on your way home to visit your family.”
Qiao Xixi: !
The System tricked me. I asked if he was a reward from the System, and it just let me believe it!
The System, modestly taking no credit: Starting today, I'll change my name to Matchmaker No. 1.
Theme: Don't be anyone else's puppet. Take control of your own life
It's a very interesting novel, but I didn't expect it to end in such a messy way.
Why does the ending feel rushed?
I quite like the author's writing style. This article is both creative and easy to read, but the ending is so rushed that I never expected it.
Hahaha, the male supporting actor is offline now?
After dealing with the scumbag, it's time for the hero and heroine to fall in love, right?
Spread the flowers, spread the flowers, spread the flowers
It's already a wedding night, isn't it considered that the male partner is getting married to a female gangster?
Why do you have to drag the heroine into the water?
Sprinkle flowers ~ turn in circles ~
Ah, this... Is indeed quite shocking.