After Becoming the Original Heroine Who Was Sold

Blurb: An Linlang began learning the An family's cooking at the age of three. At twenty-three, after earning the title of head chef of the Tianxiang Private Kitchen, she won first place in a Sichuan cuisine competition, then died in a car accident. When she opened her eyes again, had she become the original heroine of a reborn novel called The Concubine's Schemes? Or had she become a woman who, after losing a household battle, was thrown into a cage to be sold? Price: three taels of silver. A butcher, a hunter, and a brothel owner were fighting over who would get to buy her. An Linlang: ??? An old, quavering voice rang out: “Ten taels of silver. I'll buy her.” Her new home was destitute: an empty thatched courtyard far from the village, a skinny old woman, a bad-tempered old man with a lame leg, and a sickly man who was so handsome he looked unreal, yet couldn't care for himself. The head chef of the An family's kitchen, An Linlang, sighed and picked up the thirteen-spice blend in one hand and a huge iron wok in the other. “I'm here now, so I might as well make the best of it. Time to get back to my old trade.” The An Family Sichuan Restaurant grew from a backwater village to a flourishing business in the capital. Only then did An Linlang discover that the sickly man was the beloved white moonlight the reborn heroine had yearned for across two lifetimes, the one she could never get, not even if she groveled and begged at his feet? An Linlang: Oh, wow. “Master, you've recovered. It's time to return to the capital.” The sickly man wiped his mouth. “Tsk.” The author's completed works: Second Wife, Chang'an, and The Concubine Coming soon: The Most Rustic Empress in History Blurb: Wang Shu was an unremarkable graduate of an agricultural university who found herself unemployed after graduation. She transmigrated to a remote corner of ancient China and became the chubby eldest daughter of the local richest family. When she was three, a wandering Taoist happened upon her and was struck by her appearance. He declared that she was destined for great wealth and honor. From then on, her father, Lord Wang, was convinced his eldest daughter was blessed by fate. He was determined to pave the way for her to live a splendid life and become the most honored person of all. But before his grand ambitions could come to fruition, he died. When Wang Shu was fifteen, Lord Wang succumbed to a sudden illness. Her stepmother, who had resented her for more than a decade, finally got her chance and sold her for twenty taels of silver as a concubine to the mad son of a strange local family. The madman really was mad, in every last detail. She tried to run, but didn't get far. She nearly had her legs broken. Wang Shu decided to give up and take life as it came. Later, she discovered the madman's surname was Xiao, the same as Xiao Yanxing, the deposed Crown Prince and son of the late empress. The Crown Prince pretends to be mad, and I eat, drink, and have fun. The Crown Prince is confined in Youzhou, and I eat, drink, and have fun. The Crown Prince makes a powerful return, and I still eat, drink, and have fun. As long as he can see me, the Crown Prince can manage two extra bowls of rice even when he's gravely ill. Through every rise and fall, I was there for it all. I went from an unremarkable little concubine to the one and only empress, all by lounging around. The Crown Prince's wives come and go, but I remain as steadfast as iron. He's had four or five Crown Princesses, yet I still stand strong. Still, sometimes it gets me down. Being called “the most rustic empress in history” by the official historians is just too much. Coming soon, please add to your reading list: The Cthulhu Fairy Tale Theme: Persevere and turn the tables in adversity