Is the Crown Prince Being Pressured to Marry Today? [Qing Transmigration]

*My new novel, The Fourth Princess of Kangxi, is now available. Come check it out next door, everyone!* Transmigrated as the Crown Prince Yinreng, with a tragic ending set in stone, he doesn’t think he has what it takes to change history, so he decides to lie flat. What use are literary talent, military strategy, and political intrigue? Staying fit matters more. As long as he lives long enough, he’ll eventually get to retire to the mountains and farm in peace. As he lies flat, he discovers that everyone has come to adore him. Even if this affection could turn sour at any moment, he still can’t bear to let it go. So he makes an important decision: no marriage, no children! Surely a crown prince with no wife or kids won’t be feared and schemed against! Kangxi: Are the Manchu noblewomen not beautiful enough, the Mongolian girls not warm enough, or the Han ladies not gentle enough? Why does my crown prince like none of them? Attendants, come up with a plan. Whoever can persuade the crown prince to marry will be handsomely rewarded! And so Yinreng’s happy, peaceful life becomes a grand, never-ending matchmaking drama. Every day, all sorts of people ask him: Your Highness, are you willing to marry today? Yinreng pulls out his beloved little wooden fish and taps away: Duang, duang, duang Keep pressuring me, and I’ll shave my head and become a monk! *Take the blurb as a bit of fun. The story is mainly about Yinreng’s growth!* Key points: 1. This is not a no-couple story. There is a female lead, but she won’t appear until the male lead grows up. One-on-one, both are inexperienced. 2. The male lead grows over time. Before transmigrating, he was a naive and clueless college student, so don’t expect too much of him at first. 3. An alternate-history Qing dynasty setting. Please don’t compare it to actual history. Coming soon: The Fourth Princess of Kangxi Danqing transmigrates as Kangxi’s fourth princess. She grows up with her beautiful, fiery-tempered aunt, Consort Yi. Though she never gets to meet Kangxi, she still lives a comfortable life. She plans to lie flat and live carefree, but her birth mother keeps telling her: “What good is having a daughter? Won’t she end up being sent to the grasslands to feed the wolves?” Danqing: “...I don’t believe you!” Her birth mother brushes her off: “If you don’t believe me, ask your Imperial Father.” Danqing: “I will!” So Kangxi finds his path blocked by a little rice-ball of a child. Danqing: “Imperial Father, are you going to throw me onto the grasslands to feed the wolves one day?” Kangxi: “...This little dumpling is my daughter?” And who dares say such a thing to his daughter? Later, when the beloved Fourth Princess comes of marriageable age, Kangxi can’t bear to send her far away, so he plans to find her a husband in the capital. Kangxi: “Daughter, come see if this is a good place for your princess’s residence. It’s close to me.” Danqing: “Imperial Father, didn’t you promise to send me to the grasslands to feed the wolves?” Kangxi: “!!! Who promised you that? No, absolutely not!!!” Later still, Princess Kejing’s residence in Guihua City holds sway over the grasslands, rules Mongolia, and keeps the wolves in check. Danqing: “This is boring. Where are those grassland wolves I was promised? None of them can put up a fight.” Kangxi: “Daughter, take it easy. You have enough territory already!” Danqing: “Imperial Father, how about I go capture a Galdan for you to play with?” P.S. This is an alternate-history Qing dynasty setting. Please don’t compare it to actual history. The female lead won’t claim the Qing throne. She’ll rule Mongolia instead, and she’ll have a man. Coming soon: His Majesty Keeps Floating to My Bed in the Middle of the Night Chu Nian transmigrates as a palace maid, and her life turns out to be surprisingly easy. Her mistress is kind and gentle, and not only keeps her from overworking, but also has the matrons patiently teach her etiquette and rules. Until one day, her mistress calls her over and tells her she’ll be sent to serve the emperor that very night. Chu Nian: “...This is not how the plot is supposed to go! Weren’t the mistresses supposed to hate palace maids climbing into the emperor’s bed?” That night, Chu Nian pretends to be sick and lies awake in bed. A man’s voice drifts from behind her: “Consort De, why haven’t you gone to attend to me yet? Don’t delay the birth of my Fourth Prince!” Chu Nian rolls her eyes and pretends not to hear. There he goes again! That old ghost, who knows where he came from, floats to her bedside every night pretending to be Emperor Kangxi. He’s so annoying! After Kangxi dies, his soul takes up residence in his younger self’s body, and he can only appear and wander around the palace late at night. One day, the wind carries him to the rear hall of Jingren Palace, to the bedside of the woman who will become his Consort De. But he discovers that she seems rather different from what he remembers. She isn’t elegant or dignified. She’s spoiled, picky, and bad-tempered. He can put up with all that, but he absolutely cannot tolerate her refusing to become his woman! His Fourth Prince, his Sixth Prince, his Fourteenth Prince, and all his daughters are waiting in line to be born. How can this woman just quit on him? His younger self is useless, unable to keep his own woman in line! He’ll have to take matters into his own hands. Whether she likes it or not, he’ll simply make her a consort! The next day, the young Kangxi stares at an imperial edict that has appeared out of nowhere, lost in thought. Who is this Uya woman? When did he ever favor her? That night, old Kangxi appears again, looking particularly pleased with himself. Kangxi: “Consort De, just you wait for the imperial decree. Hurry up and give me a son!” Chu Nian rolls her eyes. “Sure, I’ll wait. Once the decree arrives, I’ll have your baby!” If this old ghost were really Kangxi, would he need to float over her every night and spout nonsense? If he’s so capable, let him come during the day! Later, the imperial decree really does arrive. Chu Nian: “...Can I still change my mind?” Important: 1. This is an alternate-history Qing dynasty setting. Please don’t compare it to actual history. 2. The female lead will have children, but mainly for the sake of survival. Don’t expect much romance. 3. She isn’t a saint, but she won’t go out of her way to hurt people either. She just wants to live a few more years. Please don’t read too much into it. Theme: Do your best to be yourself