The Grand Secretary Rises to Power Through His Child

Upcoming story: "After Marrying the Landlord's Foolish Son". Please add it to your favorites!

Xu Zongye, the current Grand Chancellor, has won countless military honors, risen from general to minister, and holds immense power at court. But there is one scandal known throughout the Great Qin that follows him.

Six years ago, he married into the Princess's household. Just three days later, the Princess divorced him, accusing him of being jealous and narrow-minded.

That very night, Xu Zongye carried his bundle and slunk out of the Princess's residence.

He became the laughingstock of the capital.

Six years later, the dynasty changed, and a new emperor took the throne. The former Princess's household had long since fallen into ruin.

But Xu Zongye had become the Grand Chancellor, a man who held power over the entire court.

Now the whole capital was waiting to see how this narrow-minded Grand Chancellor would get his revenge.

"Confiscate their estates."

"Exterminate the whole family."

"At the very least, condemn them to forced labor and exile them to the frontier."

But who could have guessed that at the royal banquet, Xu Zongye would have an adorable little cherub sitting on each of his legs?

The stunning, radiant woman beside him was the same Grand Princess who had divorced him.

As the Grand Chancellor busied himself feeding the two little cherubs, he also tried to charm the woman beside him. "Since I've done a decent job as their father, how about giving me a title?"

Upcoming stories:

1. "After Marrying the Landlord's Foolish Son"

In her previous life, Xiuhe's parents arranged for her to marry the landlord's foolish son. Miserable, she vented all her pent-up resentment and anger on him, making him do every hard and exhausting task while refusing to leave him any good food or drink.

Whenever the fool called her his wife in that silly way of his, it gave her goosebumps all over!

Later, she fell for a handsome scholar from the same village. On the day she ran away with him, the fool chased after her. She watched as the handsome scholar kicked him into an abyss while he kept calling her his wife.

Xiuhe was reborn.

She was reborn on the day she married the fool.

She resigned herself to her fate. She couldn't let someone die, so she might as well make the best of it.

Besides, the fool treated her well, and she had everything she needed.

But after she and the fool settled down together, he unexpectedly recovered his wits and somehow turned out to be the biological son of a prince, long lost to the outside world.

When the fool became heir apparent, Xiuhe worried that her past abuse of him would come to light, so she hurriedly ran away.

But the fool chased after her.

He pulled her into his arms and asked, "Trying to abandon your husband and child?"

2. "The Chancellor's Little Wife". An old flame rekindled x a sweet, soft little wife

Qin Su Wen could bring peace to the realm through civil administration and defend it through military might. He set out for the northern frontier at seventeen and returned victorious ten years later.

He was hailed as the Great Zhou's most brilliant strategist and bravest general.

Just three months after returning to court, he was appointed Chancellor by the emperor.

Despite being a legendary figure, he was still single at nearly thirty.

Many rumors claimed that he had been injured in battle and would never be able to marry or have children.

One day, after Chu Sui left court, someone stopped his sedan chair outside the Chancellor's residence. She was a young girl who had not yet grown into her features.

She pleaded helplessly, "I'm the daughter of your late comrade. My mother has passed away, and I have nowhere to go. Please take me in for two years, Uncle Qin. After that, all I'll need is a dowry and you can marry me off."

Qin Sui took her into his household.

Two years later, the girl blossomed into a beautiful, poised young woman. Matchmakers came one after another to seek her hand, and Qin Sui began preparing her dowry.

After round upon round of searching, Qin Sui finally found her an excellent match: the legitimate son of the Marquis's household.

Before he had the chance to tell them, the Marquis's heir came to ask about the result.

When the two stood together, they made a handsome couple, a perfect match. For some reason, the sight stung Qin Sui's eyes.

The girl waited a long time for news of her engagement, then couldn't help asking Qin Sui, "I've already imposed on you for more than two years, Uncle. Please make the arrangements and find me a husband."

That night, he called her into his room. "Great Zhou is a land of propriety. Marriage is a complicated affair."

The girl looked confused. "What do you mean, Uncle Qin?"

Qin Sui: "Why not just stay in the Chancellor's residence?"

The girl: "But what if you marry someday, Uncle, and your wife doesn't want me here..."

Qin Sui: "If you become the Chancellor's wife, you won't have to worry about that."

Theme: Hard work and perseverance lead to success.