The Little Princess Makes Her Breakthrough on a Talent Show

Next up: The Springtime Beauty of the Imperial Court

Blurb

[Beautiful, scheming princess who transmigrates across a thousand years x pure-hearted, unexpectedly adorable top actor Sheng Yanbai]

Princess Yining, a great warrior who had led armies to victory, was assassinated and killed on her way back to the capital. Yin Yining thought her soul would return to the dust, but instead, she was saved by Sheng Yanbai, a top actor living a thousand years in the future.

One day, Sheng Yanbai's new drama, The Empire, was pulled from its scheduled release because one of its actors had behaved disgracefully.

Zhousheng Media was preparing to launch a talent show called Hello, Little Princess, with the aim of choosing an actress to play the princess.

Thanks to a charming misunderstanding, the little princess, who had only come to watch the fun, was brought to the talent show's set.

The livestream went wild.

[I can't believe how beautiful this girl is!]

[Can anyone really look this gorgeous? That has to be an overdone filter.]

[I'll cast a vote, you cast a vote, let's all get her a debut!]

The little princess: ...

I was just here to watch.

Sheng, the judge, Yanbai:

Are they serious? The little princess is making her debut?

Knowing the little princess had simply wandered into the wrong place, Sheng Yanbai waited for her to be eliminated.

But after round one, round two, round three, and round four, the little princess was still sitting pretty in the center position. She made her debut and became the actress playing Yin Yining.

The little princess: I'm playing myself.

Sheng Yanbai: You're playing my daughter.

The little princess: ...

Years ago, a famous online influencer released a video of a confession beneath the national flag. It was hailed as the gold standard of romantic declarations.

Years later, netizens dug up the identities of the man and woman in the video: Sheng Yanbai and Yin Yining.

Netizens immediately came out to deny the rumor. How could that be possible?

Later, the two admitted they were dating. Netizens all covered their faces: So I was the fool all along.

Next up: The Springtime Beauty of the Imperial Court

Blurb

In the north lives a beauty, peerless and independent.

Xu Yize was born into a powerful family and was betrothed to Prince Huai'an, Xiao Xu'an, as a child. The day before her wedding, the emperor issued an imperial decree. The entire Xu family was condemned: the men were executed, and the women were sent to become courtesans for the government.

That day, crimson blood stained the ground.

That night, the flames raged without end.

They consumed the last living member of the Xu family.

Everyone in Chang'an knew that Prince Huai'an, Xiao Xu'an, was devoted to his fiancee. Defying public opinion, he posthumously named the daughter of a condemned official, lost in the flames, his princess consort, and mourned her for three years.

What a touching love, doomed to end too soon. Xu Yize curled her red lips into a deeply scornful smile.

In her previous life, he had saved her when she was about to set herself on fire. He told her that doing so would only hurt her loved ones and delight her enemies, and that she should live well for her family.

For the sake of revenge, she changed her appearance and entered the palace, enduring humiliation and hardship. She not only avenged her family, but also made plans on his behalf.

Only after the new emperor ascended the throne did she discover that the truth she had believed was merely one small piece of the picture.

She had trusted the wrong person. Childhood sweethearts, what a joke. From beginning to end, she had been nothing but a pawn in his game.

Those who scheme against others will eventually be schemed against themselves. In this life and the last, she would take back, one by one, everything that had been stolen from her.

Fame and fortune, she would have.

The phoenix throne, she would have.

Even the realm itself, she would have.

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Luo Chengxuan won the top honors as a young man. In just a few short years, he rose to become the emperor's trusted aide and Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.

Emperor Cheng had been wise for most of his life, but in his old age, he became captivated by beauty.

In the imperial study, Luo Chengxuan saw the emperor's favored consort for the first time. In a bold red dress, she was bewitching and uninhibited, with just the kind of allure that could bring a kingdom to ruin.

From her eyes, he could tell that she was hiding secrets.

After several rounds of probing,

Xu Yize toyed with the hairpin in her hand and said with a pleasant smile, "Lord Luo, you'd do well not to meddle in other people's business."

Luo Chengxuan smiled faintly. "Those who hold no office need not concern themselves with its duties. That hairpin looks sharp, Consort. Take care not to hurt your hand."

Later, when he learned of Xu Yize's deep-seated hatred, even the slightest furrow in her brow made his heart ache. He willingly became the blade in her hand.

With her great revenge complete, her young son inherited the throne.

She asked him, "Lord Luo, what is it you want?"

A light breeze brushed his hair as Luo Chengxuan kissed the red mole on the woman's earlobe. "Your humble servant only wants the Empress Dowager to live for herself."

Reader's Guide

1. The heroine is not a virgin, but the hero is. Happy ending. The hero is a court official.

2. Important: The heroine has a son with the old emperor. Read with caution if this bothers you.

3. The romance is melodramatic. The heroine isn't lovesick and can be unhinged.

Theme: Rising from the ashes to build a better life.