[Dream of the Red Chamber] After Being Reborn, I No Longer Play the Virtuous Empress

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Coming soon: [Qing Dynasty Transmigration + Dream of the Red Chamber] Baoyu's Vibe Is Off. Blurb at the very bottom. Please add it to your collection!

Su Jin was born into the Su family, the "Kings of Jiangnan." To stabilize imperial power and the great clans, the royal family claimed her as a bride from the moment she was born.

She steadily rose from Crown Princess to Empress Dowager, watching the emperor bring about his own downfall before personally raising the young emperor. Su Jin's path was smooth and sure, without a single misstep.

So why did she open her eyes and find herself back before that year's Gathering of the Beauties?

Su Jin had absolutely no desire to do it all over again...

Her mind was in shambles!

This time, she didn't want to be a virtuous empress.

Since she didn't want to be a virtuous empress, she should just do as she pleased.

Some wicked servants are bullying her young cousin? Su Jin heads straight to the docks to snatch her away. Be good, Daiyu. Come home with your great-aunt.

Someone at a banquet mocks Daiyu as the daughter of a deceased mother, with a face like an opera performer? The Crown Princess hands Daiyu a princess's golden patent. From then on, no one in the realm dares bully or insult her.

Rumors spread through the capital that Daiyu is an unfilial girl? Empress Su smiles from her throne: How strange. If her elders hadn't failed in their duties, why would Yu'er have drifted away from them?

After all that, the entire capital is left questioning its sanity. Was I the fool all along?

Su Jin smiles and calmly deals with people. A virtuous empress? Not a chance.

Prince Zhongshun, Shui Zhan, had secretly loved Su Jin for years. To keep the position of his principal wife vacant, he went so far as to pretend to be disabled and even had people spread rumors that he was taking pleasure with male performers.

Years later, he met her again at the Gathering of the Beauties. Seeing her holding a fan pouch, his heart turned to ashes.

He knew she wouldn't change her mind for the sake of the Su family... Shui Zhan looked at the fan pouch held out to him and smiled bitterly...

A fan pouch?

Bonus Scene One:

On her wedding day, Su Jin's father looked at his daughter with tears streaming down his face and choked out, "My darling girl, if you don't want to marry him, then you don't have to."

General Su looked at his daughter in her red bridal robes, his gaze unusually gentle. "My darling girl, Beiliang's hundred thousand cavalry will always have your back."

Daiyu blinked her big eyes and held out her arms, standing guard outside the door. In her little-girl voice, she called, "Great-Aunt says nobody gets in without a red envelope."

The renowned "Master Changsheng" had none of his usual transcendent air. With his sword pressed against Shui Zhan's neck, he threatened fiercely, "If you dare let her down, I'll make the whole realm pay for it."

Bonus Scene Two:

One day, Su Jin woke in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. She gazed at the bright yellow bed curtains, lost in thought:

She hadn't wanted to be a virtuous empress. Why had she become one in the end?

Emperor Chenghe, Shui Zhan, took her hand and said, "Because I wouldn't let you kneel to anyone."

The Veritable Records of Emperor Chenghe, note at the beginning of the Empress's chapter: Empress Chengzhao was born into the renowned Su family of Jiangnan... At seventeen, she was betrothed to Prince Zhongshun... On the twenty-third day of the first month in the eighteenth year of Emperor Shuijing's reign, she entered the Eastern Palace... As empress, she opened maritime trade for the emperor, subdued the Western Qiang, and brought peace to the realm. The emperor and empress shared a deep bond, and she was the only woman he ever loved...

A heroine reborn who no longer wants to be a virtuous empress vs. a hero who pretended to be disabled and refused to marry in his previous life

Set in the Dream of the Red Chamber. The heroine and Lin Ruhai are first cousins, and she is Lin Daiyu's aunt.

One-on-one romance, both leads are chaste

The emperor is replaced

In her previous life, the emperor married the heroine solely for her family's influence.

The hero is Prince Zhongshun. The rumors that he took pleasure with Qi Guan were spread to ruin his own reputation.

There are many versions of the Dream of the Red Chamber, so please consider any content that differs from your own understanding of the novel to be my own invention. Thank you.

Coming soon: [Qing Dynasty Transmigration + Dream of the Red Chamber] Baoyu's Vibe Is Off

He was sitting at home when transmigration came dropping from the sky. After waking from a dream, Jia Ying found himself as the cherished son of the Jia family. He counted off on his fingers: Little Sister Lin would die in three days, the Jia family would be raided in a month, and ten years later he would be "choking down sour pickled greens in the dead of winter, wrapped in a torn blanket on a snowy night."

What a life to look forward to!

Just then, the sentient jade, the culprit behind his transmigration, appeared. Arrogantly, it declared, "Listen to me, and you'll escape your fate, become rich and handsome, and marry a beautiful, wealthy woman."

...Oh.

Say, "When mountains lose their peaks and heaven and earth become one, if my sister goes, then so will I."

Reward: One immortal pill to extend Daiyu's life.

Baoyu: No need. The Nine Needles of Taishu work better than an unreliable immortal pill.

Jia Zheng summons him. Baoyu looks at the roomful of demons and monsters, golden light shining above their heads. "Some people are human to your face and devils behind your back. Right now, they'll praise you to the skies, then laugh about you behind your back."

Reward: One memorial to postpone the Jia family's confiscation.

Baoyu: Postpone it, that's all? Pointless. Let's just replace the emperor!

Prince Beijing is about to rebel, and the sentient jade's golden light has begun to dim.

"What makes a person human is the ability to control their emotions. If you can't, don't let them run wild. Reward: Prince Yi's favor. Do whatever you like..."

Baoyu smiles. "Sorry, Prince Yi is my sworn brother."

The sentient jade, utterly baffled, is now on its last breath. It sees Emperor Yongzheng traveling incognito and uses its last strength to proclaim: "No matter how well you do, you can't make everyone happy. Your enemies in particular will either embellish the truth or take your words out of context."

Reward: Emperor Yongzheng's favor.

Baoyu taps his folding fan and watches Yongzheng approach. "Baoyu, I'm here to take you home."

Later, the sentient jade asks... Who are you, really?

This is a one-on-one romance between Little Sister Lin and the transmigrated version of Baoyu.

The timeline has been adjusted to fit the Dream of the Red Chamber. Yongzheng is thirty, not forty-five.

There are many versions of the Dream of the Red Chamber, so please consider any content that differs from your own understanding of the novel to be my own invention. Thank you.

Theme: May I win one heart and stay together until our hair turns white