General, Please Drink Less (Female-Dominated World)

My new novel, The Young Male Consort (Matriarchal Society), is updating now. Come check it out~ Content warnings up front: women rule and men are subservient, male pregnancy, a taste of domesticity with a male mom, and an adult romance where they heal each other. Neither lead is a virgin. If any of that bothers you, feel free to stop reading here~ Ye Qingchen guarded the borders of Great Yu for fourteen years. She did not die in the flashing blades of foreign enemies, but to her sovereign's baseless suspicions. A single imperial decree exterminated the entire family of the loyal Duke of Jingguo and Divine General Ye Qingchen. Ye Qingchen was accused of secretly making imperial robes and deceiving the sovereign, crimes punishable by death. Ye Qingchen had neither husband nor children. After her death, her corpse was abandoned in the wilderness. No one claimed it or offered prayers, and the undefeated Divine General Ye Qingchen was forgotten. Only a male courtesan named Li Jiu defied the whole world to sew her body back together, spent all his wealth on a humble coffin, and laid her to rest. Ye Qingchen thought: If I get another life, I won't give my life to that heartless royal family again. Better to find a handsome man and settle down as a wealthy country squire somewhere with beautiful scenery. When she opened her eyes again, she was back in her youth, dressed in fine clothes and riding proudly. The young general returned victorious and was named Divine General for her achievements. When life is going well, one should enjoy it to the fullest. When Ye Qingchen awoke, she was already doing just that. In her arms was someone with skin whiter than snow, lips red as rouge, and eyes like twin stars, brimming with tears like spring waters. Trembling, he revealed the scars covering his body and knelt before her, pleading through his grievance for her tenderness. Looking into those familiar eyes, Ye Qingchen suddenly felt that being granted a second life had already made her life complete. From the day Li Jiu was confiscated as a government slave and lost his innocence, he knew he would never be able to clear his mother's name in this life. His mother had been branded a traitor who deceived the sovereign and betrayed her country, her name nailed to the pages of Great Yu's history books. But he could not accept it. He could not bear to watch the people who framed her rise to greatness, nor could he bear to bow and scrape before his enemies every day, kneeling three times and kowtowing nine. So, when the young general came to drink and seek pleasure that day, he shed his clothes and, carried by the wine, tumbled into her arms. Everyone said Duke of Jingguo Ye Qingchen was aloof, self-controlled, and uninterested in men. But Li Jiu watched her break that rule for him again and again. Everyone said Divine General Ye Qingchen was shrewd and knew how to protect herself. But Li Jiu watched her risk her life and fortune to turn the world upside down, all to win justice for him. Reading guide: 1. Taciturn, max-strength female general x pitiful, humble son of a disgraced minister 2. Male pregnancy in the main story. A little "the father gains status through his daughter" too, orz 3. The world's official system and customs are inspired by the Ming dynasty, in a very loosely structured matriarchal version of Ming ----Blurb for upcoming title The Substitute Husband Ran Away Pregnant----There are also upcoming gender-bender titles in my collection, so take a look---- He was nothing but a substitute for the beloved of the one who sat on the throne. Xiang Wan knew it perfectly well. He had never foolishly dreamed of taking even a little of the emperor's affection from that radiant man who shone like the moon. He did his duty, playing the part of someone who had long since disappeared. His every laugh, scowl, love, and hatred was merely an imitation of that person. Even before entering the palace, he had been the Xiang family's adopted son, raised to take the place of their own white moonlight. Then the real young master, as radiant as the moon, was found and brought home. Xiang Wan was driven out and sent to the entertainment quarters for allegedly plotting against the legitimate heir. Later, the Xiang family committed the grave crime of being condemned to confiscation and extermination. He heard that the real young master had once helped the Ninth Princess when he was down on his luck, and that she had defied the whole world to hide her beloved moonlight away in her princely residence. Later still, the Ninth Princess's white moonlight disappeared, and she went mad. She murdered her sister and mother, becoming the sovereign whom everyone feared. That day, the bright yellow imperial carriage stopped outside Xufang Pavilion. Xie Yaoqing gripped his chin and looked him over critically, as though appraising a rare and extraordinary piece of porcelain. She said, "Looking even a little like him is the greatest blessing you'll ever have." Xiang Wan looked at her handsome, spirited face and thought she was right. Xiang Wan had thought he would spend the rest of his life confined to the imperial palace, following her like a shadow and treasuring her love for someone else. It was only when Xie Yaoqing exhausted the strength of the empire to find that moonlight again that Xiang Wan understood: no matter how perfectly he imitated him, Xie Yaoqing had never once seen him, the counterfeit. Xiang Xi was the light in the darkest part of her life, a gentle moonlight by her pillow. And Xiang Wan was nothing but a shadow beneath that light, dust and filth beneath her feet. Xiang Wan thought, It doesn't matter. I never asked for much. If I imitate every word and gesture of her white moonlight a little more perfectly, she'll surely look at me from time to time. That would be enough to make my wish come true. Then, through pain that cut to the bone, he learned from that white moonlight how to be ruthless. Xiang Wan saw the indifference in Xie Yaoqing's eyes, and his heart turned to ash. He didn't want her attention anymore. It hurt too much. He faked his death and escaped that gilded prison, planning to spend the rest of his life among the waterways of Jiangnan. But the sovereign stopped him in a narrow alley, gripping his waist and stroking his gradually swelling belly, her eyes dark with menace. "My sweet Wanwan, whose child is the one in your belly?" In terror, Xiang Wan saw the bloodied sword at her waist. Caught on it was a ragged, bloodstained piece of clothing. It was the Phoenix Consort's ceremonial robe. In all of Zhou, only that radiant white moonlight could wear it. Only then did he understand: the moonlight Xie Yaoqing had spent her life searching for was actually him. Xiang Wan is the bright moon, its clear frost shining only on you. Unhinged emperor x puppy who wags his tail the moment you beckon Reading guide: 1. The female lead has had other partners; the male lead has not. She is unhinged and tyrannical, but highly capable 2. She has bad eyesight and mistakes the white moonlight for someone else. The male lead is the adopted son, but also the real white moonlight: he is his own substitute 3. The male lead is a puppy who wags his tail and begs for pets no matter what the female lead does 4. There is a "chasing the husband to the crematorium" arc, but not much of one. After all, puppies don't hold grudges~ Theme: Never forget your original aspiration, and press forward through hardship