[Qing Transmigration] Everyone Knows the Sixth Prince Is a Rebel

[Synopsis: The serious version, which may not be all that serious]

The interstellar worker 6666 accidentally transmigrates into the Kangxi era as the sixth prince, who died young.

When he opens his eyes, he's in the Qing Dynasty, where women bind their feet and men bind their brains.

When he closes them, he's in a courtroom that's about to sentence him to life in prison and bankrupt him.

Surrounded by danger, with wolves behind and tigers ahead, the situation is dire.

Luckily, there's still a tiny sliver of hope.

The System, which ended up in the Qing Dynasty alongside him: "I've got connections, solid ones. A hundred thousand taels of gold can shave a year off your sentence. Just save up, and I'll settle the whole thing for two million taels."

Aisin Gioro Yinzhuo: "Hello, I'm the sixth son of Emperor Kangxi. I didn't die. I'm on a small planet in the universe, five hundred million square kilometers in size. I need two million taels of gold to get back to the interstellar era... Damn it, where am I supposed to get two million taels of gold?!"

This is the Kangxi era, when all the princes are preparing for the struggle among the nine princes to succeed their father.

The princes study till dawn, give their all, work from morning till night, and never take a day off.

And Yinzhuo says, "Your little cutie wants some pocket money~"

[Synopsis: About that love that came late]

The first time they meet, he is a favored prince on a grand imperial procession, and she is a child bride married off to bring good fortune.

Yinzhuo says in disbelief, "That's inhuman! I'll go break up this marriage!"

But someone stops him. "The girl agreed to it herself. Once her young husband dies, she'll ask the court to grant her the title of chaste widow and erect a chastity memorial arch in her honor."

Yinzhuo turns and walks away in a fury.

The second time they meet, he is the rebellious Sixth Prince, doing business, and she is a salt merchant's widow and the very model of propriety.

That night, the moon hangs high, and the green lamp glows before the Buddha.

She offers him a cup of wine, then brings him a sudden spring storm.

Rumors soon spread through the court.

They say the Sixth Prince is not only obsessed with money, but brazen enough to ask for the hand of a chaste widow with a memorial arch.

Yinzhuo: What do you know! She's my wife! The richest woman in the world! 5555, did my wife give me pocket money today?

Note:

1. A mountain of authorial liberties; the setting may become alternate history at any time.

2. The System is a bird, an artificial intelligence with a personality of its own.

3. For ease of conversion, the currency system is: one gold equals one tael of gold.

4. Romance comes later; slice of life.

Theme: Stop the rat race, starting with me