Exiled Alongside My Mortal Enemy

Next up for advance reservation: "Dear, Interested in a Spectacular Funeral?" and "After Becoming a Strategist for My Roughneck General Father." Blurbs below. Please add them to your collections.

Blurb:

Zhou Sui goes from being an empress who stood as an equal to the emperor to the only daughter of a renowned scholar in Great Yong.

The original owner of her body was already engaged. At their first meeting, Zhou Sui recognized her fiancé as Xun Du.

The emperor of her previous life, her husband, her sworn enemy.

Reunited in another world, the two enemies still hated each other and both wanted the other dead.

Who could have guessed that her father would be implicated in a succession struggle, and the whole family exiled to the northwest?

The former emperor and empress became exiles together.

The northwest lay far from the capital, and survival was uncertain.

The escort guards and the Zhou family set out together on a long journey into exile.

Prisoner Zhou Sui: I don't need some great revenge to make me see the error of my ways. I was born ambitious, just like everything coming back to life in spring, just like you men. I want to rule the world.

Prisoner Xun Du: Zhou Sui is lawless and ruthless. She must be hiding some ulterior motive!

Escort guard Cheng Shang: She once appeared in my dreams.

#Fallen to rock bottom, yet still laughing in the face of the world#

#They owe each other, and he feels guilty, but she doesn't#

#New love and old flames on the road together#

Reader's Guide:

Set in a fictional world. Please don't overanalyze the historical details.

The heroine is wildly ambitious. This is a story about life on the road to exile, featuring an ensemble cast whose characters are all flawed.

New serial, "Dear, Interested in a Spectacular Funeral?" Blurb:

Meng Xiyi is reborn as the daughter of a coffin shop in the capital. Though her family works in a low-status trade, they get along well, and she has plenty to eat and wear.

When she comes of age, her background and birth horoscope make it difficult to find a match.

That is, until the official matchmaker comes calling on behalf of Cheng Fengyao, a young master of the Duke of Weiguo's household, and a marriage contract lands in her lap.

A high monk has foretold that Cheng Fengyao's principal wife must have been born at noon on the fifth day of the fifth month to ensure his safety.

Cheng Fengyao: A combination of Jia Baoyu and Duan Zhengchun, a pampered, rakish "golden phoenix" of a duke's household. He indulges in sensual pleasures and neglects his studies.

The Duke of Weiguo's household: A den of utter degenerates, wallowing in wealth and decadence. They also hold the record for the most babies born during Great Yong's mourning period.

Yet Meng Xiyi has no choice but to marry him.

At the time, the Duke of Weiguo's household is at the height of its power. Cheng Fengyao's aunt is a high-ranking consort, and she has borne the old emperor's only son, Crown Prince Zhou Xuning. Their power is overwhelming, and their glory unmatched.

Meng Xiyi tells Cheng Fengyao plainly: No talk of romance, no talk of husband and wife. We can still be good friends.

To Cheng Fengyao's many admirers, she says: I'm not here to break you up, and I'm not here to join you. I'm just here to make money.

But the Duke of Weiguo's household is rotten to the core, and their behavior is utterly outrageous. They're potential top customers for a coffin shop.

Meng Xiyi is on edge even while watching the show and making money in the household, fretting every day that a confiscation might drag her down with them.

Then, when the responsibility of managing the household suddenly falls on her shoulders, she has no choice but to take charge of this hopeless mess if she wants to stay alive.

On the day she takes over the estate, Meng Xiyi issues a warning: Everyone knows my family runs a coffin shop. Only the dead are absolutely exempt from punishment.

Follow the rules and do as you're told, and you'll live. Anyone who dares to defy me or fight back can take their pick: being sold off, prison, a beating, a reed mat, or a mass grave!

At first, everyone in the Duke of Weiguo's household, from the masters to the lowliest servants, looks down on the young mistress from a coffin shop and won't even give her a proper glance.

Later, even the most venerable old madam in the household has to act meekly around her, not daring to disobey in the slightest.

The once-decadent Duke of Weiguo's household reforms completely, becoming one of the rare respectable, wealthy families in the capital, and even earning the title "Great Yong's Model Family."

Reader's Guide:

1. Set in a fictional world. Please don't nitpick the historical details.

2. Cheng Fengyao is not the male lead. The romance is intense and thrilling.

3. The heroine was reborn in the womb. She is decisive and no saint, skilled in singing, acting, reciting, fighting, throwing tantrums, rolling on the floor, pretending to be possessed, and all sorts of other tricks.

Coming soon: "After Becoming a Strategist for My Roughneck General Father." Blurb:

The wars are over, and a new dynasty has been established.

Roughneck generals have earned noble titles through their military exploits, yet they can barely recognize a handful of characters. The former dynasty's officials look down on them and often mock them.

Cheng Dou, a commander of the Imperial City Office, is a complete roughneck. He can't even read official letters and documents, making him a laughingstock at court.

The emperor values his loyalty and reliability, and orders him to learn to read.

Annoyed, Cheng Dou secretly throws dog blood on the people who mock him, but still has to grit his teeth and obey the order to study.

For the ten years since she was born into this world, wars have raged across the land. Cheng Ningxi has lived in constant fear, and has only just managed to enjoy a stable, comfortable life.

Her cheap father, whom she has met only twice, is snoring thunderously over his books. Cheng Ningxi doesn't hesitate to laugh at him.

Cheng Dou is laughed at by his daughter. He wants to beat her, but can't bring himself to do it.

His two sons died fighting alongside him, and his wife and concubines have had no children for years. Cheng Ningxi is the only bloodline he has left.

Cheng Dou: "Laughing at your old man? Then read it yourself, if you've got what it takes. If you're better than me, I'll call you Dad!"

Who would have thought Cheng Ningxi could easily trounce him with the knowledge from her previous life? She smugly says, "Call me Dad!"

Unable to accept defeat, Cheng Dou grabs a stick and chases her around the five-courtyard mansion twice.

The stingy, penny-pinching Cheng Dou looks at his taunting daughter, rolls his eyes, and says with a grin, "Girl, I've got an even better trick up my sleeve. Want to take me on?"

Seeing that Cheng Dou has taken the bait, Cheng Ningxi raises an eyebrow. "Bring it on!"

Thinking his little scheme has worked, Cheng Dou fires his hired scribe and dumps all the Imperial City Office's official letters and memorials on Cheng Ningxi, for free.

At first, Cheng Ningxi only wants to keep Cheng Dou from getting dismissed.

Later, she becomes the real power behind the Imperial City Office.

The Imperial City Office becomes strictly disciplined, and the capital grows civilized and peaceful.

The boorish generals don't dare relieve themselves just anywhere. They wouldn't even dare spit, and would swallow it right back upon hearing her name.

The clan elders feel sorry that Cheng Dou's vast estate has no heir, and try to persuade him that Cheng Ningxi is still a girl, kindly offering him a few young men to choose from and adopt.

Meanwhile, the emperor covets Cheng Ningxi's abilities and issues an edict betrothing her to Prince Qin.

Prince Qin has always been gentle as jade, but he makes an uncharacteristic stand against the marriage: "I'd rather die than marry her. She's not human!"

Cheng Dou: "I don't dare say a word. Cheng Ningxi is the real dad."

Cheng Ningxi, invincible and so bored she counts ants: "How nice. He came right to my door."

She really isn't human. She wants both this and that.

The Cheng clan and Prince Qin have long been hers for the taking.

Reader's Guide:

Set in a fictional world. Please don't overanalyze the historical details.

The plot comes first. The romance only begins once the characters are adults.

Theme: Do you know how deeply I miss you?