A Concubine-Born Son's Guide to Success

Currently updating: The Qing Dynasty: A Wicked Consort

Blurb:

Chang Qi touched the head Hui Pin had cracked open. If she cared so much about that man's affection, should Chang Qi steal it from her?

After a night of passion beneath the bed curtains, the man's cold voice rang out. "Why are you still here? Get out!"

Chang Qi paused, then thought, Oh, so you're heartless once it's over? She got out of bed without hesitation, tossed back her long hair, and dressed with a bewitching grace. Kangxi looked up slightly, his sunken eyes filled with darkness and fire.

He disliked being swept along by sudden passion. He only loved the quiet warmth he shared with his wife, Heseri, as they supported one another. The rest were merely there to satisfy his needs.

As it happened, Chang Qi thought the same way. A fleeting affair was no place for sincere feelings.

When they met on the palace path, she turned and walked away. When he came to the imperial garden, she immediately hid behind a rockery. He behaved completely out of character and summoned her to his bed again and again.

Oh? Had he grown attached? Couldn't get her out of his mind? That was no good at all. She had no plans to become a favored consort, so when would she turn into a mere mosquito stain?

A cinnabar mole that doesn't want to become a mosquito stain isn't a good red rose.

The Concubine-Born Son's Guide to Getting Ahead:

As a concubine-born son of a military family, he has a violent-tempered father whose bark is worse than his bite; an eldest brother who's big and burly but truly has his best interests at heart; and a second brother whose intentions are hard to read, but who still cares for him.

His life is good, but Zhou Meng can't let his guard down. His father is too much like the scumbag father from his previous life, and he can't get past it.

Another source of unhappiness is his grandmother's hatred and his scheming stepmother's frequent humiliation of his birth mother.

In short: A concubine-born son grows up and writes a magnificent life story.

Theme: Write a magnificent life story