A Father's Daily Rat Race

◆ Sweet and satisfying, goofy and stress-relieving, ancient fairytale ◆ Coming soon: "The Ming Princess's Happy Life" and "The Second Miss Is a Former Assassin." Please add them to your favorites! Everyone in the capital knew that Yingying, the Duke of Yingguo's only daughter, loved nothing more than singing her father's praises. After she started school, she spent all day showing off to her little friends, making them go home in a huff. Yingying was in a huff too. Why were everyone else's fathers so awful? The general who was the boy in front of her's father loved scolding people. As soon as he got home, he would beat his son. The censor who was her deskmate's father was a hands-off parent. He didn't even know what his daughter liked to eat. And the emperor who was her cousins' father was even worse. As soon as court was over, he would sprawl on the couch and do absolutely nothing. The more the little ones played with Yingying, the more they started rebelling at home. The general's son pointed out, "The Duke of Yingguo never beats Yingying!" The general: "?" The censor's daughter put her hands on her hips and quizzed him: "What do I like to eat? What can't I eat? Which classroom do I study in?" The censor: "Huh?" The emperor's two children ran over and tugged at him. "Father, get up!" The emperor: "..." ** Everyone said the Duke of Yingguo was henpecked, and that he didn't even dare make a fuss about having only one daughter. They had no idea how happy he was! He had begged for his wife, and he had begged for his daughter too! Those people were downright malicious. Were they trying to keep him from cuddling with A Zhi tonight? Or make his darling girl stop talking to him? Besides, he felt that his colleagues had been acting strangely lately. The military men seemed to want to chop him up, the civil officials seemed to want to tear him apart. Even the emperor seemed to be sharpening his blade as he watched him with a cold smile. The Duke of Yingguo: "???" Little Scene: The hands-off parent, Censor Cheng, declared to his colleagues, "That show-off Duke of Yingguo is unbearable. Let's all ostracize him!" Everyone enthusiastically agreed. That night, however, the censor couldn't help showing up at the Duke of Yingguo's manor to ask for parenting advice. When the door opened, several people were standing inside. (They all stared at one another.) The censor: "QAQ" The general and civil official who had arrived earlier: "QAQ" 1. A wife-protecting, daughter-doting father X a career-minded mother. 2. Sweet, satisfying, goofy, heartwarming everyday life. Inspired by a post about how a dad looking after the kids just needs to keep them alive. Why don't dads have to strive for more? 3. The dynasty has an empress, female officials, and female teachers. Neither the daughter nor her mother is weak. The author's page has a completed empress novel, "Kick Out My Deadbeat Father, I'll Take the Throne," a goofy, satisfying story! [Coming soon: "The Ming Princess's Happy Life." Please add it to your favorites!] A little stone spirit came to life, and Grandpa Yama promised to send her to be reborn into a good family to undergo a trial. The Zhu family seemed like a great choice. The palace was huge, and the emperor doted on his only wife. If she were born to that woman as the legitimate eldest daughter, she'd have a lifetime of comfort! "Your father has only one woman in his entire harem, and your parents are the greatest imperial couple in history. Aren't you happy?" The little one: "??? How on earth am I supposed to be happy about this?!" Fine, fine. Her father, Zhu Youtang, was a lovesick fool; her mother, Empress Zhang, would do anything for her younger brother; and her maternal grandmother acted like she was the empress dowager, while her two uncles were lawless and infamous. Anyone who stood between her and a life of comfort was a villain! They all had to be eliminated! Uncle, you picked on me? You picked the wrong stone! After looking around, the only normal person in the family was her older brother, Zhu Houzhao. He would grow up to be the most troublesome emperor in our dynasty, but at least he wasn't crazy. And he was very good to her. The siblings exchanged a glance and formed an alliance. The two of them turned the Ming palace into a complete mess. Their uncles were crazy, but the siblings were even crazier! Their mental states were even more fabulous! Emperor Hongzhi could only sigh helplessly, his eyes full of indulgence. Empress Zhang trembled with rage, unable to even find words to scold them. Their two uncles had to take a detour whenever they saw the little tyrants. Years later, watching as her two uncles were sentenced to death to uphold the law, the eldest princess finally felt at ease. At last, she could enjoy a life of comfort. [An alternate-timeline Ming Dynasty. A close bond between siblings.] [Neither sibling will be emotionally blackmailed by Empress Zhang. They hate evil and fight fire with fire, acting more like villains than the villains themselves.] Theme: A loving family is what raises a healthy, happy child.