Winning at Life After Becoming Prince Xiao's Wife

Also known as "Capturing a Coldhearted Prince's Heart"

After Lin Lele transmigrates into the body of a lovestruck girl who adores the male lead, she is already serving in his female guard unit. When she learns that her future involves taking an arrow for him and dying without a complete corpse, she decides it isn't worth it and focuses on getting away.

But the male lead, Prince Xiao Pei Qingyu, needs to ensure that the General's Household doesn't side with his political enemies as he fights for power and the throne.

When Lin Lele, the general's daughter, suddenly decides she's had enough, Pei Qingyu tries repeatedly to make her stay, but fails. To keep her from joining his enemies, he directly asks the General's Household for her hand in marriage.

On their wedding night, Lin Lele, the Princess Consort, confesses with a bitter smile: "Your Highness, I really don't like you at all."

Prince Xiao Pei Qingyu glances up coldly. "Just do your duty as my wife. I don't love you either."

Who could have guessed that after becoming a "warring couple," Pei Qingyu's handsome face would be slapped again and again by the truth? Lin Lele listens to him and doesn't entertain romantic fantasies, only wanting to survive, yet he keeps trying to get close and cuddle up to her...

Lin Lele gets to lie back and become empress. Wait, didn't you say you didn't like me? Why do you keep putting up with me?

Pei Qingyu: "Did I say that? I forgot."

As the eldest son born outside the main line of the imperial family, Pei Qingyu's mother came from a lowly background. He endured countless hardships and struggled to survive as he grew up. At last, he seized power through his military achievements, and his fearsome reputation spread throughout the land.

He thought the world could only fear, hate, and resent him. He never expected that when his sworn enemy set a trap for him, the girl who had once done everything she could to escape him would look at him with blazing eyes full of anger, insisting on speaking up for him amid all the darkness.

From the day she stood up for him, Pei Qingyu resolved that for the rest of his life, he would hold her hand, take her home, give her honor, and cherish her.

Even if she didn't love him, he would never let her go.

(It's actually a sweet romance.)

A power-struggling, top-tier fighter, occasionally sharp-tongued and devoted prince vs. a usually laid-back, occasionally righteous, argumentative girl

Upcoming Novel: "The Easygoing Princess and Her Workaholic Consort"

Fu Shan transmigrates into the body of a princess of a kingdom, said to be an arrogant fool with a fief of her own.

In her previous life, she had heart disease and was careful to protect her heart. She hated hardship and tiring work, and managing a fief was complicated and exhausting. To avoid the chore, she grabs the first able-bodied man she can find and puts him to work.

The unlucky laborer is the prince consort the original princess forced into marriage. Li Nantang was born to humble beginnings but possessed extraordinary talent. He had hoped that all his years of hard study would finally let him make his mark at court, only to be picked as the consort by the lecherous princess at first sight. In this dynasty, a prince consort cannot take part in politics and can only live an idle life. Li Nantang hates her, and he also hates the chancellor who served as their matchmaker. He submits furious memorials against the chancellor every day. Chancellor: ...I'll never arrange another marriage. It only attracts lunatics, sob~

Fu Shan runs into a problem and summons the furious Li Nantang. She starts making him a tempting offer: "You don't have to be angry. Since you hate this so much, why don't we make a deal? I won't touch you. I'll pay you to manage my fief. If you do a good job and train some of my people, I'll give you a big sum of money a year from now, divorce you, and recommend you for a high-ranking position. How does that sound?"

"How much?"

"You decide."

"Ten thousand taels!"

"I'll give you twenty thousand."

Li Nantang: ...

Fu Shan starts sleeping, sleeping, and sleeping, eating, drinking, and having fun, governing through inaction. Li Nantang grits his teeth and works himself to the bone, waking earlier than a chicken, sleeping later than a dog, and working harder than a donkey.

A year later, the fief is flourishing. Fu Shan is very satisfied and prepares to send him off.

Li Nantang: "You're satisfied already? You have no ambition!"

Fu Shan: ...

A tale of a perfectionist's relentless drive.

Li Nantang expands her little fief to encompass the whole country, forces her to become empress of the new dynasty to get back at her, and makes her keep sleeping, eating, drinking, having fun, and governing through inaction. He shamelessly even helps her sleep.

So the emperor often tells his ministers: "I, your sovereign, was originally from the Princess Fu'an's household. The princess has remarkable discernment..."

Fu Shan: This has to be mockery.

The ministers: All right, you've bragged about this a hundred times. Who doesn't know by now?

Upcoming Novel: "My Classmate's Maid"

The Chang'an gentleman Wei Huaijie has a young maid who can cook a few delicious dishes. Though cautious and reserved, she has a pair of touching eyes. Wei Huaijie doesn't want her to distract him from his studies, so he is always cold toward her, lowering his eyes whenever their gazes meet.

One day, his cousin, who is engaged to be married, comes to the household and persuades Madam to let the maid buy her freedom. At the time, Wei Huaijie feels only a little wistful.

Afterward, when he sees her standing beside his former classmate, the two of them holding the same flower lantern and acting intimately, the usually restrained and proper Wei Huaijie suddenly punches the wall so hard that the back of his hand is covered in blood.

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After transmigrating, Cheng Qinglu becomes a maid. Seeing how chaotic the world is, she sucks in a breath. The official household where she currently works has strict rules, but at least it offers some personal safety and pays better than working outside. The young master seems to dislike her, so she works carefully and diligently, hoping only to stay out of her employer's way and save a little extra money while she eats and drinks.

After leaving the Wei household, she is considering where to find her next job when the young master's classmate, Li Yizhi, comes to poach her.

"I tried the laowan you made at the Wei household once, and I can't forget it. Come work for me."

"Please give me a few days to think about it, sir." There are other families who might hire her, too.

"Whoever hires you, I'll pay you three times their monthly salary."

"..."

What is there to think about? As a modern wage slave who respects money, she should roll up her sleeves and work for whichever company offers the best salary and benefits.

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Many years later, Censor Wei Huaijie, eyes bloodshot, curses the Marquis of Zhenbei, Li Yizhi, saying that beneath his polished and magnanimous appearance, he is despicable, deceitful, and shameless. How could he take advantage of the situation and steal the woman he loves? His wife was actually Wei's childhood sweetheart.

Li Yizhi, who earned his promotion through genuine military achievements, sneers: "When it comes to love, everyone relies on their own abilities. So what if I took the woman I love? You have only yourself to blame for not being able to keep her."

Theme: Before loving someone else, love yourself first