A similar upcoming novel, Breaking the Cage. The blurb is below. Please add it to your collection! Thank you!
Le Yang was a princess of low status, trampled on at will. The only thing others envied was her engagement to the Second Young Master of the Censorate. Then, on the day of her coming-of-age ceremony, he publicly broke off the engagement, making her the biggest joke in the imperial capital.
Then,
Then her uncle successfully launched a rebellion. Instead of becoming a prisoner, she was honored with the title of Princess Baozhu. Her uncle told her she could pick any fine man in the realm, as many as she wanted. Le Yang agreed.
Her uncle studied her for a long moment. "Xue Fang says you're soft-spoken and courteous, and always keep yourself in check."
Le Yang replied meekly, "Commander Xue is too kind. If it's your wish, Uncle, I'll agree to anything."
Later, the Second Young Master of the Censorate forced his way into the Princess's residence, accusing her of abducting men and saying that if she had a grudge, she should take it out on him. Eyes red, he said he was willing to take his place in the Princess's residence, as long as she let his elder brother, who was in poor health, go.
Before Le Yang could say anything, the elegant and refined First Young Master of the Censorate came running out, panting with every step. "Little brother, don't talk nonsense. I... I'm willing."
Then officials of the upright faction accused her of forcibly taking the sons of officials. Le Yang was summoned to the palace for questioning. Her uncle asked her, "Do you know what you should do now?"
"Of course: appease my uncle."
Later, the ruthless emperor and the depraved Princess Baozhu became entangled in a scandalous relationship, giving the whole realm something to gossip about and condemn.
At the Garden Banquet, the Empress Dowager said Le Yang had disgraced her station and thrown the imperial harem into chaos, and wanted to force a marriage on her. The newly appointed top scholar, known for his chaste virtue, rose from his seat.
"I humbly ask to marry Princess Baozhu."
One-to-one romance for much of the story, and one-to-one in the ending.
Content warnings
1. The heroine has no sexual experience, while the men may or may not. The official pairing is sexually inexperienced!!! None of them are good people, and they all have flaws.
2. He is not her real uncle, and they are not blood-related or on the same household register.
3. The heroine is essentially adored by everyone, with some Mary Sue elements.
4. A mountain of original worldbuilding. Official ranks and clothing are all mixed together.
Upcoming novel: Breaking the Cage
Li Zhengrong is an illiterate, useless princess who acts arrogantly and does whatever she pleases because her father is the emperor. Later, the country falls, and enraged commoners drag her up onto the city wall and demand she atone with her life.
The good news: She is reborn.
The bad news: She doesn't know how the country fell.
After being reborn, Li Zhengrong often dreams in the middle of the night that she is standing atop a tall city wall, her clothes snapping in the wind. Someone rides toward her on horseback, blood blurring her vision, and she hears the rider scream:
"A Ying, don't jump!"
After thinking it over, she sets her sights on a few candidates:
The refined and elegant Deputy Director of the Imperial College, Cheng Yan (the man she secretly loved but couldn't force into accepting her feelings)
The despised hostage prince from an enemy state, Nie Ge (her like-minded troublemaking friend with an exotic flair)
The sinister and chilling Eunuch of Nine Thousand Years, Qiu Yinghui (her former fiance, made a eunuch after her father executed his entire family)
Later, Li Zhengrong thinks, It doesn't matter. As long as the country doesn't fall, none of this will happen. Her gaze turns toward the Nine-Dragon throne.
Her brothers mock her for being a woman with delusions of grandeur.
But she raises her head and declares, "I grew up on this Nine-Dragon throne. What chance do you have against me?"
When she discovers that life is a gilded cage, she will break free.
One-to-one romance
Theme: Stand on your own feet
Bai Zhi's life is also quite legendary. From an orphan girl to a queen, I feel that she dared to make bold choices at every critical moment and had good luck.
In the end, I still felt a little sorry for my uncle.
Lao Deng, hurry up and log off. I don't want to see Yang Bao feel so uncomfortable.
It is a very ancient style of writing, and at certain moments the ancient thunder will suddenly pop up and explode. I really disliked the portrayal of female characters other than the heroine, and almost abandoned the novel. But the plot is very good, I couldn't bear to let it go so I kept reading. Generally speaking, the idea is good. It is not bad to write a complete story where the heroine does not love anyone but everyone loves the heroine. It is better than the heroine falling in love with anyone.
Damn, can you make a side story about my uncle and Le Yang? I really want to watch it.
I admire Bai Zhi very much. She seizes every opportunity to climb up. She is ambitious and can implement it. Regardless of whether she is a villain or not, she is admirable.
Where is my uncle? What's next for him? Really, his presence is so strong! It always feels weird to say this at the end.
I still like Yangyang the most. Men, they should like our Yangyang, hahaha, it doesn't matter who they are.
I feel very sorry for Yangyang. Not just because she suffered a lot. When she herself was suffering, she never felt sorry for herself or was full of resentment. She could even take pleasure in suffering and find ways to survive and move forward. This is such a tenacious vitality. Yangyang only becomes extreme when it comes to her mother's affairs. Keke has to avenge her mother's death, not to mention that her enemy is right in front of her. She is cold but tough, smart but not arrogant. There will definitely be many people who love her, and I hope many people will love her.
Isn't this just the emperor raping the heroine... He imprisoned her for a long time and served it all in one go?