New serial: The Daily Life of a Concubine-Born Son Who Dotes on His Wife While Preparing for the Imperial Exams: He's a doomed side character, but he wants to become chancellor.
[Story blurb]
Yuan Ruofu, an emergency doctor, was born into the world of an imperial-examination novel as the doomed younger cousin of the main character.
In the book, his original counterpart had an intellectual disability from birth, was despised by his main-character cousin, and was later eliminated by him. The entire family of four died a tragic death.
Yuan Ruofu didn't want to end up as a doomed side character.
At eleven, his cousin plotted against him and he fell into the water. When he woke up, his intelligence had returned, and he had also awakened an intelligence accelerator.
After that...
In the eyes of others, he was still a fool. But he went to school, sat the imperial exams, came first in the palace examination, entered the Hanlin Academy, joined the Grand Secretariat, and successfully overturned his family's doomed fate.
He safeguarded his father's career, helped his mother get the keys to manage the duke's household, supported his twin sister in growing her embroidery business, and helped her marry into a family that truly loved her.
The realm was peaceful and prosperous, but then an enemy nation invaded. The dynasty valued civil officials over military ones, and the border was in crisis.
Yuan Ruofu fulfilled the Emperor's command. He went on an expedition with General Lin, resolving the conflict through negotiations and stopping war with diplomacy, eventually becoming a renowned diplomat of his age.
He and Lin Xiao also found their happy ending and became partners.
A few brief content notes:
1. The male lead is eleven from the start, and faces plenty of difficulties. Please be patient with him.
2. There is a female lead. Romance isn't the main focus, but it runs throughout the story.
3. The setting is fictional, and many details of the imperial examination system are invented, with the Ming dynasty as a reference. They're designed to serve the story.
4. I am easily affected by comments, so comments are disabled. I'll focus on writing and update daily.
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