[Dream of the Red Chamber] The Princess Who Guards the Nation

Pre-release: "[Qing Transmigration] The Side Consort Is Not What She Seems" and "[Qing Transmigration] Consort Yi Reigns Supreme in the Six Palaces." Please add them to your reading lists. Blurbs are at the bottom.

Blurb:

She closed her eyes, then opened them, only for Ruoyang to discover she had transmigrated into a pitiful princess from some unknown dynasty.

At the ripe old age of twenty, she had finally found hope of getting married. But just as the match was about to be made, her younger sister snatched the groom right from under her nose.

The smug Sixth Princess said, "Third Sister, don't blame Father. Given your advanced age, being betrothed to the top scorer in the palace exam wouldn't be a blessing. It would be an insult..."

Ruoyang said, "Sixth Sister, be careful when you go out these days. Your forehead looks dark to me. You're bound to suffer a bloody calamity."

???

The next day, the Sixth Princess went to play polo as invited and got her head cracked open by a mallet.

Everyone was laughing at and pitying the over-the-hill Third Princess for losing the brilliant young top scorer. But who could have guessed that a few days later, another top scorer would appear out of nowhere?

Well, this top scorer was a little old, and he had a daughter.

Also, the top scorer was named Lin Hai, courtesy name Ru Hai.

His adopted daughter's childhood nickname was Daiyu.

"..."

Ruoyang had a secret: she could foresee disasters. Neither natural calamities nor man-made ones could escape her eyes.

Relying on this ability, she rose step by step from a pitiful girl hated by her father and bullied by everyone to the very top.

She would wear the imperial robes and rule the realm.

Her name would go down in history and be remembered for generations.

Reader's Guide: 1. Lin Ru Hai's age has been changed. He is fourteen years older than the heroine. 2. The dynasty in this story is the author's own creation. It is not the setting of the original Dream of the Red Chamber, nor is it connected to any historical dynasty. 3. The Rongguo Mansion is not portrayed favorably. 4. More will be added if anything else comes to mind.

Blurb for "[Qing Transmigration] Consort Yi Reigns Supreme in the Six Palaces":

After taking a little stroll through the apocalypse, Guo Qingyu never expected to get another chance to return to the Qing Dynasty.

With a face so bewitching it could bring a kingdom to ruin and a fiery temper, she also had a wood-type supernatural ability that made her incredibly amiable.

The little ones clamoring to cuddle her was one thing. The sticky rice dumplings were pretty adorable, after all. But what was with that big hoof of a man practically treating Yikun Palace like his own home?

Kangxi had a dream: Consort Yi of Yikun Palace had a remarkable origin and possessed "divine powers." With just a flick of her finger, she could make crops ripen faster and yield more, so that from then on no one in the realm would ever starve.

Kangxi, who aspired to be like the First Emperor and spent his life striving to become "the greatest emperor of all time," could no longer sit still.

He gave her the exclusive favor of the Six Palaces and indulged her with almost no limits. Her rank rose steadily... He had set a gentle trap for that woman, never realizing that he, the hunter, had already fallen into it without knowing.

Aisin Gioro Big Hoof Kangxi: A Yu, open the door! I was wrong. I shouldn't have schemed against you...

Guo Qingyu: The door's been welded shut. Do as you please.

The next day, a sign was put up outside Yikun Palace: No scumbags or dogs allowed.

Yin Zhen, holding a little pug, stood at the entrance, utterly confused...

Reader's Guide: 1. Kangxi is a scumbag, and later he reaps what he sows. 2. This is an alternate universe! An alternate universe! An alternate universe! Some things may be adjusted as needed, so please don't nitpick the history! 3. No need to notify me if you drop the story. Let's part on good terms, and perhaps we'll meet again. 4. More will be added if anything else comes to mind.

Blurb for "[Qing Transmigration] The Side Consort Is Not What She Seems":

Nian Wanyuan was stunningly beautiful, with a delicate, willowy figure. She looked as fragile and innocent as a little white rabbit, the sort of person anyone would want to protect. In reality, she was a martial cultivator, the kind who could rip someone's crown off with her bare hands.

But when she failed to survive her tribulation, she was struck by lightning and sent to the Qing Dynasty, where she became the Yong Prince's Side Consort Nian.

On their wedding night, the "delicate" side consort was "scared unconscious."

The Fourth Master, in the middle of taking off his clothes: "...???"

Aisin Gioro Yin Zhen never imagined that, after spending more than three hundred years as a lonely ghost, he would one day return to the Qing Dynasty.

First thing: give Hongli, that ungrateful brat, a couple of hard smacks.

Too bad the brat was still in Niohuru's belly.

Second thing: his brothers were all capable enough. Stop making trouble. Working together to build a stronger Qing was the sensible thing to do.

But every one of his brothers had persecution paranoia: They could scheme against their brothers without batting an eye. Whenever he smiled, his brothers thought, "I'm done for!"

Third thing: Side Consort Nian was very much to his liking, but she was delicate and frail, with a beauty destined to die young. She needed careful tending.

Who could have guessed that the dainty side consort would punch a stone table and split it into four pieces on the spot?

"..."

Nian Wanyuan: "My lord, hear me out!"

Fourth Master: Hah! Hah! To hell with this miserable life!

Reader's Guide: 1. The heroine is unbelievably beautiful! She's a domineering flower who is not what she seems! 2. After the heroine enters his life, the Fourth Master has no other women, but the women who were there before cannot simply be erased. 3. Alternate universe, alternate universe, alternate universe! Lots of original worldbuilding, so please don't nitpick the history!

Theme: Go against the current, and fear nothing.