The Trials of a Concubine's Daughter

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My other completed novel, My Uncle Is Actually Afraid of His Wife, is also waiting for you!

Blurb:

[An arrogant war god prince x a concubine-born daughter of the Minister of Revenue who plays the pig to eat the tiger]

One-on-one romance, both leads' first relationship.

Xue Tanxi, the eldest daughter of Minister Xue, was breathtakingly beautiful and talented. She excelled at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and had read widely in poetry and prose.

"What a pity. She's only a concubine's daughter."

Because she was born to a concubine, she never fought for anything and kept to herself, believing that would let her live in peace.

But instead, her stepmother framed her for adultery and exiled her to a village near the border.

She had thought the villagers would be simple and honest, but nothing went as she wished.

She protected her maid, fought a wicked old woman, and even got caught up in court intrigue.

This time, she would not sit back and let things happen to her.

To return to the capital and save her own life, Xue Tanxi gritted her teeth and threatened Prince Ning Qi, a ruthless killer who never hesitated to take a life.

"Lady Xue... Do you know what happens to those who threaten me?"

Later, Xue Tanxi entered the prince's estate and became Ning Qi's princess consort. She spent her days figuring out how to deal with the few troublesome women in his household. It was enough to drive her to distraction.

She thought she already knew what happened to people who threatened Ning Qi...

Being a concubine's daughter was hard, but being a princess consort was even harder!

Ning Qi had heard of the eldest Miss Xue back when he was still in the capital.

They met again while Xue Tanxi was being exiled.

That day, snow blanketed the mountains and the wind howled. Ning Qi swept in with his sword.

Through a twist of fate, he nearly killed Xue Tanxi by mistake.

Looking at the girl's terrified face, Ning Qi merely sneered. She was not what people said she was, just a pretty vase for others to admire.

It was only later, while watching from the shadows, that he saw her injure herself to escape, then watched as she dealt with her greatest threats one by one and finally secured a place to live in peace.

Only then did Ning Qi realize she was a venomous snake that could bite.

In the end, that snake caught him off guard and bit him.

At first, he truly had wanted to kill her.

He kept her in his estate and made her his princess consort, forcing her to endure criticism and mistreatment that had never been meant for her.

Ning Qi had planned to take revenge and torment her slowly. But when he saw Xue Tanxi's tearful, pitiful face,

he softened.

"No one gets to bully a person of mine."

Ning Qi wiped away her tears, took on the women in his household, and stood up to the powerful in the palace.

He conquered the realm for her and won her a noble title.

He never expected to be the one who fell in love first.

Notes:

1. The romance develops slowly. There are reasons behind every feeling~ The early chapters focus on the plot, though not for too long.

2. The male lead is no good person, and as it happens, the female lead is no pushover either.

3. The male lead has three secondary consorts in his household, but he did not choose to take them, and there is no romance between them and him.

4. Later on, the male lead will have to pursue his wife and win her back.

Coming soon: The Little Princess Bumped Her Head

"The proud young general's daily face-slapping"

[An ambitious young general x a little princess who pretends to be crazy and foolish]

Jiang Shuiyan, the little princess of the Yan Dynasty, had bright eyes, pearly teeth, and a delicate, lovely face. When she smiled, dimples appeared faintly in her cheeks, making her look especially lively and charming.

It was a shame, though.

Her birth mother, the late empress, had died young. Her stepmother pushed her aside, her father and brothers showed her no affection, and at ten she fell and injured her head, becoming a foolish, doll-like princess.

At the time, Shen Keting had just returned from a victorious campaign, in the prime of his life and riding high on success.

At the victory banquet, the ruler of Yan, drunk, waved his hand and promised him a marriage contract.

As they drank and reveled, a friend teased him.

"Keting, that silly princess is quite a beauty. Why not marry her and bring her home to liven things up?"

The liquor burned his throat. Shen Keting sneered in disdain.

"I don't want to marry an idiot."

Later, the little fool followed him around every day, calling him "Brother Keting" with such warmth that it gave him a headache.

People all over town were saying:

The young general of the Shen family wants to marry the foolish princess.

He had meant to deny it outright, but when he faced Jiang Shuiyan's little face scrunched up with hurt, he simply could not bring himself to say the words.

"Brother Keting, do you dislike Ah Yan because she's a fool too...?"

"Who said that!" The young man tossed his ponytail, his voice sharp and forceful.

"I like fools!"

At first, Jiang Shuiyan only wanted to find someone she could rely on, so she could finally escape the many layers of palace walls.

Shen Keting had neither parents nor siblings, making him undoubtedly the best place for her to go.

She deliberately got close to him and did everything she could to win his favor.

Until Shen Keting saw through her disguise.

"Haven't you grown tired of pretending for so long, Princess?"

But after pretending to be crazy and foolish for so many years, how could Jiang Shuiyan expose herself so easily?

Shen Keting only saw what she wanted him to see.

So she teared up, her voice soft and sweet. "Ah Yan has no choice but to pretend to be a fool, but my feelings for you, Brother Keting, are real."

The proud young general stormed away.

But the next day, Shen Keting was drinking himself into a stupor at an inn, thinking only of the girl with the flower-like smile.

"So what if she's a liar...?"

"I like liars!!!"

"You're the liar, and I'm the fool. We were made for each other."

This is a story about a young general who gets face-slapped and ends up eating his words.

Theme: Joining hands and moving forward through hardship