After Transmigrating to the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Took Me by Cunning Means

Tao Ning had an accident while filming and transmigrated after she died.

Bad news: She transmigrated to the Qing dynasty, and she's a widow.

Good news: Her younger sister is Consort Yi, one of Kangxi's favorite concubines.

Great! She's related to the emperor. She's saved.

Like a smug little schemer, she laughed with her hands on her hips:

Now that she has a favored consort for a sister to back her up, she can do whatever she wants for decades to come.

But before Tao Ning could prepare herself for marriage, a prospective match suddenly showed up at her home. He said his wife had died in childbirth, leaving him alone with their young son, and that he had come to meet a potential bride.

Tao Ning remembered her mother mentioning this man. He was refined and handsome, with an air of distinction. Thinking she had nothing to lose, she decided to get to know him.

Gradually, however, Tao Ning realized that her prospective match might not be who he seemed. Just as she was considering how to turn down the proposal, her sister in the palace suddenly summoned her.

Only after entering the palace did she discover that everything around her was far beyond what she'd expected.

The future Consort Yi didn't seem very fond of her sister, and the man she'd met as a prospective match was none other than Kangxi.

Worst of all, she discovered that she was none other than Guoluo Guiren from history.

Tao Ning: ...

With Kangxi setting his sights on her, Tao Ning declared that she had no intention of being Guoluo Guiren.

Then she hurried out of the palace and fled south.

But after falling asleep and opening her eyes again, she once more came face to face with Kangxi's refined, faintly smiling countenance.

"Ningning... You have no idea how hard I've looked for you."

Tao Ning: ...

(Blurb written on December 9, 2022, and archived with a screenshot on Weibo.)

Content warning: A melodramatic, old-fashioned story. Sweet at first, then angsty, but the heroine will become empress in the end.

A mountain of fictional details! An alternate-history Qing dynasty, not historically accurate!

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[Related Qing dynasty transmigration pre-release: Raising a Child While Rejecting the Rat Race]

Shushu had just cleaned up her workplace and received a termination notice when she transmigrated as Fucha Gege, who had been assigned to Prince Bao.

Only after giving birth to her eldest son did Shushu realize that she was the historical Imperial Noble Consort Zhemin.

As Qianlong's eldest son, her child was destined to have his right to be named crown prince revoked by Qianlong and die in despair.

Faced with a Qianlong who would live to a ripe old age, she wanted to say, "There's no need. We really don't need to fight over the right to be named crown prince. Let's just focus on outliving Qianlong."

So Shushu resolved to lie flat and live a healthy life with her little one.

While everyone else was figuring out how to win favor, she was figuring out what to eat each day.

When others gave birth, she happily went to their baby's one-month celebration feast.

When others sang and danced at banquets for Qianlong, she watched even more intently than he did.

Qianlong: ...

Were the concubines in his harem competing for her favor or his?

While the other princes stayed up late studying, Yonghuang waved a hand and said, "My mother says staying up late is bad for a child's health."

While the other princes worked hard at martial arts to become accomplished in both civil and military pursuits, Yonghuang waved a hand and said, "My mother says learning martial arts too young will stunt your growth."

While the other princes were caught up in the rat race, only Yonghuang and Shushu rejected it.

Qianlong: ...

Everyone: This mother and son are hopeless. Hopeless.

But the harem's rivalries continued one after another. Qianlong outlived wave after wave of concubines, and in the end, Shushu was the only one still standing by his side.

Theme: No matter what adversity you face, never give up on yourself.