My Lady, Please Behave

Here's a preview of another upcoming story in the same setting, though it takes place later. Here's the blurb:

1

Flames soared into the sky. The fire burned for three days and three nights, reducing the once magnificent palace to ruins and leaving nothing intact.

When Qin Nanqing arrived with her troops, all she saw were the shattered remains. There wasn't even a body left of the person she sought.

At that moment, she regretted it more than anything. If only she had...

Qin Nanqing purged the rebels and installed the sole surviving member of the imperial family as empress. Then she went to her room and took her own life.

But the pain she expected never came. When Qin Nanqing opened her eyes, she saw her own room, the one she had lived in ten years ago.

There was still time. The woman she loved had not yet ascended the throne, the rebels had not yet invaded, and her family was still alive and well.

This time, she would never make the same mistake. She would trust her, and she would not go to guard the northern frontier out of spite.

Everything was so wonderful.

2

Tang Yi recently noticed that her little classmate had changed a lot. She wasn't as timid as before, and her attitude toward Tang Yi had turned around completely.

She would teach her martial arts, argue on her behalf when the Grand Tutor reprimanded her, and study with her after class instead of leaving immediately.

Tang Yi didn't know why. She just assumed Qin Nanqing had followed her family's advice and hidden her old temper.

Whatever the reason, as long as this little classmate stayed by her side, that was enough.

And if she didn't want to, keeping her close by force wasn't out of the question.

Reborn, devoted, and exceptionally skilled young general pursues VS seemingly frail but actually formidable, scheming imperial princess receives

Blurb:

Jiang Zhiliu was intensely curious about Gu Xiao from the very first time she saw her.

She looked frail, as if a gust of wind could knock her over. Jiang Zhiliu knew she was her older brother's advisor. Since the current emperor had few children, these collateral relatives had naturally set their sights on the throne.

Gu Xiao felt nothing for the young princess beyond respect, but the princess seemed to think otherwise and kept clinging to her.

Gu Xiao had thought that once she told the young princess the truth, she would finally have some peace. She never expected the princess to become even more excited.

"Gu Xiao, I want to visit the gardens. Protect me."

"Gu Xiao, I want to climb a mountain. Come with me."

"Gu Xiao, I'm choosing a husband. Guess who it'll be?"

"I don't know."

"Gu Xiao, you're such a blockhead!"

Gu Xiao truly didn't understand. She thought the young princess only saw her as a friend. After all, their status and their sex seemed to make everything clear.

So how was it that the emperor personally issued an edict granting them marriage? And she heard the princess had asked for it herself?

"Princess, this is truly against all propriety."

Gu Xiao was only half-heartedly resisting. Jiang Zhiliu stood right in front of her, with nowhere left to retreat. Her hands clutched her collar tightly, defending her last boundary.

But the young princess acted as if she hadn't heard. When she looked up again, her eyes were red.

"Do you really not know, or are you pretending to be stupid? I've gone this far, and you still refuse? I refuse to believe you don't feel anything for me."

Hearing the young princess's plaintive voice and seeing her tear-reddened eyes, Gu Xiao knew she couldn't resist...

You think I'm unmoved by you, but I've already sunk into the mire, unable to pull myself out...

[An elegant, spirited scholar pursues VS a pampered, radiant princess receives]

Note: The pursuer disguises herself as a man in the early story and returns to women's clothing only after the young marquis takes power.

The pursuer is three years older than the recipient. When they meet, the recipient has already reached adulthood.

One-on-one romance, happy ending. If it's not sweet, you don't have to pay.

PS: A heads-up: this isn't an all-female story about building a career. There are men in the main cast, but women make up the majority overall. If that bothers you, feel free not to read. Since this is a fictional ancient setting, the presence of men is unavoidable. What I want to tell is the story of a pioneer: because of Gu Xiao and the women around her, more and more women will become officials, and there will be an empress. The main characters won't have children, but other families will, and some children will take their mother's surname.

Theme: Strive for your ideals, walk the road no one has taken before, become a pioneer, and pave the way for future generations.