In the book, the protagonist married a powerful minister in his previous life and died miserable and alone. Only after his death did he learn that he had been the new emperor's beloved, but the emperor had mistaken someone else for him, making his spoiled, willful cousin the empress.
Reborn, he decides to take everything back. He will reunite with the Crown Prince early, expose his cousin, a pretty face who was chosen as the Crown Princess from childhood, and prove that if his cousin can be empress, so can he!
Number 1036 has the bad luck to transmigrate into this melodramatic succession-struggle novel about a reborn protagonist changing love interests, and he becomes the cannon-fodder cousin!
The original Tan Qing is an orphan of the Marquis of Zhenbei's household. He is neither a scholar nor a fighter, but everyone agrees he is the future Crown Princess. The title and fief left to him by his parents, who died in battle, are enough to give him a comfortable, luxurious life.
But not long ago, his cousin plotted to make him fall into the water, leaving him gravely ill and causing his engagement to fall through. The emperor, wary of Tan Qing's maternal grandfather and his powerful army, then issued an edict ordering Tan Qing to marry the frail Seventh Prince, Prince Yin.
The Crown Prince has long considered the Marquis of Zhenbei's household his for the taking. He wants his beloved to replace Tan Qing and marry into the Eastern Palace, so he refuses to let the marquisate slip away. When he hears what happened, he rushes over to manipulate Tan Qing into becoming his spy.
"A-Qing, I know this is a hardship for you. Once I ascend the throne, I'll bring you out of Prince Yin's residence and make you a noble consort!"
He'd come here hoping to retire in peace, only to immediately run into someone trying to take over the family fortune...
Tan Qing, a.k.a. 1036: Enough talk. Pay me back first!
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Seventh Prince Pei Zheyu has a face as handsome as jade and a refined, elegant air. But he is aloof by nature and has suffered from a hidden illness since childhood. His birth mother, Noble Lady Chang, comes from a humble family with no powerful relatives to support her, so neither of them is favored.
He has lived in his own princely residence outside the palace for years. Only after the Crown Prince broke off his engagement did the emperor finally remember him, casually giving him the title Prince Yin and arranging for him to marry Tan Qing, the disgraced young master of the Marquis of Zhenbei's household.
After they marry, Pei Zheyu buries himself in old books.
A few days after the wedding, Pei Zheyu summons the steward to his study and asks about the princess consort he has neglected for some time.
The steward hesitates. "The princess consort... the princess consort built a pig farm and hasn't been back to the residence for three days!"
Pei Zheyu: "...A what farm?"
A month later, the Crown Prince learns that Tan Qing has done nothing at all, but has opened a pig farm. "What pig farm?"
Tan Qi had thought that since Tan Qing had married the Seventh Prince, whom the emperor despised, he would never have another chance to become empress. He secretly rejoiced, only to hear that Tan Qing had become even more outrageous after marriage and nobody could control him.
The reborn, dark-lotus protagonist Tan Qi was so furious that he got up in the middle of the night and angrily pounded the bed. "How can he be living so well?!!!"
A short scene:
Later, the Crown Prince and Tan Qing's cousin panic and rush to the pig farm to force Tan Qing to make a move, only to be butted into the manure pit by a pig.
Pei Zheyu: "...Did you do that on purpose or by accident?"
Tan Qing: "On purpose by accident!"
That day, Tan Qing, with tears in his eyes, reluctantly butchered a pig, then polished off two big bowls of rice with the pork dishes. "Pork is delicious!"
Pei Zheyu: "..."
A handsome, tragic, world-weary gong who's gentle only to his spouse
A naturally dark, optimistic shou who wants to retire and raise pigs
Reading guide:
1. A stunning gong and a pretty shou. Men can marry and bear children in this fictional world. One-on-one, happy ending. The main couple won't have children!
2. The shou isn't a perfect good person. He gives bad people a hard time, and helps his own people and good people. The gong has psychological issues.
3. This is a freewheeling story. For the sake of sweetness and fun, much of the plot doesn't make logical sense. Best read without overthinking it.
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Theme: Be content and find happiness.
Why is Qing Qing so cute? I also want to give Qing Qing a kiss.
Okay, okay, Fusheng is the best boy I've seen with a relatively high monthly salary. It's worth it.
The previous writing has been very good, and the protagonist Shou's character is quite cute, but if you really talk about committing suicide, you can just tell Gong, there is really no need to tell others. You are honest and have a clear conscience, but you are still living in the body of another son. You tell his parents that I am not your son. Your son is dead. You want his parents to watch a soul that is not your son carrying his son's body every day. You live happily, and others watch and When you think about your son's body, you will always think of your dead son. Well, if people are really sad and can't see you, you should still exist. When you think of someone living happily with your dead son's body, you will also think of your poor dead son. Aren't you stabbing people in the heart every day? Isn't it cruel? Now that my son has a chance to live a better life despite his health, then just be filial to my grandpa and my parents, and just let my grandpa and my parents be happy. Why do you need to say it out and make your whole family suffer and have to watch you feel sad every day? The so-called not wanting to lie to others, just to make myself feel better, is really heart-breaking!
It seems noble to tell this secret, but it is cruel to let others face you in the future. You are exactly the same as your own son, and your soul is not your own son. What it means is: I can't lie or conceal anything, so that I feel I have a clear conscience. I told you, and it's up to you whether you accept it or not! But you should live in the body of someone else's son. It's not like you're dead. Even if you don't associate with them in the future, how can your parents feel better if you call them grandpa? I don't even know what the author was thinking!
I, I, I will always accompany Qingqing
Hahahahahahaha, Pei Zheyu worries about being abandoned lightly every day. Hehehe~ I want to snatch Qingqing away.
Woooooooooooooooo. So exciting
Crown Prince, the Dog Emperor actually said that he would be crowned Crown Prince
Ah. Ah, Prince Ning is bad!!!
The husband who defended his family and country lost his son.