For My Brother (Reborn)

The Ex-Husband and His Brothers-in-Law: A Love-Triangle Series (The heroine and the second male lead are reborn one after the other, and the eldest brother takes the lead.) Blurb One: Meng Qi has always been proud and aloof, and all his life he has despised the abuse of power. Yet in the end, he is forced to marry a noblewoman from a powerful family. He never knew what malicious thoughts had possessed him when he married a girl who loved him with all her heart. He even treated her coldly for six years. Zhao Mingyi was born into a distinguished family. She was beautiful and innocent. After six years of marriage, he could find not a single fault in her. Sometimes, he even hated himself for becoming so attached to her kindness. As the days dragged by, quiet and still as dead water, the smile on Mingyi's face grew fainter and fainter. She became withdrawn and stopped talking so much. She no longer clung to him, either. Meng Qi was stubborn. He could not learn to yield, and he refused to admit that he loved her. In the twelfth year of Chengqian, an epidemic swept through Yunzhou. Meng Qi was there overseeing disaster relief. He never dreamed he would not even get to see her one last time... It turned out that the year he passed the imperial examinations, Zhao Shu had not given him a nightmare. He had given him the pearl he treasured most in the palm of his hand. Blurb Two: Mingyi had always thought that since Meng Qi had personally gone to the Zhao family to ask for her hand, he must have liked her at least a little. He should not have been so cold toward her. In their six years of marriage, he had never once gone to her courtyard of his own accord. They were exceedingly polite with each other, like strangers. At first, she thought that was simply his nature, that he was a reserved and indifferent man. So she was always the one to approach him, even humbling herself to please the people around him, until she was exhausted in body and mind. Only at the very end did she learn that Meng Qi could never love her. She was a daughter of the Zhao clan, and the younger sister of Zhao Shu, Marquis Xiang. Back when she had fallen for him, her brother had used his influence to force Meng Qi to come ask for her hand. The power of the great clans had weighed on him until he could barely breathe. How could there have been any love in that? In the twelfth year of Chengqian, an epidemic swept through Yunzhou. Mingyi caught the disease. As she lay dying, she thought of her brother, far away on the frontier. Zhao Shu had always doted on her so much. How could he bear to let this happen... [Zhao Shu and Mingyi are not related by blood, and there are no romantic feelings between them while they are together.] Coming soon: A Jade Stairway In the sixteenth year of Zhenxi, Zhang Jinglun was sentenced to death. His entire family was executed, and all his followers were exiled. Half the court had fallen. No one dared to collect his body. Yet even in the emperor's fury, there was a minor official who, with his frail, solitary frame, braved a thousand miles of wind and snow to come, one step at a time. To clear his name. To gather his remains. “I don't care what others say. Whether he was a treacherous sycophant or a rebel minister, to me, Lord Zhang will always be Lord Zhang.” Powerful minister x minor official 1. The male lead is reborn. 2. Shen Ling's story of overcoming one challenge after another on the path to becoming an official! Her teacher is formidable, and this is his first time guiding a student step by step. A little coming-of-age flavor! 3. The main plot follows her rise through the ranks, with plenty of sweet moments. There's room for me on the Jade Stairway! . Theme: Love means helping someone become who they are meant to be.