[Rational, vindictive heiress x scheming, love-addled young master]
Qi Xian is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Qi's household. She has studied poetry and books, and is well-mannered and sensible.
She is both beautiful and fortunate.
She was betrothed to her childhood sweetheart, a handsome and extraordinary young man. Unfortunately, on the eve of their wedding, he went off to war. His youthful devotion to his country and his lofty ambitions were admirable.
Qi Xian waited two years.
Then her betrothed, now a celebrated war hero, returned from the battlefield.
Her beloved had come home, but he brought a delicate young woman with him. He even went to Qi Xian's home to beg forgiveness, every word brimming with sincere affection for the other woman.
The match everyone had once envied became the laughingstock of the entire capital.
Almost everyone thought the eldest daughter of the Qi family would tear the mysterious woman apart. Instead, Qi Xian calmly and clearheadedly divorced her husband.
And so the young general became an even bigger laughingstock.
Qi Xian had no interest in marriage. She had finally managed to escape one match, yet people still insisted on clinging to her. Everyone wanted the military power of the Marquis of Qi's household, and she wanted to choose a worthy lord to serve.
The princes fought over the throne and showered her with attentions.
None of them offered what she wanted.
She founded the Myriad Treasures House and made a name for herself. Under the alias Madam Mei, she raised women to positions at court. Standing amid the whirlpool of power, she watched the struggle for the throne and wanted to be the one who placed the pieces on the board.
She would write a hundred-meter-long scroll recording women's achievements.
Divorcing her husband was only the beginning...
[The male lead's perspective]: He had been secretly in love with her for years without success. Before he could confess, the woman he loved had already been betrothed, so he could only retreat three miles and bury his feelings.
Longing for her, he could only become her pen pal, sharing his thoughts with her through letters.
Then she ended her engagement.
She divorced her husband in public and humiliated him.
Xiang Caiying: What wonderful news!
So the green-tea young master pretended to be obedient as he pursued his wife.
His secret identities fell one after another.
Even the fiercest woman can be worn down by a persistent man.
The love-addled man gradually won over the career-minded woman.
Warning!! This is a completely fictional setting, so don't associate it with any real dynasty. The female supporting character is a woman who transmigrated, and she finds fault with everything in feudal society. There is no competition between women, only the clash between modern and feudal values.
The female lead is a native of this feudal world. As a child, she studied under someone who transmigrated, so she knows more than the average young lady, but her knowledge is incomplete. As an adult, she figures things out for herself.
The female lead and her childhood sweetheart have no romantic feelings for each other. Their engagement was arranged by their parents.
The male lead has a secret crush on the female lead.
The female lead and the female supporting character are career-minded, while the male lead and the second male lead are love-addled.
Completed work: Solitary Clouds and Wild Cranes, a wild girl x a handsome young heir
Please add my upcoming works to your collection:
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Theme: Strive for self-improvement and cultivate virtue.