The Fourth Imperial Princess's Daily Life as a Widow (Qing Transmigration)

[Complete] Wu Yixian transmigrated into an old-fashioned, melodramatic Qing dynasty romance novel.

She became a minor villain, Ula-Nara, the legitimate wife of the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen.

As his principal wife, what did it matter if she was madly in love? In the end, he would still favor his concubine and neglect her.

She would lose her child, fall out of favor, and be confined until she died.

A month after her death, they would finally discover her maggot-ridden, decomposing corpse.

The book was over three million words long, but she appeared only in the memories of others.

The rest was all melodramatic, old-school angst about the heroine and the Fourth Prince, a torturous push-and-pull romance with plenty of steamy scenes.

The moment she transmigrated into the book, she faced a life-or-death question.

She had to choose one of these ways to save herself:

A. Favor your wife and neglect your concubines. Make the Fourth Prince fall "for" you, dote on you alone, and become the Qing dynasty's most henpecked husband.

B. Bear the Fourth Prince's children, spend his money, discipline his kids, and soften his heart through family affection.

C. Be fabulous on your own. Love is no match for having a dog. Wait until the Fourth Prince ascends the throne, then give him a physical send-off and become Empress Dowager.

The first few options would get her killed on the spot.

Wu Yixian pinched her philtrum and picked at random: CCC. I choose C!

Many years later, in a Forbidden City with no imperial consorts,

Wu Yixian had a tiny little bun in her belly.

She watched the Yongzheng Emperor personally wash his hands and prepare a meal for her in the small kitchen,

while the children played in the courtyard with Baifu and Zaohua, two little dogs.

Only then did she realize that she had actually chosen every option!

Reader's guide:

1. A semi-fictionalized Qing dynasty setting. Both leads are virgins, one-on-one romance, a self-indulgent story about the principal wife being the only one favored.

2. Lots of authorial liberties. This story involves transmigrating into a book and is set in a semi-fictionalized world, so please don't nitpick the details!

3. No personal attacks of any kind!! (Important) If you don't like it, just move on; no need to tell me!

4. The leads grow over time; they're not flashy, domineering superhumans.

5. The author is bad at writing blurbs, please forgive me!

6. The original story is full of old-fashioned, melodramatic angst, and the male lead falls first. There are tearjerker moments, so read with care if you dislike those. The author won't provide content warnings, so readers who want them should be cautious!

Coming soon, Qing dynasty stories: The Fourth Prince's Trial Palace Maid, The Fourth Prince's Consort, The Empress Deposed After a Political Marriage, Consort De's Daily Life Avoiding Favor, Noble Consort Xi, and After Being Widowed, I Became Kangxi's Secret Mistress

Theme: Cherish the person by your side