Lin Daiyu Awakens, and Everyone in the Rongguo Mansion Gets Face-Slapped

Completed novels: After Becoming Lin Daiyu, I Decisively Disguised Myself as a Man; After Transmigrating into a Book, I Became the Second Wife of Lin Ruhai, Who Died Young; The Qing Dynasty: Empress Xiaoyiren Only Wants to Take It Easy; The Princess Consort Really, Really Likes Me; After Becoming the First Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty; Kangxi's Childhood Sweetheart

Ongoing novel: The Lin Family's Guide to Lin Daiyu's Self-Rescue (Lin Daiyu x Zhang Juzheng)

Upcoming novel: After Becoming the Crown Princess Who Died of Illness, I Decided to Take It Easy

Blurb:

Lin Daiyu, a young relative living at the Rongguo Estate in the capital, had a beautiful face and a delicate constitution, but a clear and perceptive mind.

She was an only child and a close relative of the Rongguo Estate's main family. Her grandmother doted on her, and her younger cousin indulged her in every way. She thought she would spend the rest of her life with them.

But then she had a dream. In it, she was a tragic character in the famous book Dream of the Red Chamber.

Madam Wang smiled warmly at her because she coveted her vast fortune.

Though Grandmother Jia loved her, she still put the Jia family first in everything.

Jia Baoyu truly cared for her, but that didn't stop him from marrying another woman.

At first she thought it was just an absurd dream. Then Jia Baoyu went to visit the gravely ill Xue Baochai, while Grandmother Jia looked on indulgently. Lin Daiyu finally snapped and threw away everything he had given her.

Fine, fine! She was done playing the well-behaved young cousin. Let someone else do it!

Later, rumors spread throughout the capital that Lin Daiyu was about to marry someone else.

The people of the Rongguo Estate didn't take it seriously. Lin Daiyu's fortune was in their hands, and she was devoted to their Baoyu. How could she possibly marry anyone else?

And even if she wanted to, she should think about the power of the Rongguo Estate first.

They waited for Lin Daiyu to come back and beg for their forgiveness. But all they got was an edict proclaiming her empress.

The people of the Rongguo Estate were instantly dumbstruck. Jia Baoyu, having lost the woman he loved, went mad.

Little scenes:

1. One day, Lin Daiyu was relaxing at the Spring Blossom House while considering how to protect her million-tael fortune when she accidentally fell from a window.

At that very moment, Emperor Kangxi had just left the palace in disguise. Looking at the beautiful and audacious young woman who had fallen into his arms, he remained unmoved and remarked indifferently, “If you are looking for clients, miss, I'm afraid you've picked the wrong person.”

2. One afternoon, everyone in the capital saw the Imperial Guards seal off the entire city.

Rumors spread in an instant, and the terrified people wondered: Were enemy troops about to lay siege to the city?

At that moment, beneath the walls of the capital, a woman clutching a million-tael fortune trembled. “Sob, I was so scared!”

Ongoing novel: (Clear-headed, stunning female lead x scheming, volatile, arrogant emperor)

(Clear-headed, stunning female lead x scheming, volatile, arrogant emperor)

Jialuo transmigrated into the body of Borjigit, the first empress in Qing history to be deposed.

Historical records said that Emperor Shunzhi preferred simplicity, while Borjigit loved luxury and was jealous. She was also chosen by Prince Regent Dorgon, which led to discord between her and the emperor.

Jialuo made her plans. Loving luxury was no problem, since her family was powerful and spending money was a small matter.

Jealous?

Looking at the emperor, who was cold and distant toward her on their wedding night, Jialuo wished she could swear on her fingertips that she had not the slightest interest in him.

So after they married, she kept to her duties as empress. Every day, she either went to a separate residence to “recuperate” or went on “incognito visits” among the people, never bothering the emperor.

Fulin ascended the throne at the age of six and took personal control of the government at thirteen. He was the first emperor after the Qing army entered the pass. Deeply calculating, he excelled at scheming.

He had long expected to marry an empress from the Borjigit clan, but he did not like the idea.

Fulin was busy with state affairs and rarely visited the harem. His impression of the empress was simply that she was beautiful, extravagant, and overbearing.

Later, watching the young woman laugh freely in the courtyard, openhearted and carefree, he realized that the empress at the separate residence was completely different from the one in the palace.

Little by little, he could no longer take his eyes off her. He began to think that if they could stay together, they might spend their lives hand in hand.

But then he realized that his empress seemed to be waiting for him to become a monk so she could be empress dowager.

Reading guide:

1. The story has its own direction. The potential triggers should be clear from the blurb.

2. The male lead is tragic, powerful, and unhinged, with a volatile streak. This is my first time trying this characterization, and I hope I can do it well. The female lead lives for herself and has her guard up. Neither is perfect.

3. You can criticize the author, but please mind your language and don't go overboard. If you really can't stand it, just click the X.

4. Alternate history, with many original details.

5. More to be added.

Core theme: Live a brilliant life of your own.