Zhu Lan stumbled and fell, returning a hundred years into the past to the Qing dynasty. She had become the famous palace-intrigue champion, Empress Xiaogongren, the Uya clan.
But at this point, Uya was still a low-ranking palace maid. Though she was already pregnant, she was still at the mercy of others in the rear courtyard of Jingren Palace.
Zhu Lan: "I've never even touched a man's hand, and now I'm suddenly a mother."
Tea brewed by the fire, wine rich with the fragrance of spring.
"In this moment, under this sky, with nothing to trouble me, I feel like a carefree little immortal."
[Reader's Guide]
1. The female lead receives special favor, but she is not the only one. Strictly speaking, the male lead may possibly, perhaps, depending on how you count the scenes, be our little boy Yin Zhen.
2. This is a fictionalized story!!! There's some historical research, but not much. It's more of an ensemble cast, with lots of original details!!
3. There is some palace intrigue, but not much. Later it leans a little toward political maneuvering, albeit childish political maneuvering. It's mainly a slice-of-life story.
[Upcoming Story 1]
Yu Yan transmigrated, becoming the only surviving daughter of the future Yongzheng Emperor, the famous Princess Huaike, Elinzhu.
Her mother was a beautiful but clueless woman, with nothing to her name except her love for her children.
On one side was the childhood sweetheart who had borne the eldest son. On the other was Nian Shi, young and beautiful, with a powerful family behind her.
And then there was Niu Hulu Shi, who would soon enter the household and give birth to the future Qianlong Emperor.
Yu Yan felt the pressure weighing heavily on her.
But... she glanced at Yin Zhen, who tried hard to smile every time he saw her.
Could it be that she had a father who was completely devoted to his daughter?
[Upcoming Story 2] Princess Changle
[Arrogant, pampered princess of noble birth x refined commoner hero from a humble family]
[Reader's Guide]
1. Lots of exes chasing after the female lead and intense rivalries, but none of them win her back. The male lead gets the girl!!
2. Set in an alternate Tang dynasty.
3. The female lead is adored by everyone.
Princess Li Zhiying of Changle lost her mother as a child and was raised single-handedly by Emperor Gaozong.
She was beautiful, willful, and immensely powerful. Under her father's protection, there was nothing Li Zhiying didn't want to do, and nothing she didn't dare to do.
Until Emperor Gaozong died and a new emperor ascended the throne. The Imperial Guards immediately surrounded the princess's residence, leaving no way in or out.
The noble family's son who had exchanged vows of affection with her in their youth turned around and married his childhood sweetheart, his cousin. The young general who had sworn to marry her petitioned to remain stationed at the frontier forever, never wanting to return to Chang'an.
Li Zhiying died in spring. The new emperor sent an attendant to offer her three choices: poisoned wine, a white silk sash, or a dagger.
She resolutely chose none of them. Instead, she drew a sword her father had given her in her youth and held off the Imperial Guards for a long time, until she was exhausted and overpowered.
As she lay dying, this once-beloved daughter of heaven, now meeting a tragic end, saw a young man in a blue robe rushing toward her. He forced the Imperial Guards surrounding her aside.
The young man bent over her, his eyes bloodshot, overcome with grief.
Li Zhiying wanted to tell him, "Don't cry. I'm about to die. There's no point crying for someone who's dying, and besides, I don't even know you."
She died, but her consciousness did not vanish from the world.
Her spirit remained trapped beside the young man, watching him become Grand Preceptor, advance smoothly in his career, and earn the new emperor's deep trust.
Yet this favored minister of the emperor did something that no one could have anticipated: he erected a memorial stele for the executed princess Li Zhiying, with not a single word carved on it.
She saw her body carried to a beautiful peony garden and buried beneath the largest, most beautiful peony.
She saw the young man visit her grave every day and pour a circle of Yingzhou Spring, her favorite wine, around it.
Li Zhiying remained a lonely ghost in the world for three years, waiting for spring to turn to autumn, waiting for the young man to resign and retreat to the countryside, waiting for him to turn white-haired overnight...
Then she came back to life.
In the ninth year of Qianfeng, she was fourteen.
Emperor Gaozong was still alive. Everyone respected and loved her, and she was once again the illustrious Princess Changle.
She would gather talented people, win over hearts, command the army, and scheme for the realm.
The kind-faced but ruthless Consort Wang, the seemingly gentle woman who would issue the order to execute her half-brother... and all those who betrayed her and kicked her when she was down after the new emperor ascended the throne: she would spare not a single one of them!
When Chen Qiao was young, he was driven out of his home because he couldn't afford the fees to take the provincial examination. Despondent, he happened upon Princess Changle, famed for her "dazzling beauty that lit up the world."
She barely had to say a word before the official, who had been all bluster and no backbone, immediately changed his attitude and submitted Chen Qiao's name without a second thought.
How could he repay such kindness?
To Princess Changle, he was just a passing stranger. But Chen Qiao knew that the princess was the greatest benefactor of his life.
He later advanced from the provincial examinations all the way to the palace examination, solely so he could stand before her.
He never imagined that a coup would one day lead to the new emperor ordering Princess Changle's execution. All he could do was gather her remains with his own hands and bury her in the peony garden she loved most.
"I am but a commoner. By chance, I was noticed by Princess Changle and was fortunate enough to serve at court. I would never dare forget her kindness. I beg Your Majesty to permit me to erect a stele for the princess."
That year, Chen Qiao, who had risen to the highest ranks of the court, quietly resigned and returned to his hometown. He erected a blank stele in the peony garden.
He never married for the rest of his life.
Chen Qiao was fortunate enough to have seen the solitary moon hanging high above. But whether he reached out or held back, he still missed his chance.
[Upcoming Story 3] The Twelfth Year of Loving You
From the age of eighteen to thirty, Lu Huai and Sheng Jinqing loved each other for twelve years.
They went through the college entrance exams, graduation, and work together. Sheng Jinqing supported Lu Huai when he quit his stable job to travel far and wide, and built a business from nothing alongside him.
If everything that came next had gone according to plan, they would have raised a clever, adorable child together.
But so many things happen in ways no one could ever expect.
If it hadn't suddenly poured that afternoon, Sheng Jinqing wouldn't have gone back home for an umbrella, and she wouldn't have seen a woman lying on the sofa she and Lu Huai had carefully chosen together.
The woman's legs were wrapped around Lu Huai.
Sheng Jinqing silently returned to her car, took out the prenatal checkup report she'd brought back from the hospital, and stared at it for a very long time.
At last, she tore it to shreds.
And threw it in the trash.
In the twelfth year, I stopped loving you.
During the first week after Sheng Jinqing left, Lu Huai thought she was just throwing a tantrum.
During the second week after Sheng Jinqing left, Lu Huai thought her strange moods had returned and she just wanted to go out and clear her head.
A month after Sheng Jinqing left, Lu Huai could no longer sit still. He opened the divorce agreement that had been gathering dust, only to find a miscarriage report.
He thought he was going mad.
The summer they met again, Lu Huai saw Sheng Jinqing leaving a hotel with her arm linked through a young man's. A faint red mark showed on her neck.
The young man was younger than him, more handsome than him, and loved Sheng Jinqing more than he did.
Theme: Allow everything to happen.
It feels like there is no rivalry between the Emperor and Zhu Lan now. In the early stage, I felt that the Emperor was still a very fleshed-out character. Now like a tool person to drive the storyline. And!!!! There are so many Manchu names that I am confused, especially if I want to stock up on them. I almost forgot and I cried
How abominable, turning a living girl into a caged bird
Ah ah ah, the baby girl is so cute
Why haven't there been more extras?
I saw everyone asking if there would be a side story. I couldn't think of anything to write about, so I wanted to ask for your opinions 🤩
It's a pity that I stopped updating for such a long time, and the writing was really hasty when I came back, but it's far from unfinished. Regardless, I still wrote the ending and gave the story an ending. I think it's okay.
It has been raining in Jiangnan for three months
Why isn't it updated? It's well written.
When will updates resume?
? Why is he called Uncle Longkodo in the beginning? He has never been raised by Concubine Tong. What kind of relationship is there? Does his mother know if he calls him uncle so casually?