The Making of an Ancient Schoolmistress

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Here are two recommended new novels: The Eldest Princess Is Reborn and Only Wants to Farm and The Empress Takes Center Stage in a Boy Band Survival Show. Their blurbs are below.

This book is also known as The Days of Farming and Raising Children in Ancient Times and The Days of Running an Academy in Ancient Times.

Meng Wan transmigrated, and there was one piece of bad news and one piece of good news.

The bad news was that she had become an orphan, with three younger siblings who were also orphans. Just keeping all four of them alive was a problem.

The good news: she had bound herself to a Child-Rearing System.

[Ding-dong! The Child-Rearing System is now active. Host, please make lunch for the children and earn their praise. Reward: Repair the house once.]

At first, Meng Wan looked after her younger siblings partly because she liked children, and partly so they could survive.

But later, she realized that raising a child was actually quite rewarding.

And the better she raised them, the more successful they became...

She didn't just raise the children in her own family. She also helped raise other people's children, and established the first girls' school in the Great Ning Dynasty, as well as its first school dedicated to training teachers...

Every day, Meng Wan raised children, completed tasks, and brought education back to its true purpose. Her life was comfortable indeed.

Until one day, a group of people suddenly showed up and claimed that her younger brother was the heir to the throne and her two younger sisters were generals' daughters.

Wait... What proof do they have?

She didn't believe them...

Then she was told that she was the Chancellor's daughter and the eldest son of a general's betrothed?

Meng Wan: Impossible. Absolutely impossible. She refused... She only wanted to raise children in peace and quiet.

Meng Wan: Who understands? I just wanted to raise a child properly. How did my identity suddenly change?

Gu Ningyu: I finally found my wife, and not only does she refuse to acknowledge me, she's going to marry someone else?

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The Great Ning Dynasty enjoyed a century of peace and stability. But by the third generation, the ruler was incompetent and depraved. He not only trusted treacherous officials and persecuted loyal ministers, but even turned on his own son.

The Chancellor's daughter, Meng Wan, fled north with the heir to the throne and the general's twin daughters...

It was only after several years of peaceful living that they were found.

They had thought years spent fleeing would make the four of them crude and uncouth, but instead...

The heir to the throne had the talent to govern the world. He understood the hardships of ordinary people and knew how to rule a country.

The two young ladies from the general's family were no less capable than the heir, and even surpassed him in some areas.

And everyone who had studied at that school was an outstanding talent.

People marveled and wondered why. Eventually, they discovered that it was all thanks to a woman named Meng Wan. She had established the Great Ning Dynasty's first girls' school and its first school dedicated to training teachers. She was also the Chancellor's daughter and the future wife of a general.

The Chancellor's daughter, a general's wife, the emperor's teacher: Meng Wan had many titles, but more than anything, she wanted people to address her respectfully as Principal Meng.

P.S.

1. This story focuses on the female lead's growth and her everyday life raising children.

2. There is a little romance, but it comes later.

3. There is a little court politics in the later part, but this is mainly a slice-of-life story.

4. This blurb was written on October 2, 2023, and a screenshot has been saved.

1. The Eldest Princess Is Reborn and Only Wants to Farm

Blurb:

[Double Rebirth]

When Shen Ning was twenty-four, she died from poison. The entire court celebrated the death of the eldest princess. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the early years after transmigrating.

In this life, she resolutely abandoned her previous plans and headed straight for a remote fief, without looking back.

She had only wanted a quiet life of her own, but she found the land barren and the people struggling to survive, even though they were the most honest and kind-hearted people she had ever met.

In the end, her heart softened. She led them in clearing farmland, building cities, digging canals, and opening schools. After years of hard work, she transformed the barren land into a paradise.

Later, natural and man-made disasters struck.

Rumors spread: There is a place in the north where you can eat your fill, live in peace, and feel as if every day is a dream. Refugees flocked there, only to discover that it was the eldest princess's fief.

The news reached the capital, too.

By then, the capital was under the control of a brutal and merciless regent. To protect the people of her fief, she resolutely returned to the capital, prepared for the worst.

But beneath the palace gates, the regent whom everyone feared bowed before her in public and dropped to one knee. "Your servant welcomes Your Highness back to the capital."

She lowered her gaze to the jade pendant at his waist and smiled, giving it a tug. "Regent, why don't you explain first why you kept my coming-of-age gift hidden away?"

Only later did she learn that he, too, had been reborn. Everyone he had killed had taken part in poisoning her in her previous life. He had seized power only so that, when she returned, he could give the realm back to her.

2. The Empress Takes Center Stage in a Boy Band Survival Show

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On the eve of Qin An's coronation, she discovered that the court had become a stage and her ceremonial crown had turned into a headset.

The System's cold, mechanical voice pierced the darkness: [You are a cannon-fodder character in the original story, a woman disguised as a man. You can only survive by debuting in the center position.]

She lowered her eyes with a smile, recalling the original character's past as her fingers brushed over the broken headset. In her previous life, she had risen to the top over the bloodshed of the Nine Princes' succession struggle. Would she really fear this mere center position in this life?

[Mission 1: Lead every member of Class F to advance in the theme song evaluation.]

In that case, she would teach them what it meant to truly defy fate.

With an iron fist, she led every member of Class F through the theme song evaluation, and rose all the way to Class A herself.

The comments changed from [That guy is so cocky] to [The An Army is mighty], while the System chimed: [Imperial skill unlocked: Shadow Clones in the Court, simultaneously review fifty fan-shot camera angles!]

[Mission 2: Ensure every member advances after the public performance.]

She turned the elimination round into a military strategy exercise, using alliances and diplomacy to lead the entire team to victory. Successfully unlocked the [Students of the Son of Heaven] buff (increases team members' ability scores by 20%).

[Mission 3: Save the Crown Prince during an accident at a public performance.]

The whole internet shipped her brotherly friendship with the top-tier star, but then watched as she caught a falling lighting rig with her bare hands.

From that moment on, Qin An began writing her own legend, winning countless fans and setting her sights on the center position.

When #QinAn'sOldPhotosInWomen'sClothing# took over the trending searches, the System's final mission appeared: [Host, choose: 1. Conceal your gender to protect your throne. 2. Reveal your identity and sacrifice yourself for the realm.]

Qin An snapped her headset and smiled. "I choose option three."

"Let the world see what it means for the sun and moon to shine together."

Later, two sayings spread through the fandom:

"You can question the Chinese entertainment industry, but you can't question Qin An."

"So, all along, what we loved was a man whose soul had been given to him by a woman."

On the night of the finale, she stood in a beam of light, her vote count far ahead of everyone else's. The screen behind her burst into bloody letters:

[History has always been written by the victors.]

Reader's Guide:

1. The female lead disguises herself as a man to join a boy band survival show. If you have very different values, please read with caution.

2. This is a feel-good story with no romantic pairing, focused on the plot. Please don't draw parallels to real life. There are no real-life inspirations.

3. Some rules are adapted from the 101-style survival shows.

Theme: Be self-reliant, strong, and always strive forward.