A Qing Dynasty Tale: The Emperor's Sole Favorite, the Noble Consort

New novel: After Being Exiled with My Arch Enemy. Coming soon: Everyday Management at the Duke's Estate. The blurbs are at the very bottom. Please add them to your collection.

Blurb for this novel:

In her previous life, Guyu was a palace maid at a prince's residence. When the prince died, she was buried alive with him as a human sacrifice.

In this life, she was born into a household of bondservants and entered the Fourth Prince's residence as the lowliest maid, assigned to menial chores.

No matter how hard or exhausting things got, she wasn't afraid. Her only wish was to stay away from every master in the residence and live a peaceful, uneventful life.

She never imagined that, because of her name, she would be selected to work as a sweeping maid in the front courtyard on the day of Guyu, Grain Rain.

The name Guyu had been given to her in both lives simply because she was born on the day of Grain Rain.

She had never even given it a second thought herself.

Guyu thought she was about to die a miserable death once more. Who could have guessed that she would rise from the lowliest maid to the position of Imperial Noble Consort?

Yinzhen: "The truth is, she was the one who supported me through this life."

This novel is also known as:

#A Life of Debts Will Always Be Repaid in Another Way#

#The Great Qing's First Female Scholar#

#You Have No Idea What the Power of Strange Skills and Ingenious Tricks Can Do#

#The Rise from Bondservant to Mathematics Master#

Reading guide:

This is not an account of real history. The timeline differs, so please treat it as an alternate-universe Qing dynasty and don't nitpick the historical details.

One-on-one romance in the later story.

A redemptive, uplifting, healing story. The heroine starts out timid and weak, but gradually grows stronger and more capable, with her career taking off.

New novel, After Being Exiled with My Arch Enemy. Blurb:

Zhou Sui goes from being an empress who stood on equal footing with the emperor to becoming the only daughter of a renowned scholar of the Great Yong dynasty.

Her new self is already engaged. At her first meeting with her fiance, Zhou Sui recognizes him as Xun Du.

The emperor from her previous life, her husband, and her mortal enemy.

The two foes meet again in another world. Their hatred remains, and each wants the other dead.

But then her new self's father is implicated in a succession struggle, and the whole family is exiled to the northwest.

The northwest is a long way from the capital, and the journey is fraught with danger.

The escort guards and the entire Zhou family set out together on the long road into exile.

Zhou Sui: I'm the most obedient prisoner. I'll keep my head down and go to the northwest.

Xun Du: Zhou Sui is lawless and ruthless. She must have some sinister plan!

#They Hate Each Other to the Core, Yet Know Each Other Better Than Anyone Else#

#They Owe Each Other, He Feels Guilty, But She Doesn't#

#New Love and Old Flame Set Out Together#

Reading guide:

This is a fictional setting. Please don't nitpick.

A battlefield of tangled relationships. None of the characters are perfect.

Coming soon: Everyday Management at the Duke's Estate. Blurb:

Meng Xiyi was born to an ordinary family in the capital. Her family ran a coffin shop, everyone got along, and they were content with a modestly prosperous life.

When she grew up, her parents didn't rush to marry her off. They planned to take their time and find her a good match.

Then one day, the official matchmaker arrived with gongs and drums to propose on behalf of Zhou Zhaolin, the young master of the Duke of Weiguo's estate, asking for Meng Xiyi's hand in marriage.

A high monk had foretold that Zhou Zhaolin's legal wife had to be born at noon on the fifth day of the fifth month, or her life would be in danger.

The Duke of Weiguo's estate and Zhou Zhaolin were equally notorious. There was no one in the realm who hadn't heard of them.

Zhou Zhaolin: A cross between Duan Zhengchun and Jia Baoyu, the golden phoenix of the ducal estate, amorous and flirtatious, with no interest in studying.

The Duke of Weiguo's estate: A den of extravagant decadence, with a house full of scoundrels. They specialize in bullying the weak and exploiting the locals, and they started and still hold the record for a baby boom during the mourning period.

Meng Xiyi's birth chart brought her terrible luck, but she had no choice but to marry him.

The Duke of Weiguo's estate was riding high. Zhou Zhaolin's aunt was an Imperial Noble Consort, and his cousin was the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince was the old emperor's only son, and the Duke of Weiguo's estate was the future emperor's maternal family.

Meng Xiyi to Zhou Zhaolin: No talk of romance, and no sharing a bed as husband and wife. Let's just stay friends.

To Zhou Zhaolin's many sweethearts: I'm not here to break you up, and I'm not here to join you. I'm just here to make money.

But Meng Xiyi discovered that the Duke of Weiguo's estate was truly beyond saving. It was practically a guaranteed future customer for her coffin shop.

Even making money, enjoying the gossip, and watching the show made her anxious. She was constantly afraid the family would be arrested and executed.

When the responsibility of running the household fell on her shoulders, she had no choice but to take charge of this complete mess if she wanted to stay alive.

Meng Xiyi's speech when she took over the Duke of Weiguo's estate: Everyone knows my family runs a coffin shop. The dead are the only ones who get absolute immunity.

Reform is painful. I can only guarantee that I won't be the one in pain. I can't guarantee the same for you.

Under Meng Xiyi's management, which relied mainly on bloody purges and secondarily on modern business practices, the Duke of Weiguo's estate became a rare bastion of wealth and respectability, earning the title of the Great Yong's Most Virtuous Family.

Reading guide:

This is a fictional setting. Please don't nitpick.

The heroine is no angel and was reborn from infancy. She is ruthless, wielding an iron fist, and skilled at singing, acting, reciting, fighting, throwing tantrums, rolling around, and putting on ghostly acts.

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