The Peaceful Era's Play

New story: Spring Is Not Far Away

Blurb:

[A beautiful pawn who seems gentle but cares for the world x a young emperor willing to bear a terrible reputation to save his country]

Zheng Yougui is caught in the whirlpool of power.

Beneath the peaceful and prosperous age that everyone admires, she sees the powerful clans, hungry for power and full of righteous talk, telling nothing but lies. She sees Zhou Rongzhao, called a foolish and tyrannical ruler by every official, exhausting himself to protect the empire built by his ancestors.

What can she do? What should she do? She is not content to be a tiny pawn in the harem, nor can she bear to watch the people of the realm become casualties in a struggle for power.

So he teaches her, step by step, how to make choices and how to be ruthless. And even without him, she can stand above the masses in the court and become the person he once was.

"The so-called peace and prosperity of this realm is nothing more than an absurd play."

"But I want to see a truly just and peaceful world."

They say a beauty brings ruin to her country. I choose to save mine from the brink of disaster.

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[Short story / historical political intrigue / heroine's growth / alternate historical setting]

[Romance ending: Bad End / Career ending: Happy End]

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[Blurb]

She says spring is just around the corner.

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History researcher x loyal rich heir

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Cheng Yuan, the eldest daughter of the Cheng family, is gentle and reserved, confident and generous. She is exactly the kind of younger person the older generation in the capital adores. At twenty-six and still unmarried, she is every family's first choice for a daughter-in-law.

Xu Jiawen is the youngest son of the Xu family, who never raised him very strictly. With such an outstanding older brother to outshine him, he seems especially childish and immature, and none of the older generation thinks highly of him.

In everyone's eyes, their lives should never have crossed paths.

But beneath countless London sunsets, Xu Jiawen deliberately passed by the bookstore where she was many times.

Realizing he had little chance, he never dared reveal his feelings. He kept his love buried in his heart, allowing himself to admire her only from afar.

Until one day at a banquet, his mother pointed to the striking Cheng Yuan in the crowd and said, "Look at Miss Cheng and your brother. Don't they make a good match?"

Xu Jiawen suddenly realized that if he didn't take the initiative now, he'd never get another chance.

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Cheng Yuan liked flowers and plants, so he carefully grew a wall of Black Baccara roses in his own backyard.

Cheng Yuan had a dog, so he worked hard to overcome his fear of dogs and get closer to his future "stepson."

When a teacher at Cheng Yuan's school confessed to her, Xu Jiawen was the first to rush over and object.

When Cheng Yuan's younger brother was on break, he eagerly went to pick him up, hoping to make a good impression on her family.

After his persistent pursuit, Cheng Yuan really did agree to date him.

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For Cheng Yuan, it was an ordinary day, until a young man who looked a few years younger than her stood in front of her, his ears red.

"Miss Cheng... could I have your contact information?"

Perhaps it was because their families were close, or perhaps the man's gaze was simply too sincere to ignore. Cheng Yuan didn't turn him down.

As it happened, from that day onward, this man became part of her future.

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When Cheng Yuan and Xu Jiawen got together, they shocked the entire capital's social scene. The Xu family couldn't believe that their good-for-nothing Xu Jiawen had managed to win Miss Cheng's heart. They thought he was dreaming.

It wasn't until Xu Jiawen walked into the Xu residence, holding Cheng Yuan's hand with a swagger, that his family finally believed it was real.

Before long, the formerly good-for-nothing Second Young Master Xu declared that he would turn over a new leaf and become a better person.

His friends all sighed that even a hero could fall for a beauty. Second Young Master Xu had given up his freedom for the rest of his life for his fairy-like older girlfriend.

Then, the following year, Xu Jiawen actually managed to turn the struggling small company around and build it into a thriving business all by himself. When word got out, the spoiled young heirs of the capital were all forced to "get some real-world experience." They suffered miserably and treated Xu Jiawen, now promoted to CEO, as a role model.

Meanwhile, the man himself had already settled down with his wife, living a life that made even the immortals envious.

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I will cherish

The love I waited so, so long to find

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[Reading Guide]

* Happy ending | First love for both | He pursues her | Older woman-younger man romance | Three-year age gap | Male lead matures later

* The heroine has no connection to the male lead's older brother

* The author is an amateur. Please don't scrutinize the academic content.

* The side couple has a more painful story, but a happy ending

* My writing is imperfect; feedback is welcome

* Male and female perspectives are split evenly

Theme: I want to see this world peaceful and prosperous.