The Fourth Prince's Consort's Daily Life Keeping a Male Lover in the Qing Dynasty

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Chu Xian transmigrates to the Qing Dynasty, becoming Ula Nara, the Empress Xiaojingxian, who has lost her son and the emperor's favor.

On the very night she was designated as Fourth Prince's primary consort, the original owner inexplicably fell into the water and died.

When she learns her future husband is the cold and ungrateful Emperor Yongzheng, she completely gives up on love.

Until one day, while relaxing at her dowry estate,

she comes across a poor scholar of extraordinary looks.

He is learned and courteous, attentive in every way.

Unable to resist her feelings, she is swept away by his charms, finding joy by his side.

A few days before her wedding, Chu Xian cuts off the scholar as he struggles to speak.

She regretfully tells him her family has already arranged her marriage,

then insists on giving him a generous sum of money to end their affair.

On their wedding night, the Fourth Prince lifts her veil and can barely be bothered to look at her.

He won't even drink the nuptial wine, making an excuse to leave.

Chu Xian loses his favor on her very first day as his wife and becomes the laughingstock of the capital, but she is in high spirits.

Neither she nor the Fourth Prince can stand the other.

In their own way, they make a well-matched couple, united in name only.

After discovering that the Fourth Prince is having an illicit affair with a minister's wife,

Chu Xian makes a deal with him: she'll cover up the scandal while doing everything she can to initiate a divorce.

The two become strangers in a discordant marriage.

Every day, they exchange polite nods and smiles, pretending to be in love, and even have to share a bed courteously.

Until one day, her dowry estate goes up in flames.

The vicious, ruthless Fourth Prince breaks their pact and burns her lover alive...

Warm content warnings:

1. No content that promotes improper values or harmful behavior. Please enjoy without worry.

2. This is an alternate-history Qing Dynasty setting with original elements. Read with caution if that bothers you.

3. The male and female leads have very little sense of morality. Read with caution if that bothers you.

Blurb written on 2024.5.9

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