A Qing-Dynasty Rebirth: Consort Qi's Wealth and Glory

Li Furen, the eldest daughter of the Li family, had been exceptionally beautiful since childhood. Everyone in the neighborhood said she was destined for greatness. When the imperial consorts were selected, she was indeed assigned as a concubine to the cold and aloof Fourth Prince, Yinzhen. She heard that the Fourth Prince valued rules above all else, so Li Furen diligently studied court etiquette, afraid that one wrong word might cost her life. After their night together, Li Furen rubbed her aching waist and stared at the marks all over her body in disbelief. Who was this man, insatiable and greedy, never satisfied? What happened to being cold and restrained, dignified and proper? Later, Li Furen discovered that the Fourth Prince's rules were like a sheet of paper when it came to her: they tore with the slightest touch. With the Fourth Prince's favor, Li Furen ate, drank, and enjoyed herself in the rear palace, effortlessly rising to the top. When Yinzhen learned that a new woman had entered his household, he thought little of it at first. But for her, he broke rule after rule and changed his principles again and again. He even raised her from concubine to secondary consort, and eventually made her empress. Content warnings: There are other women in the household, and she is not the sole favorite at first. History will diverge. Next book coming soon: "Broken Jade, Fallen Branches" (please add it to your collection, many thanks) Blurb: At the end of the dynasty, the emperor was incompetent, the people lived in misery, and rebellions erupted everywhere. When the capital fell, Xie Zhiyu became a prisoner and was given as a trophy to the military governor Huo Zhongheng. No one knew that this wretched woman before him was the one Huo Zhongheng had longed for and could never have, the one he had never forgotten. Years ago, one glimpse of her had left Huo Zhongheng dreaming of her radiant figure night after night. But for the impoverished Huo family to aspire to the Xie family's hand in marriage was pure fantasy. Huo Zhongheng swallowed his bone-deep jealousy as he watched Xie Zhiyu go on a spring outing with the young master of the Wang family and take a summer boat trip with the young master of the Cui family. When her family was about to arrange a suitable marriage for her, Huo Zhongheng could bear it no longer. If this world would not let him marry her, then he would overturn it. He would have the realm, and he would have Xie Zhiyu, too. At first, Xie Zhiyu trembled as she undid her buttons. "I am willing to serve you, my lord, in exchange for one night of peace for myself and those around me." Later, Huo Zhongheng knelt at Xie Zhiyu's feet, offering her a vast realm and begging humbly: "Please love me." A ruthless hero from a humble family x a fallen noblewoman. Fictional setting, both leads are inexperienced. Theme: Live positively, no matter where you find yourself