[Dream of the Red Chamber] Princess Chaoyang

Seeking follows for my upcoming works: Dream of the Red Chamber: A Powerful Minister, Qing Transmigration: Consort Yi, Favorite of the Six Palaces, and The Eunuch's Tender Devotion~~

Here is this novel's blurb:

As the Great Qi emperor's only daughter, Qi Yaoguang has had everything since the day she was born.

Endless wealth, supreme favor, and a level of doting that would make anyone green with envy.

“Whoever dares to provoke you, no matter how blind they are, just beat them to death. Your father will take care of everything.”

“Yes, Father. As you command.”

*

“Did I tell you to get up? Kneel.”

Madam Wang stood there, stunned. Yingcao kicked her hard in the back of the knee before she could react.

Thump!

Jia Yuanchun was furious and shocked. “Princess, what do you mean by this? She is my mother!”

“So what? Is your mother someone particularly noble?”

“...”

“You stormed in here to pick a fight for no reason. This is going too far! Aren't you afraid the officials and the people across the land will condemn you for being spoiled and tyrannical?”

“I was born spoiled and tyrannical. Don't like it? Then go report me to the authorities.”

“...”

*

“Miss Lin will stay at the Princess's residence from now on. The Princess will take full responsibility for her daily needs, education, coming-of-age ceremony, and marriage arrangements. I ask the Old Madam to be so kind as to let the guards move the Lin family's belongings.”

“Yu's mother promised her to my Baoyu years ago. The belongings are all part of her dowry, so there's no need to move them back and forth, is there?”

“Words alone prove nothing. Are you trying to deceive us? Move them!”

“You... You're robbing us in broad daylight!”

“If you really can't accept it, go report us to the authorities.”

Pfft!

“Second Madam is coughing up blood!”

*

“Dear little sister, why won't you see me?” Jia Baoyu's eyes reddened, his voice full of wounded reproach.

“...” Lin Daiyu fell into a strange silence for a moment, then asked, “Just how many dear little sisters do you have?”

???

!!!

“You... Don't change the subject. I'm asking you, have you forgotten what we once meant to each other?”

“I haven't forgotten. It's just... The Princess said that men like you won't settle down until they're lying in a coffin. If I stayed with you, I'd spend my whole life suffering and shedding tears.”

“The Princess also said that playboys are filthy and prone to disease, especially those who don't care whether their partners are men or women. If a girl meets one of those, she should hitch up a carriage and run away that very night, never looking back.”

“I think the Princess is right, so I've decided I don't want you anymore.”

*

“All of Shandong is your fief, Aunt. If you'll help me, with the gold and iron mines in my hands, I can sweep aside every obstacle. Even if Grandfather has someone else in mind, I'll still have a chance to fight for the throne! As long as you'll help me!”

“Oh. No.”

“...”

“Why? Why won't you help me? I'm your own nephew. Who could you trust more than me? If you help me, I promise you'll still hold a position second only to The Outcast, with everyone else beneath you!”

“Second only to one, with millions beneath me? How could that compare to standing above everyone?”

Qi Yaoguang laughed boldly, no longer hiding the ambition in her eyes.

“I want this empire for myself.”

Theme: The wind will come, and I will ride the waves, raising my sail to cross the vast sea.