A Lady Official's Survival Guide in the Imperial Court

【Laid-Back Free Spirit x Scheming Workaholic】 A touch of everyone’s favorite / stealing someone’s love interest / romantic battlefield 【Updates three days, rests one】 【Blurb】 They say that during the Wei Dynasty, there was a female official serving at the imperial court. Beautiful and poised, she was appointed to the position at a young age and quickly became the talk of the town. But everyone was convinced she had gotten ahead solely on the strength of her looks. The aloof and refined Court Attendant made an exception for her. The legitimate son of the Duke of He, a notorious playboy, reformed his ways for her. Even the distant, proud prince began to see her in a new light. The rumors spread far and wide. In Luoyang, some even wrote popular stories based on them. Every day, teahouses and taverns buzzed with songs and gossip about how this female official charmed the powerful with her impressive skills. One day, Fanyin tried to sneak out early among the palace staff leaving the palace. A friend came over and told her all the rumors. Fanyin stared blankly and pointed at herself. “...Me?” Fanyin is a female official who just wants to lie flat and live like a carefree drifter. But her career keeps taking off, and she has too many powerful patrons. She can’t lie flat. She tried faking an illness, defying an imperial order, and getting posted elsewhere, but her luck was just too good. Every time, things worked out by accident, and she rose all the way to the Orchid Terrace. Just as she thought she would have to spend the rest of her life in the spotlight, someone told her, “Work for me. You won’t have to deal with the old hands in the bureaucracy or watch out for attacks from the shadows, and you’ll get paid twice your usual salary.” Fanyin considered the offer. It was a good deal, so she accepted. After enjoying a comfortable life for a while, that person shook her awake one day and calmly said: “I’ve seized the throne.” Fanyin: “?” 【Reading Guide】 The plot is set up in the early chapters and gets going around chapter twenty. It’s a sweet romance, with plenty of melodrama. It’s set in a fictional world with many creative liberties, so please don’t nitpick the details. If you like it, please add it to your favorites. ------------Coming Soon------------ 《Questions at the Falling Lantern Studio》 【Naturally airheaded, scatterbrained beauty x authoritarian father figure, hypocritical emperor】 【Blurb】 Shen Yunyu spent the first eighteen years of her life following every rule. She never stepped out of line or said anything improper. She started her education at seven, came of age at fifteen, and was betrothed at sixteen. She married her childhood sweetheart. They weren’t exactly inseparable after the wedding, but they treated each other with respect. The only thing missing was a child, even after three years of marriage. Her mother-in-law was in a hurry for a grandchild and urged her to visit a temple and pray to Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Childbirth. In the Buddha hall, wreathed in incense smoke, she knelt with her eyes closed for a long time, feeling lost and unsure what to pray for. Then a soft laugh rang out behind her. “Praying to the Bodhisattva for a child?” Shen Yunyu’s heart tightened. She didn’t dare say a word. Footsteps drew closer. He leaned down, his shadow falling over her until she was completely engulfed in it. “Why not pray to me instead?” “What do you think, my...” “...niece-in-law?” 【Reading Guide】 A fictional Ming Dynasty setting. Theme: For the good of the nation, I would give my life without hesitation.