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Completed novel below (substitute marriage / love after marriage / lighthearted and sweet / power couple)
An Lan is a top-tier undercover agent who has spent years risking her life without ever failing a mission, only to come to grief on her final assignment! But because she looks just like the Shen family's young lady, a twist of fate leads her to take on a substitute marriage job, with a one-year contract and a generous reward.
On her wedding night, An Lan takes a look at her husband in name only, Tan Zhao. He came first in the palace examinations as a third-ranked scholar, and is devastatingly handsome. In just a few years, he has become the youngest official in the Censorate, wielding the power to impeach officials throughout the court. He is iron-fisted and merciless, with the nickname Jade-Faced Yama.
An Lan: Tsk, handsome, sure, but what a huge block of ice.
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After the wedding, An Lan plays the obedient, delicate wife, respects her grandmother-in-law, and still finds time at night to tease her aloof husband. She takes pains to hide everything about herself. The one thing she cannot hide is how little she eats. The Minister of Works' daughter picks at every meal like a little chicken, and before long An Lan is so hungry she feels faint.
Especially after going out to right some wrongs.
Once, she stole a chicken leg and happily leapt onto the roof.
Beneath the brilliant golden osmanthus blossoms, Tan Zhao is drinking alone as he gazes at the moon. Their eyes meet.
An Lan (hiding the chicken leg): "Good heavens! How did I sleepwalk here?!"
Tan Zhao (hiding his wine)...
The next day, the table is piled with chicken legs. The maid says, "Master said Madam should eat more meat to build up her strength. It will help her sleep."
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She is merely an actress in a play, waiting for the curtain to fall. Who would have thought that once the aloof young lord falls in love, his passion would spread like wildfire?
One day, the real young lady returns. An Lan quietly slips away, only to be cornered by Tan Zhao on a snowy street at night.
He pulls open his cloak and presses her into his burning embrace. "What, little wife, you're done acting? You stirred your husband until he couldn't control himself, and now you want to run?"
[The ever-changing female undercover agent: sweet or spirited, skilled in martial arts but pretending to be weak, a born little actress
X Aloof top scholar: iron-fisted minister, becomes an indulgent and fiercely jealous husband after falling in love]
# The upright gentleman loses himself with clear eyes. She is the only one he ever lets go for. #
# It was no chance encounter: they were made for each other. May An Lan enjoy peace year after year, and may Zhao's wishes shine bright. #
The protagonists' names were inspired by [Book of Song: Rites] and [Selections of Refined Literature].
== Reading Guide ==
* Fictional setting. Some social systems and customs are inspired by the Song Dynasty.
* 1v1, both leads are virgins, happy ending.
* Power couple. The heroine is skilled at disguises and impersonation. In the story, she pretends to be a doting wife, and also impersonates a spoiled young master, an old woman, a maid, a princess, and more. The plot includes a little political intrigue.
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Yu Zhiwei is transported to the Zhengde era of the Ming Dynasty and becomes a young woman working at a failing bookshop.
The good news: popular fiction is about to take off!
Drawing on her web-novel experience, she starts writing romantic fiction. Just as it's about to become a hit, she's arrested and thrown in jail.
The chief interrogator is Gu Shousheng, an Embroidered Uniform Guard commander, cool and aloof, with a pen as sharp as a blade. He tears apart every tender moment in her writing.
Faced with the charge of writing "demonic books," Yu Zhiwei says, "What? I only wrote a sweet romance about falling in love after marriage..."
She narrowly escapes death. But then an imperial edict comes down, and Lord Gu becomes her personal censor?!
She writes while cursing him, and her hands tremble when she submits each manuscript.
Some online platform's censor might only ban descriptions below the neck, but this man even polices lingering glances and breathing patterns.
One day, she can stand it no longer.
She rises onto her toes and corners him against the wall, her red lips brushing his cheek. "My lord, you asked what 'wall pinning' means. This is it."
She watches Lord Gu, normally so cold and aloof, blush at the ears.
Yu Zhiwei is secretly delighted: I can't be the only one suffering this punishment!
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Fortunately, her bookshop flourishes, and she makes a fortune.
Her father pressures her to marry, and she is forced to consider suitors.
That night, Gu Shousheng, tall in his crimson flying-fish uniform, looms over her and pins her into a corner.
"Yu Zhiwei, you filled my head with romance. And now you want to marry someone else?"
Yu Zhiwei panics.
This scene... isn't it one of those steamy passages from her novels?
"My lord, I only write books to make money. Don't put yourself into the story!"
"Too late. You were the one who seduced me first." Gu Shousheng grips her chin and fiercely kisses her rosy lips.
[Bookshop owner and romance writer: clear-headed, a clever money-maker
X Cold-faced, cunning Embroidered Uniform Guard commander: the heroine's personal censor]
Theme: Express yourself
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The Marriage Rankings Shook Me
Picking Up Trash Makes the Aloof War God Cry
I Became a Stock Market God in the Immortal and Demon Realms
A Promise of Peach Blossom Spring
Luo Chen, the Demon Immortal
Reborn, the Black Lotus Becomes Everyone's Dream Girl
The Seal of Eternal Life
I Wrote Romance Stories and Drove the Embroidered Uniform Guard Wild (Ming Dynasty Transmigration)
Author's afterword: The story is over, a huge relief. From inspiration to writing, it took nearly a year. This is my fifth book. As a hobby, I endured the loneliness of saving manuscripts on a single computer and persisted in finishing it. The fatigue is real, and the reluctance is also real. Especially when it comes to the end - the characters have already taken on life. When An An and Zhao Zhao were reunited, my heart was beating. It was a spring day with blooming flowers and a gentle breeze. She was sitting on the roof and looking at the steaming clouds and glowing clouds. Suddenly, she saw him walking through the spring scenery of the mountain. He reached under the eaves and opened his arms toward her: "Madam, I will follow you." At this moment, the story comes full circle. This is the meaning of writing, to create flesh-and-blood characters and a vivid world with your own hands over a long period of time. Although I'm not doing very well yet. Where did the inspiration for the story come from? My initial idea was to write about a woman who has the temperament of a heroine and a daring talent, but she has to pretend to be a delicate lady in front of others, a quirky little drama queen with a sense of comedy. One day when I was taking a walk, a scene came into my mind - she was so hungry that she stole a chicken leg and jumped up to the roof. She was so happy that while she was devouring it, she caught a glimpse of the male protagonist looking up from below. Their eyes met, both of them were shocked! ——This is where the inspiration comes from. Every time I write about An An, my writing becomes brisk and a bit humorous, because she wants to show off her acting skills! While acting, she complains in her heart. She is as tenacious as a wild flower, full of vitality, free and easy. Even after going through hardships, there is still an innocent and bright little girl living in her heart. The secular framework can only restrain her for a while, but it will never trap her for the rest of her life. An An dares to love and hate, is brave and resourceful, and has the ability to take responsibility, so she can choose. Apart from being unable to choose the fate of being abandoned at birth, almost all the paths she takes from now on are decided step by step by herself... (Omitted) Tan Zhao is a proper gentleman. Faced with her teasing again and again, he would naturally show a little bit of deliberateness, and occasionally show reluctance... Tan Zhao saw all these things. At first he was pure and noble, but he was also unwilling to do so. Gradually, he became confused and curious, until one day... He was willing to perish and risk his life to protect her. Tan Zhao, as the censor Zhongcheng, held a high and powerful position, and was dedicated to helping the new emperor purge the court and punish corrupt officials. He is innocent and upright, and he can be upright and evil. Careful readers may have noticed that this article is fictitious but the historical background reveals the shadow of the Northern Song Dynasty. The previous article [Shocked after Marrying to the Gold List] dealt with the ten years before Jingkang. Perhaps I have always been thinking about the disappointing ending of that era, so this time, I wanted to create a young emperor with a clear sense of benevolence and virtue, who could stand side by side with an upright minister like the male protagonist to support the dream of a renaissance for Hai Qing He Yan. However, the reality is often cruel! Good deeds may not be rewarded, suffering may not be easy, and justice may not come. The novel is a gentle utopia. Let's talk about the other characters. The pairing of Baili Xiaoyao and the eldest princess makes me sigh the most. Their emotional entanglement is not a plot design, but almost natural. And Shen Qingwan is not a naturally vicious female supporting character. She was just a sweet young lady who had been pampered and grown up. She had never experienced anything in the world and was confined to her own little world. She was supposed to be the glamorous protagonist, but in the plot, she became a jealous and hateful female supporting character. She has walked a bumpy road and experienced ups and downs. As long as she is alive, there is hope. As an author, I am like a god who controls the fate of the characters, but I don't want to be a god and cannot bear to judge. I prefer to be a friend who watches and records silently. Sometimes I don't feel that I am arranging the plot, but that the characters borrow my pen to tell a story as it should be. Thank you for this journey, and thank you for reading this. Fortunately, we met in Jinjiang. We are destined to meet again!
Congratulations on the completion!! Very nice!!!
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The finale of the next chapter has tens of thousands of words. I haven't finished it today. I will update it tomorrow night. It will rain red envelopes~~
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So fast, the finale is coming and I look forward to it
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