After We Married, He Stopped Pretending to Be a Black Lotus

[The full story is complete. Key point!!! Currently revising!!!!!]

[I'm also writing some bonus chapters. I'll definitely improve with my next book! Trust me, I won't repeat this book's mistakes!!]

[My next book is fully drafted: A Carefree Life in the Qing Dynasty]

Jiang Yishui, born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, transmigrated into the body of a weak, useless coward.

And she even got a husband for free: Liu Lan.

From the people around her, she learned that Liu Lan's leg had been injured because of her, and that he was a pitiful man whose own brothers bullied him every day.

They really were a match made in heaven.

To save her mother, she took the initiative and made peace with him.

After they married, she did everything she could to treat his illness, and he kept his promise to save her mother.

Little by little, she fell for him, losing herself in his tenderness and sweet words until she believed he was the one she could rely on for the rest of her life.

Only when the truth came out did she realize how thoroughly he had used her.

So she left without hesitation.

*

Prince Jia, Liu Lan, had his whole life ruined by a woman.

He hated her to the core. Because of her, he lost everything and nearly lost his life, leaving him to drag out a miserable existence.

Then came the attempted assassination at the hunting grounds. As the one who had orchestrated it, he escaped suspicion.

Gradually, he realized that his leg injury had turned out to be a blessing in disguise, helping him avoid many disasters.

To treat his leg, she stayed up day and night preparing medicine for him.

He went from deliberately keeping his distance, to developing a fondness for her, to falling in love, and then to anxiously fearing he might lose her.

Three years apart from her, pining for her, and suffering the pain of separation had finally taught him what misery felt like.

When he returned to the capital, the world had changed. He had gained everything he wanted and stood above all others.

But things were no longer as they had been.

Three years later, he begged her to come back like a pitiful little dog by the roadside.

Liu Lan: "What will it take for you to stay?"

Jiang Yishui: "Beg me!"

Coming next: A Carefree Life in the Qing Dynasty

Ying Tan was a university student in the 21st century. After graduating, she had no desire to get a job, and then, in an accident, she transmigrated to the Qing Dynasty in the 33rd year of the Kangxi era, into the body of a good-for-nothing young lady.

The palace selection was underway, and she became a female official in the imperial palace.

Ying Tan was a fool with a lucky streak. The head eunuch of the Imperial Household Department thought she was tongue-tied, clumsy at her work, and had no sense of how to read a room, so he assigned her to work as a sweeping maid in Zhongcui Palace.

The birth mother of the Eighth Prince, Consort Liang, had a lowly status, so everyone in the palace avoided her.

Once Ying Tan found out, she agreed without hesitation. As long as there wasn't too much work, that was all that mattered!

The other palace maids did everything they could to curry favor and win the emperor's affection, revealing their graceful figures by chance along the routes he was sure to take.

Meanwhile, Ying Tan fell asleep as soon as her head touched the bed.

Ying Tan: "I'm too tired. I can't keep up with the rat race."

She coasted along like that until the 37th year of the Kangxi era, when she was suddenly enrolled in the Eight Banners and appointed as the Eighth Prince's secondary consort.

On the surface, the Eighth Prince, Yinsi, was a refined and gracious man, gentle and kind to others, with impeccable manners and the handsome looks of a jade gentleman.

But historically, the Eighth Prince was ambitious, built a faction for his own gain, and coveted the throne. His relationship with his father later fell apart, his brothers turned against one another, and his ending was tragic.

At first, Ying Tan tried every way she could to persuade him, but when she realized there was nothing she could do, she eventually gave in.

Oh well... It's still better than working a job. I'll live as long as I can, and keep lying low!

In spring, she admired the flowers and scenery, raised cats, and played with dogs.

In summer, she made icy drinks to cool herself down.

In autumn, she soaked in hot springs and sipped osmanthus wine.

In winter, she went ice-skating, lounged on a heated kang, and read tales of immortals and ghosts.

Ying Tan lounged from the 33rd year of the Kangxi era all the way to the 4th year of the Yongzheng era, somehow avoiding every event that should have happened.

Just as she was utterly bewildered, the Eighth Prince, Yinsi, asked, "Want to eat fried chicken, drink beer, and talk about Korean dramas tonight?"

Ying Tan: "?"

Reading guide: The male lead is chaste; the heroine has a special aura; this is an alternate-history setting, so don't scrutinize the history. (I'm bad at writing blurbs, and will revise this.)

Theme: The importance of reading.