The Days of Scrounging Around the Palace

[Complete!] Life was too hard and exhausting. Cui Lanyin wanted to marry a wealthy man with plenty of free time, someone who could help support her family. She wasn't expecting a perfect marriage, just a rich husband. She didn't have unreasonable demands. But where could she find a sucker... I mean, a generous man? Prince Wei suddenly returned to the capital. After tracing their family ties back three generations and through several twists and turns, Cui Lanyin realized she could claim him as a distant uncle. So she swallowed her pride and went to pay her respects... Much later, whenever people in the capital mentioned Empress Cui, they were full of admiration. They had thought she was just trying to curry favor at the palace, so how had an unmarried woman ended up becoming empress? Everyone knew His Majesty couldn't even be bothered to speak. When they attended court, they had to rack their brains to figure out what he wanted. So how had this uncle and niece taken a liking to each other? They were dying to know! [☆ Both are virgins, 1v1. A gloomy, emotionless prince (later emperor) VS a lively, charming beauty. A slice-of-life farming story that gives equal weight to romance and plot, and is both sweet and satisfying! ☆ The male and female leads are not related by blood!] [☆ Set in an imaginary world, with official titles and place names modeled on the Ming dynasty. There are plenty of other invented details, so please don't nitpick! Revised 2025.1.22] Next historical romance: Together in Chang'an Completed historical romances: The Days of Mooching Around the Palace, Three Years East of the River Completed period novels: Reversing My Fate After Transmigrating into a Book in the Seventies, A Fake Marriage in the Seventies, A Second Marriage in the Seventies, An Unconventional Path into a Wealthy Family in the Eighties, The Fragrant Couple Returns to 1997, The Salty Fish of the Seventies Theme: A good life takes care and effort