The Second Imperial Sister Never Expected to Rise to Power by Bluffing

The Second Imperial Princess transmigrates into a Western fantasy world.

A once-proud princess has fallen to rock bottom. She has no power, no armor, and only her silver tongue from the start.

No matter. Her Highness once destroyed a whole castle by herself. What's a little trouble compared to that?

With a good younger brother to learn from and a wealth of modern knowledge and tricks to back her up, she overcomes one obstacle after another.

At the top of her hate list is the Imperial Church's rabid dog: the deputy head of the Inquisition.

He threatens her, coerces her, uses her, and nearly burns her at the stake as a heretic.

The princess has never suffered such a loss. She'll dig pits, lay traps, and use others to do the dirty work, making sure that rabid dog meets a miserable end.

But... wait. Why is he looking at me like that?

He seemed like a rabid dog, but he's actually a loyal hound.

Beneath his cold, murderous exterior lies a soul that keeps moving forward under a heavy burden.

Could all his ulterior motives actually be rooted in deep love?

Second Imperial Princess: So you always knew I wanted to kill you?

Lenster: Yes.

Second Imperial Princess: You knew I'd dug pits and set traps for you?

Lenster: Yes.

Second Imperial Princess: And you didn't put a hole in my forehead? You even walked right into my traps?

Lenster: ...

Second Imperial Princess: Why?

Lenster: Um...

Lenster moves closer to Her Highness. Flames flare in his glacier-cracked eyes. “My queen, why do you think?”

Here's a future release: From Runaway Concubine to Founding Empress

Cui Wu transmigrates into a chaotic era as the most celebrated courtesan in a brothel. Sun Yan, the son of a military governor, takes a fancy to her, abducts her, and forces her to become his concubine.

Cui Wu: I won't be a concubine.

Sun Yan: What else would a woman of the pleasure quarters want to be?

After careful thought, Cui Wu draws up a plan for the future, building steadily and advancing step by step.

Six years later, the chaos is over and a new dynasty has been founded.

In the Diligent Governance Hall, the newly surrendered ruler of Jiangnan kneels on the floor. Cui Wu lifts his chin with the tip of her shoe. “Minister Sun, do you remember what I said to you back then?”

Sun Yan is drenched in sweat. Gritting his teeth, he kowtows. “I beg Your Majesty... spare the lives of my entire Sun clan in Jiangdong.”

When the emperor is enraged, rivers of blood flow.

The only thing that stops her is a guard's report: “Your Majesty, Marshal Qin has taken Xiangyang and is returning in triumph.”

Cui Wu drops her executioner's blade and runs outside. “Quick, quick, quick! Summon the civil and military officials and the imperial physicians. We're going to welcome Brother back to the palace!”

Cui Wu once despised this world with all her heart. She never expected that, in the year she hated it most, she would meet Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao, courtesy name Zihan, is the second son of the former military governor of Hexi.

When Cui Wu was mired in the mud, bleeding after losing her pregnancy, he was the only one to reach out a hand.

When Cui Wu set her sights on the world and ascended the throne, he gave her his full support, willingly becoming her stepping stone.

Looking at Qin Xiao, covered in scars, Cui Wu fell silent.

“Fine. For Brother's sake, I'll put my knife away.”

Reader's guide:

1. The heroine is no submissive wife, isn't a virgin, and has some moral principles, but not many.

2. The focus is on building a career, with a little romance on the side.

3. The setting is fictional, modeled on the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

4. Against forced marriage, against rekindled romances, and against running away while pregnant.

Theme: Let the light of humanity begin with me.