After being reborn, Gu Lanshan cherishes the peerless beauty she has regained.
But beauty is like a flower: besides relying on heaven's gifts, it needs care too. Gu Lanshan puts down her bronze mirror and asks for the family accounts.
“Father, Eldest Brother, it's time to enter official service.”
And so her layabout father and brother rise swiftly through the ranks.
Zhao, the young general with the family art of health-preserving boxing; Qian, the young master with a jewelry shop; Sun, the head of a family with a weaving workshop; and Li, the young gentleman who wrote a bestselling beauty rhapsody... They all willingly jump into her pond.
Miss Zhou, whose family keeps secret recipes for beauty-enhancing medicinal dishes... Well, for the sake of beauty, sticking close to another young lady isn't out of the question~~
After following her father's promotion to the capital, Gu Lanshan watches people praise a princess who looks like a blind bear as “truly beautiful,” and sees the generous dowry displayed for all to see. She finally gets it:
Raising fish can't compare to raising a dragon for value!
Beauty Gu: Your Majesty, the other ladies are refined and dignified, born into distinguished families, virtuous and gracious. Unlike me, I only wish to serve Your Majesty with my looks and make you happy~ They only lose your favor, their rank, and their family's glory, while I lose my beauty sleep because you dote on me alone. Boo-hoo-hoo~
The emperor, who loves beautiful faces: My beloved is right!
The women of the inner palace: You shameless, seductive hussy!
The eastern kingdom produces kesi tapestry brocade, the southern kingdom has jade and pearls, and the western kingdom grows fine medicinal herbs, but the finest treasures belong to each country's royal family.
Empress Gu puts down her double-phoenix mirror of gem-inlaid colored glass and summons her ministers.
“Your Majesty, it is time to unify the realm.”
The Xiang History, Annals of Taizong: “The emperor ascended the throne in childhood and was mischievous by nature. Empress Wen De, Lady Gu, possessed exceptional beauty and innate brilliance. She aided Heaven and upheld the sage ruler, achieving great things at last. What a blessing!”
My ongoing novel, Has the Empress Been Playing at Being a Spirit Medium Today?, is about transmigrating as a charlatan and taking pride in your work (not really). Come give it a try!
Please add my upcoming novel to your collection: After Marrying Up, His Devoted Persona Fell Apart. When the heroine reveals that all she really wants is someone to share meals with, the refined and dignified hero falls apart too. In public, he's solemn, imposing, and self-controlled. In private, he crawls around in the shadows to undermine his rivals, then goes home at night and insists on “tutoring” his heartless wife. Naturally, his teaching materials have lots of pictures, few words, and two little people on every page~~
My completed novel, Young Master Yu Always Thinks I'm Secretly in Love with Him, is all mutual affection, thanks entirely to overactive imaginations. Come give it a try~~
Theme: A well-rounded life is the way to create your most beautiful self. Love beauty and pursue it with grace, shine on your own and help the whole world shine too.
