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[1]
I transmigrated as a lustful woman, along with my career-minded best friend.
My bestie became an imperious empress, while I became a princess who had the emperor wrapped around her finger.
One day, a neighboring kingdom sent an envoy to our country for friendly talks. I laid eyes on their handsome, dashing Seventh Prince, and tears of emotion practically dripped from the corners of my mouth. I grabbed my bestie by the sleeve and cried out in anguish, “Stop hesitating! Send me off to marry him!”
My bestie remained expressionless. “Bestie, wipe up your drool first.” Stop doing such tacky things in front of a crowd.
[2]
The Seventh Prince and I were widely considered a match made in heaven. But it turned out he wasn't as gentle and refined as I'd imagined. He wanted to destroy our Great Jin Kingdom.
He even tried to turn me against my bestie with his good looks and sweet talk. I couldn't resist the temptation, so I sent my bestie a cup of poisoned wine. She drank it without suspicion.
At the same time, the Seventh Prince also drank a cup of wine.
With me by her side, my bestie lived to see the next morning. The Seventh Prince, on the other hand, dropped dead.
[3]
Our side crushed the enemy kingdom, and my bestie rewarded everyone according to their merits.
I once said I couldn't resist temptation. What I meant was that I couldn't resist my bestie's temptation. She'd promised to give me every handsome man in the entire Great Jin Kingdom. But the reward I ended up with was General Pei Yuan.
General Pei and I go way back. When I first transmigrated, I jumped him, then callously kicked him to the curb.
Faced with Pei Yuan's extraordinarily handsome and utterly brooding face, I scrambled over to my bestie, sobbing as I demanded to know if she wanted me dead.
My bestie took my hand and said earnestly, “Bestie, I'm afraid Pei Yuan's achievements will overshadow the throne. This time, I really need you to marry into another kingdom.”
Me: “Waaaaah…” You have no idea how much stamina Pei Yuan has. He'll do me to death!
Notes:
1. Both leads are each other's first and only partners, happy ending, fictional ancient setting with fantasy elements, ensemble cast, equal parts plot and romance. Pei Yuan is the only male lead.
2. Lustful heroine x stubborn hero
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Yun Mei was once the top assassin of the Qilin Sect. Her greatest mistake was falling for Qi Lian, the sect's new leader.
Qi Lian had cool, delicate features and wore white like fresh snow. Everyone called him a refined young gentleman, but his heart was the coldest and cruelest in the world.
To seize power, he deliberately seduced Yun Mei and used her to eliminate the previous sect leader. Then he discarded her like trash and married someone else, though he had also developed some genuine feelings for her.
Qi Lian had Yun Mei's pipa bones pierced with iron shackles, crippling her martial arts. Yet he couldn't bear to kill her, so he imprisoned her in a dungeon and visited her every day.
Fortunately, Yun Mei was rescued by a close friend and eventually escaped that hell.
To evade the Qilin Sect's pursuit, Yun Mei went into hiding and fled to a remote mountain village, where she married a man who sold funeral goods.
His name was Shen Fengmian. He was refined and handsome, with long, pale fingers and a scholarly air. Yet he was also remarkably skilled at making paper figurines, and his funeral-goods shop was well known across the surrounding villages.
Yun Mei settled down with Shen Fengmian. They supported one another and treated each other with respect. Though their life was modest, they were happy.
But Qi Lian still refused to leave her alone.
One afternoon, Yun Mei carried their daughter to the funeral-goods shop to bring Shen Fengmian lunch. She had only just stepped inside when assassins sent by Qi Lian arrived one after another, one of them thrusting a knife straight at Shen Fengmian's heart.
Yun Mei reacted quickly and shoved Shen Fengmian out of the way, but she fell, injuring herself and frightening their daughter into tears.
The usually refined Shen Fengmian seemed to become a different person in an instant. His face darkened, his eyes turned bloodshot, and killing intent surged around him. He looked like an Asura risen from the depths of hell.
The assassins mocked him for his helpless rage and foolish bravado. But before their smiles could fade, a flash of black light appeared. A line of blood sprang across each of their throats, and the next moment, blood sprayed three feet into the air.
Shen Fengmian pressed his bloodstained folding fan to the throat of the sole survivor. His voice was cold and fierce as he said each word slowly: “Go tell Qi Lian: if he dares come again, Prince Jing'an will wipe out the Qilin Sect.”
Yun Mei stared at her husband in shock. A saying that had circulated through the martial world for years flashed through her mind:
The Qilin Sect is full of imps, but above the Qilin Sect stands an Asura.
The only Asura in the world capable of holding the Qilin Sect in check belonged to the royal family of a different surname, and wielded a blackwood fan as his weapon.
B-but her scholar husband didn't look like someone who knew martial arts at all!
In an instant, Shen Fengmian's face returned to its harmless, scholarly look. “This humble scholar is not particularly skilled. My martial arts rank near the bottom of my family, so I had no choice but to leave home and make paper figurines.”
Yun Mei: “I'll believe that when pigs fly!”
Shen Fengmian: “...”
#All right, dear wife, I'll stop pretending. I'll come clean. I just really like making paper figurines#
#Anyone who bullies my wife will have to deal with a paper figurine#
#The young prince is no good at his official duties, but he offers a full-service package#
#Yun Mei: All I can say is, he was born to make paper figurines#
[Retired female assassin x spoiled young prince who plays dumb to catch the tiger]
[One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first and only partners, marriage before love, an adorable little one appears later. The blurb looks complicated, but this is really just a cozy, sweet slice-of-life story.]
[Fictional history, lots of creative liberties. Just here for fun!]
Theme: In life, courage and determination are both essential.
The one who can make Du Wei break his defense must be the real master
Xie Yi is so pitiful... His parents were killed, and he was scolded by all kinds of people when he wanted to take revenge... The heroine was always dignified by the heavenly family, with an attitude of "If your family dies, you can just accept your fate." She never thought of helping them clear their grievances and turn over the case. I thought there would be a reversal in the future, so I continued to watch. As a result, Xie Yi was portrayed as a vicious villain no matter how miserable her life experience was. The heroine even said she was vicious... So miserable.
I watched it in two days. The female protagonist has a really good personality. She felt aggrieved in the early stage, but it was also very reasonable. After all, she had just traveled through time at that time. After a few months of fighting at the beginning, the heroine grew up instantly and her character became more distinct. But I am still curious about the letter written by the prophet, or the experience of this group traveling through time and space repeatedly. Including the views of later generations on the empress and princess. After all, they are time travellers. Will there be some modernization reforms to promote the development of the times?
I hope the author will portray the character so that the heroine loves Pei Lang but will not change her principles for him. She has always been the noble princess who serves the country and the people and cares about the world (this is different from my inertia of thinking or from the portrayal of the heroine in the movies or novels I have been exposed to in the past. I love you but I will always be myself), Yu Zhao dares to love Daanhen never hides his love for Pei Lang, and chooses to hide it when faced with the truth about the death of Pei Lang's master and wife, which makes Yu Zhao's image three-dimensional. She is not a flat and perfect truth, goodness and beauty, she has her own selfishness, she can be selfish and cowardly, that's why our Yu Zhao is so cute [loving eyes] [loving eyes] [loving eyes]
Ah, Ah Zhao can't just get the box lunch. No, no, Ye Qinghuai can definitely be saved.
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This ending? A little rushed
The author also wanted to write that the heroine was sorry for the hero, and that it was impossible for the heroine to betray her best friend. The status of the best friend was opposite to that of the hero. The previous emperor murdered the male hero's reborn parents, and the best friend did not help the hero reverse the case and even killed the hero. The benefactor's only surviving heir was sent to be sold, and the male protagonist told her in front of her that she was not as good as the daughter of the enemy who killed her father. He also wrote that the female protagonist knew the truth but chose not to tell it because he was afraid that the male protagonist would hate him.
The one who can make Du Wei break his defense must be the real master
Xie Yi is so pitiful... His parents were killed, and he was scolded by all kinds of people when he wanted to take revenge... The heroine was always dignified by the heavenly family, with an attitude of "If your family dies, you can just accept your fate." She never thought of helping them clear their grievances and turn over the case. I thought there would be a reversal in the future, so I continued to watch. As a result, Xie Yi was portrayed as a vicious villain no matter how miserable her life experience was. The heroine even said she was vicious... So miserable.
I watched it in two days. The female protagonist has a really good personality. She felt aggrieved in the early stage, but it was also very reasonable. After all, she had just traveled through time at that time. After a few months of fighting at the beginning, the heroine grew up instantly and her character became more distinct. But I am still curious about the letter written by the prophet, or the experience of this group traveling through time and space repeatedly. Including the views of later generations on the empress and princess. After all, they are time travellers. Will there be some modernization reforms to promote the development of the times?
I hope the author will portray the character so that the heroine loves Pei Lang but will not change her principles for him. She has always been the noble princess who serves the country and the people and cares about the world (this is different from my inertia of thinking or from the portrayal of the heroine in the movies or novels I have been exposed to in the past. I love you but I will always be myself), Yu Zhao dares to love Daanhen never hides his love for Pei Lang, and chooses to hide it when faced with the truth about the death of Pei Lang's master and wife, which makes Yu Zhao's image three-dimensional. She is not a flat and perfect truth, goodness and beauty, she has her own selfishness, she can be selfish and cowardly, that's why our Yu Zhao is so cute [loving eyes] [loving eyes] [loving eyes]
Ah, Ah Zhao can't just get the box lunch. No, no, Ye Qinghuai can definitely be saved.
Does it involve past and present lives?
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Spread the flowers Spread the flowers Spread the flowers Spread the flowers Spread the flowers Spread the flowers Spread the flowers Spread the flowers Spread the flowers Spread the flowers Spread the flowers Spread the flowers Spread the flowers Spread the flowers Spread the flowers Spread the flowers Spread the flowers Spread the flowers Spread the flowers
This ending? A little rushed
The author also wanted to write that the heroine was sorry for the hero, and that it was impossible for the heroine to betray her best friend. The status of the best friend was opposite to that of the hero. The previous emperor murdered the male hero's reborn parents, and the best friend did not help the hero reverse the case and even killed the hero. The benefactor's only surviving heir was sent to be sold, and the male protagonist told her in front of her that she was not as good as the daughter of the enemy who killed her father. He also wrote that the female protagonist knew the truth but chose not to tell it because he was afraid that the male protagonist would hate him.