☆ My other upcoming story is "The Princess Takes a Consort, Who Objects?" The blurb is at the bottom. Please add it to your collection! Expected to start on August 20.
Su Jintang was born at the wrong time. When the empress was selecting female officials, she was still a child.
By the time she had grown up with ambitions, Great Zhou had fallen into turmoil within a single year. The empress died, and a new emperor ascended the throne.
Her classmate had no choice but to marry. Su Jintang took over the family business and went into commerce, and also became engaged.
But after she arrived in the imperial capital, her fiance passed the palace examinations and abandoned her, while her friend entered the palace to resist the powerful.
When she learned that her parents had also died in the struggle for power, Su Jintang's resentment and fury reached their peak.
She set her sights on the powerful Prince of Qin. "Your Highness, you have power and influence, and you've already saved me once. Would you help me again?"
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From the hero's perspective:
The first time he saw her was in his aunt's military camp. The girl was resolute and brave, with a tragic background, and he wanted to help her.
The second time was in the imperial capital. He schemed to lure her into his trap, step by step, and put her to work for him.
But later, he was moved by their unspoken understanding, couldn't bear to see her hurt, and grew furious when she ignored him. Little by little, he found himself willingly letting her manipulate him!
Xiao Yucheng: "You think you can use me and then just toss me aside? It won't be that easy."
[Reader's Guide]
1. The story moves at a slower pace. The leads don't fall madly in love the moment they meet. Their relationship develops gradually, and the hero falls first.
2. The story has a large ensemble cast. The women, whether heroes or villains, all have their own goals as they fight for power, seek love, and struggle forward.
3. The hero starts out proud and refined, then turns into a devoted puppy.
4. The heroine grows in the first half, comes close to turning evil for a time in the second half, then is brought back from the brink.
Both leads are sexually inexperienced. One-on-one romance. Happy ending.
☆ "The Princess Takes a Consort, Who Objects?"
After the empress became emperor, Xiao Jun took her mother's surname and changed her name to Wen Xiaojun.
As the emperor's youngest daughter, Wen Xiaojun knew she couldn't match her elder sister in either literary or martial arts, so she had to take on other responsibilities.
For example, changing her surname to test the court officials' limits, and marrying her maternal cousin's son to consolidate the emperor's rule.
But that year, she fell for a young master from an influential family.
It's only a princess taking a consort. Who would dare object?
[Reader's Guide]
The heroine is not sexually inexperienced, but the hero is. Although the heroine has a prince consort, she is devoted to the hero.
Worldbuilding: Under the rule of the first empress, the civil service examination is established, talented people from humble backgrounds are promoted, female officials are appointed, and equality between women and men is pursued.
Theme: Strive tirelessly to become stronger.
