Plaything (Matriarchy)

The young nobleman Gu Heqing had a problem.

He had been raised in seclusion outside the capital since childhood. On his way back to the capital, he met a stable hand, who took his virtue.

A man's life was worth less than grass once he had lost his chastity. He had to either become her lover or shave his head and become a monk.

But he wanted neither.

He wanted fine food and drink, an endless supply of wealth and splendor, and more gold, silver, and jewels than he could ever use.

He wanted to be granted an official title and live in unmatched glory, with golden seals, purple ribbons, princes, and ministers all bowing before him.

He wanted far too much, and not one of those things was within reach of a lowly stable hand.

But ever since she had touched him, his wretched body couldn't go even one night without her.

He had no choice. While desperately climbing the social ladder to marry into a powerful family, he kept sneaking around with that illiterate country bumpkin...

And sneaking around with her endlessly.

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The Prince of Dàyong, Li Zhiwei, had a problem.

She was pursuing rebels through the wilderness when she met a young nobleman. On a whim, she took his chastity.

She lied, telling him she was a stable hand, an illiterate runaway slave who drove horses.

The young nobleman cried and called her a country bumpkin, yet no matter what, he refused to let go of her clothes.

She teased him like he was a puppy.

She watched him, well-read in the Six Classics and full of pride, become helplessly addicted to power and wealth. She watched him make every effort to climb the social ladder, while shamelessly indulging with her in every pleasure life had to offer.

Everything he worked so hard to obtain was within her easy reach.

The longer she watched him, the more she found that his twisted, crawling way of life wasn't so bad after all.

Now there was just one problem.

How could she tell the young nobleman the whole truth without letting him realize...

That he had once been a little plaything in her bed?

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A powerful, rough woman x a greedy, poisonous man

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A few things to know:

1. A feudal matriarchal setting with strict hierarchies between ruler and subject, mother and daughter. The worldbuilding is entirely my own.

2. BG romance, with women fathering children.

3. The female lead is tall and imposing, 180 cm, carefree, and irresistible to everyone.

4. Not a 1v1 romance.

5. Updates are irregular due to work, with at least three chapters a week.

6. This is categorized as historical transmigration because someone transmigrates.

7. No tags for strong female lead or female-dominated story.

Theme: Hard work is the only way to reap rewards