Synopsis:
Luo Qingyi was born into Dahan's wealthiest merchant family. Her father had the emperor's complete trust and was ennobled as a prince of a different surname, an honor beyond compare.
Her stepmother served as an official at court, diligent and devoted to her duties, and widely praised by all.
She was also betrothed to a member of the imperial family as a child, with every chance of one day entering the palace and becoming empress.
Anyone would envy her luck and say, "She must have been born under a lucky star."
What a joke!
If she hadn't transmigrated into the body of a five-year-old orphan, struggled through life until she was ten before being reclaimed by her family, and nearly died in the kidnapping drama her stepmother had staged, she might actually have believed it!
As for becoming empress...
In the Dahan Dynasty, men and women were equal. Women could marry men and start families, and even take three husbands!
Would you rather be empress and share one husband with others, or become the richest woman in the land and have several husbands share you? Even a dog would know which to choose!
To escape her engagement, Luo Qingyi fought her way through the Imperial Academy, even beating an imperial prince to tears. At thirteen, she began frequenting brothels, successfully claiming the title of "Kyoto's Number One Playboy."
Behind the scenes, she also had to contend with her scumbag father and stepmother, manipulate her stepbrother into surrendering the family fortune, and secretly build her own business empire.
Come on! I've transmigrated into this world. You think I'm still going to let you bully me?
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The common folk all said Luo Qingyi was an idle, ill-mannered brat who squandered thousands of taels every day in places of pleasure, and was utterly unworthy of the radiant Crown Prince.
But the Crown Prince believed that only someone with her unmistakable ambition and pride was worthy of standing at his side.
Before ascending the throne, he turned to her and offered, "Come, be my empress. I'll let you have your way for the rest of your life."
Luo Qingyi smiled sweetly, then turned and sat on the lap of the young marquis he had personally promoted. She took the fan offered by his trusted scholar-official and fanned herself, her beautiful eyes sparkling.
"Do I have to be empress? How about sitting on the throne instead?"
[Defiant, pampered heiress x 1. Childhood friend with a bittersweet secret crush 2. Rivals-to-lovers, a sea of bitter hatred and passion 3. Frail scholar-official with a long-laid plan 4. Wolfish assassin who falls for her while trying to win her over]
Reading Guide:
1. The heroine is not a virgin; all male leads are virgins. Happy ending.
2. The setting is entirely fictional, in the late feudal era. Men and women are equal, and official ranks are modeled on the Ming Dynasty.
3. At first, the heroine thinks she's clear-headed and focuses entirely on her career, treating romance as a bit of fun. Later, she grows and changes, faces her true feelings, and turns the tables for the people she cherishes.
Theme: The world exists because of you.
