[Cool-headed, clever maid x ruthless man who takes what he wants]
Li Wan transmigrated into the body of a lowly maid in the Lu household. She had only wanted to live a quiet life, but a ruthless man set his sights on her.
He kept her trapped in a secluded courtyard. He promised he would set her free once he married, but he still broke his word.
Li Wan saw the man's true nature and faked her death one day, making her escape.
Years later, Li Wan had transformed into a minor official beloved by the common people. But one night, soldiers surrounded her home.
Watching the familiar man draw closer step by step, Li Wan shielded her sleeping son behind her and closed her eyes with a long sigh.
All her life, she had longed for independence and freedom, yet he had broken her spirit.
*
Lu Duo made a name for himself at a young age and rose steadily through the ranks. To him, fame and fortune were as easy to grasp as something from a bag.
But when it came to love, he took a spectacular fall.
He fell for a maid with an unyielding spirit. No matter how Lu Duo threatened or tried to please her, she refused to willingly be his. In the end, she burned to death in a terrible fire.
But years later, he unexpectedly discovered that she was still alive. Not only was she alive, she had married another man and borne his bastard!
Watching Li Wan shield the child, whose face was eight-tenths like hers, Lu Duo's eyes turned bloodred. He wished he could strangle the bastard with his own hands.
"Come back with me, or I'll kill him!"
Yet later, Lu Duo not only spared the child, he even used him as leverage to make her stay.
"Wanwan, please. For A Xu's sake, since he likes me so much, come back to me and give me a place in your life, all right?"
[Content warning: The male lead is not sexually inexperienced]
My next novel: I Didn't Know My Prince Consort Was a Woman
[Woman disguised as a man as the prince consort x a ruthless, sinister emperor]
Shen Qinghui transmigrated into a time of chaos and nearly lost her life.
To repay the Grand Princess for saving her, she disguised herself as a man and became her prince consort. In public, they were an enviably devoted couple.
The only one who was displeased with her was the Grand Princess's younger brother, the current emperor, Xiao Chengyou.
He targeted her at court, of course, but even in private he never gave her a kind look.
Once again, Shen Zhihui risked her life to plead with the emperor for her friend's life.
The emperor flew into a rage. His long, narrow black eyes filled with murderous intent, and he had her thrown into the imperial prison.
After the Grand Princess rescued her, Shen Qinghui noticed that the emperor's gaze toward her had grown increasingly inscrutable...
Afraid her secret would be exposed, Shen Qinghui staged her death and escaped.
Everything went smoothly until she changed back into women's clothes and stepped onto the deck, only to discover the man who should have been on the throne sitting calmly inside the cabin.
The man's tall, shadowy figure completely enveloped her. His cold hand clamped around her chin, leaving two sharp red marks.
"You've been toying with me for so long. Do you still think you can run?"
*
Xiao Chengyou seized the throne by stepping over the corpses of his siblings. The cold and ruthless emperor was sincere only toward his elder sister, Grand Princess Jianing.
Unfortunately, his brother-in-law Shen Qinghui was a pretty boy living off his wife. He had nothing but a handsome face, and with his fawning flattery, he had the emperor's sister wrapped around his little finger.
In private, he even put his arms around the maids in his household, with no sense of propriety.
Xiao Chengyou had long considered him a thorn in his side. And now Shen Qinghui, a fickle turncoat, had even risked her life to plead for someone who had nothing to do with her.
Surprised, he showed her no mercy and threw Shen Qinghui into prison.
Then he uncovered her secret:
His brother-in-law was actually a woman...
From then on, Shen Qinghui's every move easily stirred his emotions,
and he let himself indulge in dreams of her every night.
And after toying with him so thoroughly, she even dared to try to escape.
The moment he caught her, Xiao Chengyou wanted to tear her apart and devour her whole.
And that was exactly what he did.
*
The prince consort, a paragon of elegance at court, was gravely ill. Rumor had it he would not live much longer, and everyone in the capital lamented his fate.
No one knew that a slender figure, so similar in build to the prince consort, had appeared in the dim, candlelit Golden Hall.
The person he had once scorned was now the one he could not stop yearning for night after night...
Shen Qinghui had had enough of being locked away in the dark, airless imperial harem. This time, she escaped successfully.
Three years later, in the misty waterways of Jiangnan, a boat's oars rocked gently.
A little girl with a doll-like face was helping her mother attract customers when she noticed something strange that day.
"Oh, Mother, everyone on the bank is gone. There's only one strange uncle."
Shen Qinghui's heart sank. She looked up:
Those unforgettable black eyes swept over her, carrying an imposing authority even without anger.
When the man spoke, however, his tone sounded almost pleading.
"Niannian, have you had enough?"
"Come back to the palace with me and be my empress."
Theme: Oppose feudalism and become an independent woman.
I accidentally collected Gu Gu's articles when I was scanning folders, and tried to read a few chapters. The beginning is very conventional, robbing and ruthlessly abusing his wife. At least that's what I thought at first. When I read Xiaowan's remarks about women being able to stand tall, I suddenly realized that this might be a very special love letter to girls. Xiaowan is an eagle. An eagle flying thousands of miles high in the sky is destined not to be a bird in a cage. But if you want to gain the recognition of an eagle, you must stand in her alliance, be her brother and sister, and treat her as an equal. This is the point that she can't bear the most when the male protagonist wants to break her character at the beginning. She is wild at heart. When she was imprisoned by the male protagonist and was depressed, she set a fire and took the initiative to resurrect herself. I felt really sad when I saw this. She did not let herself die like this and stay in the compound. She has been fighting, working hard for her ideals, and fighting for herself in life. Miss Lu San and Miss Tuesday are the two most prominent control groups under her leadership. From the beginning, Lu San had the idea that a woman could work in a public institution. She was sincere and pure, and valued brotherhood. Her confrontation with her eldest brother was actually a rebellion against the common sense of family ethics between monarch, minister, father and son. She is brave and frank, and likes to express herself boldly, even more so than men. She deserves such a happy ending. She is a girl who has advanced ideas and bravely manages her own life. Marrying as a woman does not mean that she is still clinging to the "old ways". She has endured hardships and is unwilling to sink. She also has her own character. Ms. Tuesday is really one of my favorite characters. In the early days, she was calculating and had the qualities of a noble lady. Her help to Xiao Wan was out of the interests of her family. She really had the image of a feudal noble lady. But her ending is exactly what I thought. She is the most free and uninhibited among the three people. She has never been married and has broken through the restrictions. She is a benchmark for women's awakening of consciousness. What's valuable about her is that she is not a woman with modern ideas like Xiaowan, but she can walk the most free and unrestrained way. I wish all girls that their hearts will follow the direction of heaven and earth, and that the sky will be as high as they want.
The extra story allows the male protagonist to get to know the heroine's origins and see what it's like to make up her world. In the modern storyline, the male protagonist's pursuit is like a home invasion and robbery. . . . I'm really at my wits end. I managed to get 0 contacts from Tao Li.
It's not bad, it's female-friendly, and the female characters have good endings. It's worthy of being an article in 2025. Overall it's relatively short, so it's a bit more refreshing and not too plot-heavy, but that's fine. Personal XP does have a little ntr(?)/Shura field. I still like the setting of this book, and there are not so many elements of robbery, so it will not make people feel uncomfortable. I read this article originally because I wanted to review running with the ball, so I collected 4 books. I have read all 4 books. This book ranks second in my heart. Recommended reading.
I think it is better not to add marriage to this paragraph. According to the ancient matchmaking sayings about parents, even if Lu Zhuer marries a powerful person, such as a prince or an emperor, using the word "marriage" means that she is the head wife, plus a maid. The situation of the two young ladies is different. Unless you say something like this, "If you meet a powerful person in the future who is not the person you love at all, and forces you to marry him or even take you as a concubine, would you be willing?" Would it be reasonable to say this?
The names of the eldest brother and the second brother are too similar.
What we are saying is that it is obvious that he and Fan Long are carved from the same mold, and they are not better than others. The characters are stereotyped and illogical, the plot is abrupt, and the writing style is not good.
Not quite. I wish my wife to write better as she writes. [Panda head]
Congratulations to my wife on the completion!!!! Finished spreading flowers, looking forward to the new column!!! I like your core, I hope you can bloom all the way, without fear of wind and rain 💪 💪
Come on, madam, it's beautiful [spread flowers][spread flowers][spread flowers]
What a dog and a man, I said I'm tired