Novels like Fantasy World: Strange
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- 151 The Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion: Plotting Against the Realm 千机阁：逆谋天下 History + power struggles + the Mohist School + strategy + palace intrigue... “To secure the throne for the second generation, one must first learn the private dealings of the officials.” In a secret meeting late at night, Zhao Gao taps the table, the bronze lamp casting light over his sinister face. Thus, an intelligence network known as the “Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion” is quietly woven through the teahouses, post stations, and hidden spaces between official buildings in Xianyang. Its headqua 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Tales of Nantang 南塘往事 My name is Chen Damao. When I was seventeen, I sat on the field ridge by Nantang with Liu Tietou, Zhou Xigou, and Zhao Xiulan, sharing a bowl of cold porridge. Tietou said he wanted to buy a big iron pot. Xigou said he wanted to make a nice chair. Xiulan said she hadn’t decided yet. I said I wanted to go to school. In the end, we all got what we wanted. I went to the county seat and put on a Sun Yat-sen suit. Tietou bought an old red tractor and fixed it up. Xigou learned carpentry and made cha 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 The Dao in Chaos: Upholding the Dao Amidst Chaos 道沌：执道于沌 Everything here is my own work. There is no plagiarism. The book was originally titled The Dao in Chaos. It may be better suited to readers who enjoy a slower pace, especially since the first three chapters might not be particularly dazzling. I hope you won't mind. I'm a novice writer, so please give me a chance. It starts with two protagonists, but later shifts to a single protagonist, with more of an ensemble focus. I'll try to include more scenes from the protagonist's perspective as the stor 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Adventures in Another World with Infinite Magic 无限魔法的异世界奇遇物语 In the modern world: Jobs are hard to find, his family is poor, his classmates mock him, and his first love tears into him. Resentment and bitterness churn in his gut, finally turning into a burst of foul gas, a thunderous fart that shakes the heavens! Sitting on the toilet, he transmigrates straight into a magical world! In the other world: He transmigrates and is immediately crushed to death by a demonic dragon. What a disastrous start: his soul and body are torn apart. His wandering spirit ac 15Reads—Score414d adds
- 155 Reborn: I Returned to the Day I Met My Husband, and Decided to Stay Far Away From Him 重生，回到与老公相遇时，我决定躲他远远的 Reborn, I return to the time I first met my husband and decide to stay as far away from him as possible. 2.6kReads—Score1614d adds
- 156 Dreamworld Spirit Catcher 梦界捕灵者 I am someone who lives in a dream. When my true nature is exposed, will it be evil or redemption? In a world overrun by devils, until I put an end to everything, there was only day and night. The day belonged to humans, and the night to ghosts. Neither would yield to the other. Different regions were home to different humans and devils, and there was a profession known as spirit hunter. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Bone Divine Powers: The Human Emperor Shows His Might 骨之神通：人皇显威 [Multiple Female Leads] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Genius Protagonist] [Unrivaled Through the Ages] [Born with the Human Emperor's Bone] The young Yan Xiao was born with an ordinary mortal's bones and endured contempt from all around him. By a stroke of fate, he awakened the one-of-a-kind Emperor's Bone from time immemorial, the Human Emperor's Divine Bone, which could devour countless bones and evolve to grow stronger. From then on, taking on the heavens as a mortal, he defied fate, crushed count 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 The Pearl Milk Tea in the Back Office 后台的珍珠奶茶 Pearl Milk Tea in the Back Office 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Republican Era: One Broken Regiment from the Start, Points Can Buy Anything 民国：开局一个残团，积分换一切 Eastern Sichuan, 1920. After his father is assassinated, he takes command of a ragtag force fewer than a thousand strong, surrounded by enemies on all sides. Bound to the Empire-Building System, he earns points by killing enemies and exchanges them for rifles, machine guns, artillery, soldiers, and formidable generals. Yang Sen sends two regiments to "absorb" his force. He just smiles. 2.2kReads6.6Score21414d adds
- 160 Ink-Stained White Lapels 墨染素襟 [Alternate Ancient Setting] [Forced into Government Service] [Political Intrigue and Revenge] [Corrupted by the Desire for Power] [Multiple Supporting Character Subplots] [Traditional Slow Burn] One night, disaster strikes. Blood stains the gates of a noble household, and the entire Yang family is brought down. The only son, Yang Su, narrowly escapes death. The pampered young man he once was sheds his innocence overnight, burying an ocean of hatred deep in his heart. He has no interest in fame o 11Reads—Score114d adds
- 161 My Girlfriend Wouldn't Let Me Touch Her, Then Clung to Me After We Broke Up, Saying She Loved Me 女友不给碰，分手后粘着说“爱”我 My Girlfriend Wouldn't Let Me Touch Her. After We Broke Up, She Clung to Me and Said She “Loved” Me 156Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 After I Fell into a Coma, Mom Became My Grandma 昏迷后，妈妈成了我的奶奶 I woke in a pool of blood, with a dead old man lying beside me. When I opened my eyes again, Dad was gone. Mom had become “Grandma,” called me her “good girl,” and said she was a transmigrator. I didn’t believe her. I secretly stopped taking my medicine, but my memories grew more and more deranged Did I kill someone? Am I a transmigrator? Am I a boy or a girl? When I was ten, she forced me into a ghost marriage with a paper effigy. When I was twenty, I saw a bearded man in the mirror. She had ma 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Infinite Flow: I Started Dating My Unhinged Big Brother, and Now I’m Hooked 无限流：和疯批哥谈上了，真香 In the little black room, Tang Xian turned to Du Sheng and asked: "Want to team up?" "Why?" "You're pretty." "...Let's talk if we run into each other in a dungeon." Tang Xian immediately sang Du Sheng a love song. ...Du Sheng thought the heavens must be blind. In the first dungeon, the very first player Du Sheng met was Tang Xian. "The heavens really do have eyes," Tang Xian exclaimed. Escape from the academy? Let's start by setting a fire and livening things up. Gain power? Then let's rebel! Th 16Reads—Score23314d adds
- 164 From the Start, I Was Lying in My Master's Arms 开局躺在师尊怀里 Su Qingyuan transmigrated into a tragic xianxia novel as a cannon-fodder servant who had just been pushed from the Immortal Execution Platform and was fated to have her soul scattered. As she fell, she landed in a cool yet warm embrace. It was Mo Yuanchen, the revered master of Lingxiao Immortal Sect, the man who had been frozen in ice for ten thousand years, kept his distance from women, and was known throughout the immortal realm as a living King of Hell. She thought she was doomed, but he use 202Reads8.1Score10514d adds
- 165 The Storm Riders 風雲雄霸天下 The Clay Bodhisattva prophesied, “A golden-scaled carp is no pond-dweller. Given wind and cloud, it will become a dragon.” To fulfill his destiny, Xiong Ba took Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun as his disciples, using their power to dominate the world. Yet the prophecy had a second half: “The winds and clouds will make you, and the winds and clouds will destroy you.” When ambition collides with fate, the bonds between master and disciples become a calamity for the martial world, unleashing a storm of blo 1.1kReads—Score10614d adds
- 166 The Bronze Box That Subdues the World 镇世铜盒 A low-level office drone buried in debt unexpectedly awakens a family heirloom with the power to appraise treasures. Starting out by finding overlooked bargains at flea markets, he sweeps through the antique black market, jade gambling exchanges, and the real estate business. As he uncovers the truth behind his parents' disappearance, he reunites with old friends and foils the schemes of the underground cultural relics conglomerate, the Fengling Bureau. He retrieves the national treasures scatte 3Reads—Score16114d adds
- 167 A Match Made in Grudges 一对冤家缘 A Fateful Pair of Foes 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 After My Junior Sister Died, I Destroyed the Entire Sect 师妹死后，我废了整个宗门 After My Junior Sister Died, I Destroyed the Entire Sect 1.2kReads—Score5614d adds
- 169 Water Margin: Conquering the World in the Song Dynasty 水浒霸世：踏宋征遍天下 I was reborn in Liangshan and unexpectedly bound to a System. With its help, I defused the crisis of infighting, gathered heroes from all walks of life, and secured my place in the stronghold. But looking at the brothers around me, should we stay in Liangshan and build up our forces, march forth to overthrow the Song Dynasty, or... In this chaotic age, maybe we can do more? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Ghost Orchid 鬼兰 The Ghost Orchid in the Mirror Is His Missing Wife: The academic world regards the Ghost Orchid as an evil thing, but Zhou Chen and his wife, Lin Xiao, swore to protect it, convinced it was a spiritual treasure of heaven and earth. Their steadfastness brought Zhou Chen rejection from the entire internet, while his wife Lin Xiao suddenly vanished during an expedition. Just as he was on the verge of collapse, the arrival of a strange young woman broke the deadlock. In the Ghost Orchid blooming 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 The Jade Pendant Immortal Path: From Good-for-Nothing to Child of the Plane 玉佩仙途：从废柴到位面之子 So what if his dantian is shattered? So what if he’s only a menial disciple? A mysterious jade pendant lets him defy fate and rise to the top! Lin Feng of the Qingyun Sect rebuilds his foundation with the pendant’s power, but is also drawn into a world-shaking maelstrom. Fortuitous opportunities and deadly threats go hand in hand, as do glory and conspiracy. Watch a good-for-nothing youth ascend step by step amid bloodshed and chaos, turning the whole world upside down! 11Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 172 Transmigrated to Cultivate Immortality: I Subdue the Heavens with Classical Chinese 穿越修仙：吾以文言镇诸天 [Transmigrate + Cultivation + System]+ [Confucian Dao]+ [Wild Imagination]+ [Menial Disciple + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Li Shenyan, a professor of Classical Chinese at a university, transmigrates into the body of a menial disciple of Qingcang Sect in the cultivation world. When he wakes, someone has already crushed all four of his limbs and thrown him into an abyss. At the same time, the remnant soul of a Demon Venerable is trying to seize his broken body. At the brink of life and death, the Sag 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 City of the Apocalypse: Don't Look Up 末日之城：不要抬头 #Apocalypse #Sci-Fi #Mystery #Superpowers A global broadcast sounded. Everyone who heard it went mad. My roommate pointed a knife at me and asked, "Want to play a game together?" I didn't go mad, but I killed him. Later, I noticed something: a cloud of gray mist hovered above the heads of those who'd lost their minds. The madder they were, the thicker the mist. Then I looked up and saw the same thing above the armed police escorting me. But they said, "Your eyes can save humanity." But I haven't 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 I Married a CEO on a Whim, but I Can't Keep My Identity a Secret 闪婚女总裁，自己的身份瞒不住了 Xu Huai is... a security guard at Huanyu Group, Jiang Hai's top tycoon family business. With no parents and no girlfriend, he enjoys a carefree life on his own and has skipped thirty years of detours. The happiness he feels every day is beyond ordinary people's imagination. Then one day, a beautiful female CEO suddenly barges into his life. “Sign this agreement and be my contract husband for a year. This five million is yours.” Five million? A beautiful CEO? This... happiness came way too sudden 1.2kReads7.6Score10514d adds
- 175 I Grow Bigger Whenever I Work Overtime 一加班就变大 [Out-of-the-Box Premise]+ [Office Worker]+ [Absurd Comedy] My name is Zhou Huihui, and I'm an ordinary office worker. My only goal is to leave work on time. But Manager Ma won't have it. That day, he @'d me on DingTalk: “Xiao Zhou, I need this proposal tonight.” Then something about me started spiraling out of control. Not my temper, my size. Work overtime, grow a size. 4.4kReads—Score11314d adds
- 176 Young Master Lu’s Eyes Turned Red as He Begged for Your Forgiveness 陆少红了眼，求卿原谅 Lin Qing was a very overweight girl, and Lu Tingzhou was a famous young heir in Beijing’s elite circles. Lin Qing didn’t know when she had fallen for him. Maybe it was when people made fun of her figure and he said she was cute. Maybe it was when he stood up for her as she was surrounded by bullies. Maybe it was when he left her an umbrella during a torrential downpour. Or perhaps there were many other maybes. So even though she knew Lu Tingzhou was only dating her, a “fatso,” because of a bet, 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Heaven-Burning Divine Flame 焚天神炎 Fire never comes from the heavens. It comes from the cries of hearts that refuse to yield. For ten thousand years, the cultivation world has lived by one rule: to cultivate immortality, one must sever all feelings and desires. Pain is a heart demon; emotion is a karmic burden. Otherworldly flames are treasures of heaven and earth, coveted by all, yet no one knows that these flames are the final lament of ancient gods as they fell. Yan Wujie was once a prodigy of the Heavenburning Hall, but his o 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Netherworld Lord Is Panicking: His Wife Runs the Underworld Relocation Office 冥君他急了，老婆是地府搬迁办 Sang Luo is full of baleful energy, born with an iron-hard fate and the ability to beat ghosts bare-handed. After twenty years on the job, she tops the Underworld’s annual list of “Most Unwelcome Visitors.” The Ten Kings of Hell get a headache the moment they hear she’s coming. After all, whenever this formidable woman shows up, she not only makes the government reimburse her taxi fare, but also swipes a few jars of Meng Po’s soup to drink. Then she takes a job from Fu Yun Ci, the president of t 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 The Jianghu’s Turmoil: The Man Who Should Never Have Existed 江湖风云，本不该存在的人 [Not xianxia · Historical power struggles · Two storylines spanning the jianghu and the imperial court] After his soul transmigrated to another world, Zhao Zhen only wanted to live out the rest of his days in peace as an ordinary man. But a packet of strange scarlet-burning powder was like a poison-coated key, forcing open the door to his quiet life and bringing the Xuan Ying Cult’s relentless pursuit down upon him. His friends and family were repeatedly dragged into the danger, and innocent pe 452Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 180 Exiled from the Start, the Prime Minister's Legitimate Daughter Comes After Me 开局被流放，丞相嫡女追来了 First thing to do after transmigrating into an imperial prince: smash the mirror! The original owner was clearly a man, but this face looks exactly like mine in my past life... My furious father demotes me and sends me to a barren frontier fief. Fine by me. I can get away from palace intrigue and use my modern knowledge to farm and build infrastructure. But I hear the prime minister’s legitimate daughter refused to marry the Crown Prince and insists on marrying me? Well, I suppose I can bring an 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 The Supporting Male Lead Should Do More Than Drive the Plot 男配不只要推动剧情 The purpose of a supporting male character is to make the protagonist shine. Xu Qianyan was no exception. But he wasn't willing to accept it. Why did he have to be the one laying the road for someone else? He had once fought back against the System, but fate had already been written. His resistance was nothing more than a futile struggle. So he began to comply, test the waters, and quietly nudge the protagonists of each little world off course. System: [A masterful move.] Xu Qianyan: Even the m 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 I Get Stronger Just by Saving Money 只要我攒钱就能变强 Lin Xin loves saving money. In the apocalypse, he awakens a Pixiu System that makes him stronger the more money he saves. He gets a Divine Emperor Art from the start, and his true form leaves every villain stunned! Watch him protect humanity, sweep through the universe, and restore glory! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Infinite Flow Horror Instances 无限流小说恐怖副本小说 Endless instances, different teammates every time, and anything can happen here. Is this a punishment or a reward? The missions never end, and the rules are bizarre. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 The Battle for National Destiny: I’m the Only One Who Can Summon China’s Ancestors 国运之战：只有我能召唤华夏老祖 The Divine Realm invades, and humanity awakens across the globe. America has Superman, Japan has Susanoo, and Egypt summons the gods of the underworld. Only China has a break in its divine lineage, mocked as a land with no gods to summon. At the brink of despair, a seven-year-old Taoist novice is thrust to the front lines. Facing a storm of ridicule, he quietly pulls out a stack of yellow talismans. “You summon gods. I summon my ancestors. That’s only fair, right?” With the first talisman, he su 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 She Runs, He Chases, Lord Huo Knows He Was Wrong 她逃他追，霍爷知道错了 Shen Lin had a secret crush on Huo Youzhi for six whole years. By a twist of fate, she married her way into his family through a disgraceful affair, and everyone looked down on her, including Huo Youzhi. She was an orphan, while he was the untouchable young master of the capital's elite circle. It seemed that the only tenderness she could ever get from him came in bed. After six years of secretly loving him and two years of marriage, Shen Lin accidentally overheard Huo Youzhi saying dismissively 44Reads6.5Score914d adds
- 186 Burning Up the Nine Heavens: I Never Wanted to Be the Demon King 焚尽九天：我并不想做那个魔王 Everyone wants me to become a demon. The gods of the Nine Heavens see me as a calamity, and all living beings curse me as a blight. They broke my bones, destroyed my divine soul, and drove me into the eternal abyss, eager to be rid of me. But they never knew An infinite sea of cores slumbers in my dantian, my body holds the Boundless Divine Bones, reborn through flame, my divine soul is perfected through the Nine-Turn Nirvana Sutra, and I received the true teachings of Ancestor Pan. The Starsea 8Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 187 A Meaningless Journey 无意义的旅行 “No heroine,” “ensemble cast,” “alchemy,” “another world.” Travel itself has no meaning; it is merely a journey from the starting point back to the starting point. But for the things you might see along the way, would you be willing to set off on a meaningless journey? In this world shrouded in mysterious forces, alchemical formulae have become a means of advancing civilization. One day, a young man wakes with no memories and begins the ordinary life he longs for. “Is this world really this absu 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Poison Cures the Heart 毒解君心 After enduring life-and-death trials, the long-standing poison in Tuoba Jun’s body was finally neutralized, and he returned safely from the brink of death. The shadows of treacherous court politics and imperial harem rivalries faded away. Li Weiyang used her wisdom and strategic skill to keep the inner court in order, while Tuoba Jun ruled the empire with vision and ambition. United in purpose, they reformed the government, brought peace to the people, expanded their territory, and strengthened —Reads—Score96814d adds
- 189 I Just Awakened, So Why Was I Chosen by the Gods? 我才刚觉醒，怎么就神选了？ [Card Summoning] [National Fate Survival] [Train Building] [World Exploration] Liu Shuang was born in an era when everyone could wield cards. Here, those with exceptional talent can [Awaken] and become [Classifiers] who use cards to wield supernatural abilities. Every year, the gods also select a group of relatively seasoned [Classifiers] from each nation and [choose] them to enter the [God-Given Game] and take part in [Train Survival] for their amusement. Then Liu Shuang came along... “Wha —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 The Years I Spent as a Massage Therapist 我当按摩师那些年 A rookie massage therapist starts from zero. No System, no melodrama, just an urban slice-of-life memoir. It follows Zhu Ran as he grows step by step from an apprentice, while giving readers a chance to learn about the industry from a different perspective. 14kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 191 Journey to the West: From the Start, I Stew the White Dragon Horse 西游：开局炖了白龙马 On his first day in the world of Journey to the West, Lu Fan promptly stews Tang Sanzang’s future mount: the West Sea Dragon King’s third son, the White Dragon Horse. In this world, spirit beasts can fight, warm your bed, or be served as food. Lu Fan has only one rule: if he likes you, you can pour his tea; if he doesn’t, you’ll end up as a banquet. The West Sea Dragon King, father of the White Dragon Horse, launches a manhunt across the Four Seas. The Great Sage Equal to Heaven sticks his head 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Reborn at Thirty-Eight: This Time, I'll Protect You All 三十八岁重生：这次换我护你们 Zhou Yuan, thirty-eight years old, had suffered through a life of hardship. Her father died when she was young, and after her mother remarried, her grandfather struggled to raise her. Desperate for a child, she spent three years undergoing IVF, endured a hundred injections to stimulate ovulation, suffered two miscarriages, and went deep into debt. She risked half her life to give birth to her son, Youzi. But she had nothing and no one to rely on. Her husband was away for work most of the year, a 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 A Young Celestial Descends to the Mortal World to Exorcise Evil 少年天神下凡，在人界驱邪 [Ancient gods + urban fantasy + comeback + apocalyptic terror + agents] An ordinary boy from a small county town gets into a government office in a big city and becomes a security guard. He thinks his life is finally on track, but a case involving “ghosts” completely upends it. The seemingly ordinary boy is actually an ancient powerhouse. “I’m an agent with the Paranormal Investigation Bureau...” “What? A war between gods and demons?” Legends of chaos invade the modern city, shattering everythin 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 The Chaos Grotto-Heaven 混沌洞天 If cultivating immortality means following Heaven's will, why do tribulations descend from the skies? But if cultivating immortality means defying Heaven, why can all things be destroyed, yet immortals still sit above the clouds? Truth and falsehood, falsehood and truth. Illusion and reality blur like a hazy dream. In a single glance, ten thousand years pass: is it a world transformed, or just as it was at first sight? Looking back across countless years: are things the same but people changed, 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 His Majesty Has Come to Warm the Corpse Again 陛下又来温暖尸体了 [Hate and Passion] [Strong Female Lead] [Fantasy Romance] [Quick Transmigration] [Ensemble Cast] [Selfcest] [Absurd Comedy] [Sci-Fi] Cool, aloof goddess × unhinged, talkative attention seeker Chen Wuji dropped into a quick transmigration world, but failed to get a golden finger and landed in a hellish scenario from the start. He was no helpless little cabbage waiting to be picked. At first, the two clashed whenever they met, locked in a love-hate relationship. Then they were forcibly bound by a 7Reads8.2Score114d adds
- 196 Stop Dying for Love! I’ll Shatter the Gods with One Sword 别殉情了！我一剑斩碎神明 [Slay the Gods + Two Male Leads + Multiple Women’s Redemption + Unhinged Villain + Apocalypse Power-Up + Dual-Timeline Perspectives + Cthulhu Mythos] When everyone believes in the gods, offering up their love and sacrificing their lives to them, I alone see through the gods’ false masks. He demands that I burn myself as a sacrifice, only to realize he’s been betrayed. I draw my sword in return and cut down those who would die for love! The old humans at the bottom believe that their “masters” ar 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Ambition to Rise: Twenty Years in the Turbulent World of Officialdom 青云志之二十年官场沉浮录 Everyone else was fighting tooth and nail to transfer back to the county seat, but I volunteered to go to Shiqiao, the most remote town in the province. They all said I was an idiot, giving up a good county job to become a deputy mayor in some poor mountain village. Only I knew the truth behind the three hundred thousand yuan in poverty-alleviation funds for Shiping Village. Someone had to investigate it to the very end. In Shiqiao, I led villagers in clearing land and planting tea, turning u 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Tea Fragrance on Jingling Ridge 镜岭茶香 A new story is here! You’re welcome to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Reborn: Young Master Bo Knows How to Be Adorable 重生之薄少会撒娇 Only when she was dying did Yu Wanwan realize how deeply Bo Yezhou loved her. She had desperately insisted on divorcing him and wanted to marry the pretty boy Lu Ting, who had actually been sleeping with her half-cousin behind her back. For the two months after her death, when she existed as a spirit, she watched Bo Yezhou avenge her, then get drunk late at night and hurt himself again and again. When she opened her eyes again, she was reborn on the day she and Bo Yezhou had fought about divorce 8Reads—Score214d adds
- 200 My Ex-Husband Called Me His Imperial Aunt, So I Went on a Rampage 前夫喊我皇婶后，我杀疯了 [Historical Romance, Two Strong Leads + Marriage First, Love Later + Revenge and Political Intrigue] In her previous life, she was empress, yet she lost both her child and her own life, while her enemy seized the throne. In this life, she moves her vermilion brush, marrying the late emperor’s youngest son, the current emperor’s uncle, to the shock of the entire court. She goes from being her former husband’s wife to becoming his aunt by marriage. At palace banquets, the new emperor and her half- 1Reads—Score—14d adds
