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Calm and collected great beauty × vernal rain-like top scholar.

【Young Couple / Court Affairs / Two Lifetimes of Love / Love After Marriage】

Four years after Xie Lingxi married Prince Jin, her bedside companion ascended the throne and became the Emperor.

Although she held the esteemed position of Empress, she was essentially a caged bird confined within the deep palace.

Due to the Emperor's suspicion, her father was forced to hang himself in prison, her brother died tragically on the northern frontier, and her mother, overwhelmed by grief, passed away soon after.

At that time, mountains collapsed and rivers dried up. A century-old aristocratic family was destroyed overnight. Noble families and scholars scrambled for advantage, but she managed to turn Prince Jin's forces against him, shattering his eternal dream.

As her world crumbled, she was fortunate enough to be granted a new life by the heavens. When she opened her eyes again, she was back in her youth.

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With a beauty that rivaled blooming flowers in snow and a reputation for profound poetry and wine, who in Chang'an didn't know the third daughter of Minister Xie? At the tender age of betrothal, she was considered an untouchable lotus fairy in everyone's hearts.

But one day, this fairy was finally plucked and became imbued with the aura of another man.

The new top scholar, Liu Xu, from a humble background, whose courtesy name was Cheng Zhi, possessed a demeanor like the spring breeze and autumn moon, a handsome face, and a compassionate heart within.

One day, this scholar suddenly fell from the rooftop, crashing into Xie Lingxi.

—This marked the beginning of their fated entanglement.

He held her in his arms and vowed to marry her. Xie Lingxi thought: How could there be such a thing as getting all the benefits?

She desired a path completely different from her past life, one that would not tarnish the Xie family's reputation or cause her family to lose their lives. Beyond that, nothing else...

Content Tags: Palace Marquis   Devotion   Rebirth   Satisfying read   Love After Marriage

When Qiu Xuan was fifteen, a fortune teller said she had the makings of a traitor and rebel. Leading imperial academy students in brawls and inciting a princess to break up her family, behind every mischievous act was the silent strategist, Qiu Xuan. It seemed that ten years later, the Great Yong imperial court would gain a menace. However, the Qiu family became entangled in a conflict between the Emperor and Empress, and the Emperor's decree resulted in the extermination of their entire clan. To survive, Qiu Xuan had no choice but to marry into the Marquisate, becoming a widow by proxy for the missing Young Marquis Yunyang. She thought she would have to wait until a new emperor ascended the throne and issued a general amnesty before she could escape this cage. Unexpectedly, the Young Marquis Yunyang actually returned alive, bringing with him a battle-hardened Commandery Princess, pregnant with his child, as a co-wife. Qiu Xuan, whose sharp edges had been dulled by life in the Marquisate, quickly regrew her thorns. She devised eighteen countermeasures, but all were rendered useless by the Commandery Princess's tears.

The Commandery Princess said, "Help me escape the manor, and not only will I clear your family's name, but you'll also gain promotions and titles." Qiu Xuan replied, "Why should I trust you?" The Commandery Princess countered, "Because I'm pregnant with a prince." Qiu Xuan declared, "This sounds interesting, I'll take the job." The Commandery Princess asked, "What do I need to do?" Qiu Xuan simply said, "Watch me perform."

Ten years later, the Empress Dowager, who had helped the young emperor ascend the throne, tried her old tricks again. The Empress Dowager said, "Deal with the Regent King, and in the future, you'll be second only to one person, above ten thousand others. I'll even have the Emperor call you his 'godmother.'" Minister Qiu Xuan responded, "This sounds interesting, leave it to me." The Empress Dowager then asked, "Why didn't the Regent King die?" Minister Qiu Xuan replied, "Because if he died, it would be boring."

Standing before you is:

The guardian of the Ming Dynasty.

Wanli Emperor’s closest ally.

The dutiful son of the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.

The wealthiest man in human history.

He is:

The secret manipulator of the Ministry of Personnel for thirty years.

The gravedigger of the imperial clan system.

Called the second Yan Shifan by the Eastern Forest Party, yet hailed by Zhang Juzheng as unbeatable.

He is:

Hai Rui’s confidant.

Xu Wei’s benefactor.

Matteo Ricci’s tonsurer.

The mentor to six top scholars, including Xu Guangqi.

He is:

The one who shields the Ming poetry scene from shame.

The author of over 700 books across various disciplines.

The inventor of over 2,700 patents.

The founder of modern universities and sciences.

And he is:

The protector of overseas Chinese.

This is the legendary tale of a man who shaped an era and left an indelible mark on the Ming Dynasty and the world beyond.

Shen Chaoyan finds herself reborn as a cannon fodder female character in a comic book. Her entire family is loyal and honorable, but they are annihilated by a fake adopted daughter.

To change her family’s fate and prevent them from being sacrificed for the fake adopted daughter, Shen Chaoyan grits her teeth and joins the tyrant’s harem. Initially, she plans to quietly wait for the story to end. However, she accidentally discovers a shocking secret about the tyrant!

What? The tyrant has a harem of 3,000 beauties, but he is incapable?

What? The wise concubine actually cuckolded the tyrant, and their three-year-old daughter isn't even his?

Knowing too many secrets, Shen Chaoyan tries to keep a low profile and bide her time. But the tyrant reads her mind, exposing her secrets and putting her in the spotlight, leading to a series of manipulations and schemes by the other concubines.

Fortunately, with her keen sense of gossip and strategic use of secrets, Shen Chaoyan effortlessly rises to become the most favored concubine in the harem, all while being a passive observer and enjoying the drama unfolding around her.

What? The Consort's father, the Prime Minister, is an impostor? He killed his twin brother to take the position of a scholar!

What? The highly revered and just grand tutor loves to collect gold ingots, and his private estate is hoarding enough food to feed the whole country!

As the drama escalates, Shen Chaoyan realizes the plot has begun to break down. There are fewer and fewer scandals in the court. The corrupt officials? The wicked ministers? The 3,000 beauties in the harem?

All the officials in the court are trembling: "Your Majesty, please let the Empress focus on her pregnancy! Stop the gossip, we can’t take it anymore!"

Tagline: Secrets, gossip, and a journey to the top in the harem.

Core Themes: Intrigue, political power struggles, and strategic maneuvering.