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Feng Shui master Rong Yan dies in a plane crash and transmigrates to the Northern Song Dynasty, becoming the illegitimate daughter of a low-ranking official. With a biased father and a formidable main wife, she is relegated to living in the servant's quarters, surviving on scraps, and is sent to a Taoist temple for ten years. Upon reaching adulthood, she is ordered to marry a terminally ill man in a marquis's estate as a substitute bride.

Everyone pities her, believing she is not marrying into a powerful family but is simply destined to become a widow. Little do they know, Rong Yan believes they are simply unobservant.

Her husband is exceptionally handsome and as refined as jade. Being alive to admire him and inheriting his fortune upon his death would be a great joy, wouldn't it? Even though the people in the marquis's estate are embroiled in constant, dog-eat-dog family strife, she remains an uninvolved observer, sipping tea and enjoying the gossip, which is more exciting than any drama script!

As for the dilapidated Taoist temple she inherited—

With her father, a master craftsman, overseeing its reconstruction and her mother in charge of the kitchen, their initial aim is not to achieve great fame, but merely to secure a stable future. Unexpectedly, on the day of its reopening, the temple becomes renowned and instantly popular!

Dishes like Lotus Seed Glutinous Rice Soup, Eight Treasures Vegetarian Meal, Mushroom Stir-fried Gluten, Sweet and Sour Eggplant, and Eight Treasures Qiankun Bag...

Whatever she promotes becomes a hit, with people scrambling to queue for a taste of their exquisite vegetarian cuisine. While everyone initially thought the Taoist temple's vegetarian dishes were already superb, they never expected Rong Yan's divination skills to be even more astonishing!

It is not only the Taoist temple that becomes famous throughout the land; Rong Yan's name spreads throughout the entire capital of Bianliang.

In the end, a single divination by her even attracts the emperor's personal visit, and she even casually passes the exam for a Taoist official.

Furthermore, the supposedly terminally ill man she is guarding lives a long and healthy life...

The innkeeper is multi-talented, but a bit of a gossip. Shen Yu doesn't have many ambitions; she likes to make warm soup and earn a little money. She also enjoys eating melon seeds and listening to gossip. So, she opened an inn in Sanhe Town called Changle. Sanhe Town is a place with people coming and going, a mix of all sorts, practically a holy land for gossip. She saw it and immediately decided to put down roots.

She also picked up a few employees, none of whom can keep accounts or shout out to customers, but they can fight and kill. The employees looked at the sign hanging in the inn: "If you want to fight, please go outside. Don't smash my pots and pans." Everyone thought, "Really? I don't believe it." But Sanhe Town was destined not to be a peaceful place.

A few words exchanged and they would immediately draw swords, with no time to move tables. That day, the atmosphere in the inn was thick with tension, and it looked like a fight was about to break out. Suddenly, with a 'dong,' a spear shot out from the air, its tip piercing the wall, sending dust flying. Everyone then realized the usually smiling innkeeper seemed to be able to fight better than anyone.

【Reading Guide】

The female lead is very strong, but also very gossipy.

A bit of detective work + martial arts affairs + daily life, from the perspective of the onlookers.

Pre-order: "The Food Truck Behind the Military Academy." Luo Mingge is the former marshal of the Liwei Federation. Luo Ning was born in a post-apocalyptic world in a parallel dimension. No matter which world she's in, Luo Ning's only friends and comrades are her mother. So, whatever Luo Mingge wanted to do, Luo, the Mamma's Girl, Ning would do it. Luo Mingge had a flash of inspiration: "You go set up a stall and sell spicy hot pot." Luo Ning: ...

She was already unhappy in this world where her supernatural abilities were detected as useless psychic power, and Luo Ning still had to tolerate the super-male students from two military academies. Although the students from the two schools had long been at odds, fighting each other every year in mecha competitions, bickering on forums, and ambushing each other, the only zone of peace was the small food truck in between.

Because there were several popular posts on the forum: "[Sticky| The Mystery of the Food Truck Owner's Background]" "Has anyone eaten her food and felt inner peace...?" The current marshal came with the wind, looking nervously at Luo Ning: "Your father is...?" Luo Ning: "My family is a bit complicated. To put it simply, my mom and you from another world slept together." Readability Guide: Not a family ethics drama. The background is all fictional. The female lead's mother accidentally traveled to the post-apocalyptic world in a parallel dimension. The female lead is a native of the apocalypse. The mother and daughter then returned to the present world. So she was hungry since childhood, and is an excellent advocate for food!

A call for collection, and a preview of upcoming works. Please collect if you like it. The synopsis is below:

《Qi Niang Ming Zhao》: A determined young lady and her loyal county magistrate.

《The Substitute Wife》: A little white rabbit and a big bad wolf.

Aman first met Fu Yunxiu on a bright, sunny afternoon. In a desolate and dilapidated courtyard, the man sat in a wheelchair, his face pale and bloodless. He lazily lifted his eyelids and said, "Are you the concubine my mother found for me?"

Aman didn't reply but secretly blushed because she had never seen anyone so handsome.

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Fu Yunxiu was born with an illness and was sickly since childhood. Later, he injured his legs, and the doctor predicted he wouldn't live past twenty-five. He became a discarded son of the Fu family.

Aman endured and took care of him for three years, accompanying him safely past his twenty-fifth birthday. Then, on another bright and sunny afternoon, the man told her he was going to get married.

At that moment, Aman suddenly felt that Fu Yunxiu, whom she had to look up to, was not handsome at all.

Everyone thought Aman would be relentless, crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide. Unexpectedly, she just stared at him for a long time and calmly said, "Congratulations."

Upcoming novel: "Black Moonlight"

Zhang Xihua unexpectedly transmigrated to the first year of Hongde in the Great Ming Dynasty, born as the posthumous daughter of the recently deceased Old Master of the Zhang family.

The First Madam, who had already given birth to three daughters, was greatly disappointed upon seeing her infant daughter. To prevent the family fortune from being squandered by the gambling Second Master and, more importantly, to ensure the lineage of the main branch continued, she publicly announced that she had given birth to a son.

As a young lady with the fate of a young master, Zhang Xihua was born into a prestigious family, renowned for its scholarship. From a young age, she was burdened with the high hopes of bringing glory to her ancestors.

Thus, after fifteen years of arduous study, she succeeded in the imperial examinations and rapidly ascended the ranks.

On the eighth day of the tenth month in the first year of Hongde, Zhu Mingji was born in the Xiang Prince's estate. Due to the renowned scholarship of the Zhang family, he was sent there to study after his enlightenment.

From childhood, Zhu Mingji was constantly chided by his royal father and mother: "Look at Zhang Erlang; he is obedient, sensible, exceptionally talented, and superb at riding and archery."

Zhu Mingji was very unconvinced and always strived to be the best in everything, constantly competing for first place with Zhang Erlang, Zhang Xihua, but always losing and settling for second.

When Zhang Xihua was studying, he resented her exceptional brilliance and sharp wit. At the age of sixteen, Zhu Mingji, who accidentally inherited the imperial throne and became Emperor Huoyuan, decreed a special imperial examination.

Zhang Xihua, who could have achieved the top three ranks, only obtained the third place in the first class of the Jinshi imperial examination under the Emperor's personal assessment, becoming a 'Tanhua'. The young emperor was subtly mischievous in his actions.

As a Samoyed demi-beast who failed to fully transform into human form, Chi Nian was abandoned at an orphanage from a young age. All beast-men maintain their beast form until they graduate from kindergarten, only successfully transforming into human form if they grow up with careful nurturing. This severely tests a preschool teacher's ability, which is why the beast-men planet severely lacks preschool teachers.

To ensure all cubs can successfully transform and avoid being abandoned by their families like him, Chi Nian chose to major in early childhood education. In his final year of university, he was assigned to intern at Capital Third Kindergarten.

The principal there, Jiang Rangzhi, is a black panther beast-man. Few parents were willing to send their cubs to a kindergarten managed by a carnivorous beast-man, and the turnover rate for teachers there was particularly high. Although Chi Nian had fewer cubs to care for, they were all mischievous carnivorous beast-men, and besides him, there was only one other teacher who constantly wanted to resign.

Being a preschool teacher was difficult, and the principal always stayed behind the scenes, unwilling to appear in front of parents for fear of worrying them. But Chi Nian refused to compromise; not only did he take exceptionally good care of the cubs, but he also continuously increased the kindergarten's enrollment rate through livestreams.

Capital Third Kindergarten became popular. Parents also discovered that the principal, who meticulously cared for the cubs with Chi Nian, was a handsome big black panther with an incredibly meticulous personality, making them feel completely at ease. Only, why were pink bubbles starting to appear as they watched the parenting livestreams?

Watching the Samoyed, who was smiling brightly while lying on the black panther in the livestream, the parents fell into contemplation. As the cubs began to transform, Chi Nian's mysterious background, along with a huge conspiracy, quietly surfaced.

An outwardly warm but inwardly cold and shrewd shamaness protagonist, paired with a gentle yet cunning and subtly manipulative merchant male lead who knows when to advance and retreat.

Everyone in the world knows that there is a Shamaness Temple within the imperial palace. The shamanesses within deliver heavenly decrees, perform divination, and pray for blessings. Even the Emperor respects them threefold, yet they haven't spoken a word for a long time.

The truth is that Mingyu, as a shamaness, is feared by the Emperor, with her actions restricted at every turn. On ordinary days, she is forced to appear as a historian, unexpectedly witnessing the changing of imperial power.

Under the pursuit of the new Emperor, Mingyu is forced to flee the palace in disarray.

Once rescued, she initially thought she could escape the center of power. However, she didn't realize that Young Master Yu Tong'an of the Yu family was determined to drag her into the fray.

Yu Tong'an chuckled lightly, "With the new Emperor ascended, my Yu family is also facing ruin. You and I are on the same path, so why not conspire together?"

"I am just a commoner; how can I conspire with a young master?" Mingyu rolled her eyes but grabbed Yu Tong'an's hand, turning around to stir the muddy waters even more.

Author's note: All settings in this novel serve the plot; please do not scrutinize them strictly.

Synopsis: The main story of this novel is complete.

【Very Serious Synopsis】Vifia transmigrated. She became the young miss of the Casley family, one of the three founding families of the Empire. She received no transmigration benefits, nor any so-called "golden finger" cheat. After an accidental death, she fell into an endless loop of rebirths. This time, it was already her seventeenth rebirth. She wants to return to her homeland and find a way to end this strange transmigration and rebirth.

But what she found strange was that this rebirth brought many different changes. The Archmage's disciple, whom she had never known, always looked at her with an accusatory gaze, as if they had been familiar for a long time. A strange Duchess showed an exceptionally high level of affection towards her. Even a magician, whom she had only met once, was willing to actively help her. Everything was in disarray, hurtling in directions it had never taken before.

Later, even the two gods from the other world and her homeland looked at her with benevolence, asking, "Surely you've received your golden finger this time?" Vifia: "?" Gods: "Of course, it's your companions." Much, much later, Vifia, who had finally returned to her homeland, was enjoying the hard-won peace at home. No, it was no longer peaceful. She turned to look at the noisy group of people in her house: "So, how did you all get here?" Everyone: "Hehe!" The Archmage's disciple, who had secretly crept beside her, tentatively intertwined his fingers with hers. He was immediately hit in the face with a pillow. "Isidore! Stay away from Vifia! I do not agree to this marriage!" Well, it really couldn't be peaceful anymore.

【Two-Sentence Synopsis from the Male Lead's Perspective】She carried all of his destiny; from then on, his destiny was entirely hers. He had been waiting, searching, and he would recognize her soul at first sight, and then, his heart would beat anew.

【One-Sentence Synopsis from the Companions' Perspective】They each carried their own misfortunes, but through their encounter, they found their own salvation.

【Synopsis Specifically for the Female Characters in the Story】Swept up by the tides of their era, they struggled to survive, they broke injustices, they were not appendages to anyone, they lived for themselves, and they were the masters of their own destinies. They might not be part of the main protagonist group, but they are already protagonists in their own right.

Miao Ying, a lone individual, transmigrated. Before his transmigration, he made a wish to the god of transmigration, hoping to experience the warmth of kinship.

As expected, he transmigrated into a large family: a harsh grandmother, a gambling and alcoholic father-in-law, a gossipy mother-in-law, a toddler brother-in-law learning to walk, and a taciturn husband who couldn't even say a word when prodded three times.

Miao Ying: "Heh, let it all be destroyed! Damn heavens, can a man even marry?"

Miao Ying had a fit of madness and, after fainting, saw the original body's story in a dream. The original body stole his grandmother's savings for a coffin, eloped with a scoundrel from the neighboring village, but was abandoned by the scoundrel after the money ran out. He shamelessly returned home and spent his days snatching egg custard from his toddler brother-in-law who couldn't even walk yet.

Miao Ying: "? Was I the bad guy all along?"

The transmigrated Miao Ying decided to turn over a new leaf and be a better person. Looking at the family's cramped three-room house, he decided to change their economic situation. Fortunately, he had a transmigrator's halo and unexpectedly discovered rapeseed, which was not yet widespread in this era.

Planting rapeseed, learning to extract oil, selling fried skewers—he made their lives increasingly prosperous. Miao Ying, who held the family's economic power, disciplined the old gambling and alcoholic geezer, making him honest and dutiful. He also successfully won over his grandmother and mother-in-law's hearts. He packed off the toddler brother-in-law, who had just learned to walk, to school. As for his taciturn husband... well, he wasn't completely useless; at least he had some use at night.

Miao Ying looked at his family with satisfaction, finally experiencing the warmth of kinship. Miao Ying: "Perfect."

Highlights:

1. This novel mostly focuses on domestic trivialities. The world background is the author's private setting, completely fictional; anything that appears or doesn't appear is set by the author.

2. The "ge'er" (male sub-gender) physique has some private settings, serving the plot.

3. There will be mpreg.

4. There are thousands of good novels in the world; if this one doesn't suit you, feel free to switch. We reject "control freaks" (a term often used for readers who demand specific plotlines or criticize heavily).

In the aristocratic circles of the capital, rumors abound that Wen Yu has a heart of stone.

Even the emperor, upon hearing of it, nods repeatedly in agreement!

Wen Yu merely sneers at the gossip. From a young age, her mother died tragically, her grandmother showed no love, and her father didn’t care. She faced jealousy and schemes from others. Finally securing a good match, she found her husband’s family to be a deeper mess than she had imagined!

Being naive and innocent?

How else would she keep her talented and handsome husband, her intelligent and affectionate children, her doting mother-in-law, and the prestigious title of Grand Duke’s Wife? Surely, such blessings wouldn’t fall from the sky!

In her past life, she lived miserably as the Grand Duke’s Wife.

This time, the female protagonist sets her sights on the male lead and unapologetically claims him. After marriage, she employs all sorts of tactics—seduction, playing hard to get, tender persuasion, and tough love—to win his heart.

The stunningly beautiful yet shrewd and resourceful Qi family’s fifth son is often scolded by the emperor:

“You coward! What kind of life are you living? Divorce her immediately! Don’t worry; I’ll back you up!”

Blushing slightly, Qi Wulang mutters, “Actually, life’s not too bad...”

This story portrays a strong, determined woman striving for happiness.

The author has completed two other signed works with reliable writing quality. Your support is appreciated!

Please check out the author’s other works: "Little Bug" and "After Rebirth: The Beautiful and Tragic Heroine Goes Mad".

Tags: Palace Intrigue, Power Struggles, Slow-Burn Romance, Rebirth, Strong Female Lead, Enemies-to-Lovers, Alternate History