Reincarnated as the female leader of a nomadic tribe, Shoukang Xiuqiu commands ten thousand people. They lack clothes and food, and winter is approaching fast. The tribe suggests she lead raids to steal grain from the Central Plains people. She immediately slaps the suggestion away and angrily scolds them, "How can we stoop to being beasts?"

Just when she’s starving, a beautiful young woman from the Central Plains arrives, offering a thousand shi (a measure) of grain as payment, asking her to rescue her brother who is trapped in the Anubi tribe. The tribe scoffs, saying, "Anubi has forty thousand troops. Let alone that we can't defeat them, Anubi and us share a common ancestor. Why would we help you fight our own people?"

Shoukang Xiuqiu sees the beautiful woman—pitiful and lonely, with no one by her side—and thinks, if she’s not rescued, she’ll probably be kidnapped by another tribe and become a breeding slave. How miserable that would be. Plus, they’re running out of food. Without hesitation, she agrees: "Alright, I’ll go to Anubi and get your brother back."

Her tribe warns her, "Leader, we’re the lowest-ranked tribe. By the rules of the steppe, we don’t even have the right to enter Anubi’s territory."

Shoukang Xiuqiu’s face is expressionless as she replies, "Then we’ll just set a fire, force them to come out and talk to me. That way it won’t count as us entering!"

The tribe’s jaws drop in shock: "Uh!!! Leader, are you serious? How can we possibly fight them?"

She boldly declares, "I’m just inviting them to join our big family, to strengthen our forces. If they refuse, then we’ll join them. Either way, we’ll get your brother back."

The tribe mutters: "Such a fierce woman!"

The beautiful woman from the Central Plains looks at this demon named Shoukang Xiuqiu with wide, amazed eyes, filled with great interest.

From then on, the tribe called Aguan, once unknown in the chaotic era of the Hu people, stormed northwards, slaughtering Hu soldiers and tyrants. The world was stunned, and they became famous overnight. Later, they established Western Wei, uniting all ethnic groups in a flourishing era, ending a century of chaos in the Central Plains.

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One day in the camp, Shoukang Xiuqiu was being teased by her subordinates again.

"She’s obviously a Hu woman, but she kills Hu people so enthusiastically, you’d think she was from the Central Plains."

"Exactly, and she even married such a beautiful wife."

"What does that have to do with the leader marrying a wife?"

"It means she’s a henpecked husband. We call her the 'wife controls the hitter,' or simply 'wife rules.'"

Shoukang Xiuqiu was so angry she wanted to beat up those bastards. Suddenly, a soft, fragrant body hugged her from behind, sweetly whining, "Ah Xiu, Ah Xiu, I found something I like."

Her expression softened instantly, full of affection. "What has my lady found this time? Buy, buy, buy! We have money to spare!"

Xiao Hao nuzzled her cheek. "There’s a plain near the sea in the southern country, perfect for growing lychees and longans—you know how much you love them. So I want to buy some."

"Buy it! I’ll send the carts right away."

Xiao Hao suddenly whimpered and complained, "But they say I’m a fox spirit, a calamity to the country, and refuse to sell to me. Not only that, they say they wouldn’t even throw it on the ground to feed the dogs."

"The southern country dares slander my lady like that!" Shoukang Xiuqiu’s killing intent rose. "Bring me the marching maps! From now on, we’ll never be short of lychees again."

"Once we conquer them, we’ll eat for free and to our heart’s content!"

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Because of lychees, the southern king whose country was destroyed muttered:

"Damn! Those treacherous merchants fooled me!"

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Theme: Embrace the light, be strong and unyielding.

She’s bound to a poison arts system—if she wants to keep living, she has to keep poisoning people to exchange for life force.

Xu Lianqiao: “What am I supposed to do, living every day with the system constantly urging me to kill?”

Everything had been going smoothly—until she ran into a young divine doctor fresh out of Butterfly Valley: Feng Yuchen.

After failing for the 108th time, Xu Lianqiao glared angrily: “Spare me just once so I can poison someone, please?”

Feng Yuchen smiled gently, her eyes curved like a crescent moon, as she applied a silver needle: “No. I cure all illnesses, and I’ll treat you just the same.”

“Don’t believe me? Try for a lifetime.”

Xu Lianqiao: …

I harm people, you save people. Together we cancel each other out. Yin and yang in harmony, opposites attract, and Heaven rewards hard work.

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Tags:

Time travel · Enemies to lovers · System · Sweet romance · Lighthearted

Main Characters' POV:

Xu Lianqiao ~ Feng Yuchen

Side interaction: Xu Ling’er ~ Former Senior Sister

One-line Summary:

I poison people, she saves them—positive plus negative equals balance.

Theme/Message:

Finding harmony between extremes; good and evil, yin and yang, can complement each other.

Ding——Congratulations, Host, on becoming this dynasty’s treacherous minister. Please fully embody your true nature, drag the flourishing Da Zhou Empire into the abyss to fulfill your historical mission, and you may then be freed from the karmic debts of three lifetimes and ascend to the peak of life.

Xiao Yunfei pinned the Emperor’s brother-in-law to the ground and rubbed him in the dirt, then even pulled down the crown prince’s pants.

Luck happened to be on her side: the emperor was scheming against the prime minister, and she reaped the benefits.

The crown prince went to complain to the emperor.

The next day, Xiao Yunfei became the crown prince’s tutor.

On the third day, the crown prince’s eyes were bloodshot as he did homework until he shut down mentally.

The entire court was thrown into chaos. Power structures were rearranged. The "Xiao faction" rose rapidly in influence.

Even minor officials began calling Xiao Yunfei “Godfather” to her face.

Whatever she wanted to do, the Princess Royal was fully supportive.

Xiao Yunfei always felt the Princess Royal was up to something.

Sure enough, soon she… set her sights on the imperial harem.

> “I heard the Noble Consort has been feeling lonely lately.”

Members of the Xiao faction broke into a cold sweat: “My Lord, please—【Heavens, she even dares to covet the emperor’s women?!】”

> “Actually, this Chancellor believes the Princess Royal is of age. Isn’t it time to select a prince consort?

Gentlemen, are there any promising young talents you’d like to recommend?”

> Xiao faction: “The Chancellor speaks absolute truth. 【Not only is she unafraid of extermination of her entire clan, she’s even enjoying herself?!】”

Just then, the low and commanding voice of the Princess Royal came from outside:

> “Chancellor, is there anyone you favor as a candidate?”

Xiao Yunfei, slightly startled, respectfully replied:

> “This humble minister does indeed have a candidate in mind. May I ask when Her Highness will choose her prince consort?”

Li Tang raised her finger and pointed at her:

> “Then, Chancellor, when will you welcome me into your residence?”

Xiao Yunfei: “??????”

I’m trying to become the master of your household—why are you trying to marry into mine?

You really are a woman in mourning, huh!

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Tags: Light-hearted

Main Character POV

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One-sentence summary:

Took home a Princess Royal by accident.

As an enforcer, Shi Shu transmigrates into the script of Warm Love with a mission: steal the female lead's heart, become her girlfriend, then break up with her. At the same time, she must become the person the heroine will never forget for the rest of her life and act as the greatest obstacle on the male lead’s path to love.

And ultimately, to bring the destined couple back together, she must push the female lead into the male lead’s arms.

So, how does one become unforgettable to the heroine?

Simple: be her first love.

The mission briefing spelled it out clearly—at this point, the heroine hasn’t had a first love yet. All Shi Shu has to do is head down to the countryside on a poverty relief mission and easily reel the heroine in. Especially during the heroine’s most painful, difficult days, all she has to do is use her tricks on her…

Lift her chin, tease her, kiss her, love her. Protect her like a knight guards his princess, step by step helping her rise to the top of the entertainment industry, until she becomes the most dazzling woman in showbiz.

Then, when the mission is complete—success!—Shi Shu begins planning how to quietly escape from Wen Ruhua’s side.

What she doesn’t expect is that the woman beside her has long since been eyeing her with possessive hunger—and has a terrifyingly strong desire to control.

Mini Theater

One day, the system receives a direct complaint from headquarters and nearly explodes with anger:

“Shi Shu, you picked the wrong target!”

“Not only did you flirt with the wrong person—you even kissed the wrong one!”

“Mission accomplished, my ass!”

Meanwhile, Wen Ruhua—who’s supposedly about to be dumped—has a deep storm swirling in her eyes but smiles sweetly:

“Now that you’ve got me, you want to run? Did I say you could?”

After learning the truth, Shi Shu dives headfirst into the fridge:

“Wait, let me find a time machine.”

Outside the story, the heroine says:

“I thought my love would be full of hardship and obstacles. Who knew it would be so easy? Fairy tales really do come true.”

Tags:

[Proximity romance] [Entertainment industry] [Sweet romance] [Lighthearted]

Main Characters:

Shi Shu ~ Wen Ruhua

Perspective:

Multiple POVs

One-Sentence Summary:

Loving you without regret—simply because you’re the one in my heart.

Theme:

Embrace the light, and remain unyielding.

Pairing:

Flirtatious, playful actress (gong) × Scheming, seductive villainess (shou)