[A world of misery, villains all around / double lunatics + double heroines + no moral restraints + power over the court + tragic ending. Don’t be fooled by the title or the opening.]

In this world, there is no right or wrong—only people doing what must be done from their own position.

She once felt her heart stir, but it was only that—a fleeting feeling.

One plotted for a lifetime, yet died with hatred, her great vengeance unfulfilled.

The other lived unloved, forever stripped of freedom, trapped within the imperial city.

A deeply scheming, deranged Grand Tutor vs a black-bellied, peerless, deranged princess.

Qi Zhao Qian was a princess who could not see the light of day, raised in the cold palace since childhood, with no one caring whether she lived or died.

Within the imperial city, the bricks and tiles were cold—and so were human hearts.

Being bullied, cursed, and beaten was routine.

Often, her elder sister would step on her, grinding her into the dirt like worthless mud.

Until one day, a slender, elegant hand gripped her chin and leaned close to whisper by her ear:

“You are more suited to that throne than she is.”

In that moment, Qi Zhao Qian’s gaze fell upon the imperial throne—and upon the world itself.

A single imperial edict pulled her into the vortex. She understood what Yun Yu Bo’s words meant: that she was more obedient than the eldest princess, more suitable to be called a puppet, and far easier to control.

But she forgot—she was no caged bird. How could she resign herself to being a puppet for life, a powerless chess piece forever?

(Everyone said the eldest princess was destined to ascend the throne. But on that day, in wind and driving rain, all the court officials knelt in submission as Qi Zhao Qian walked into the great hall, step by step, carrying her elder sister’s head in her hand, and sat upon the dragon throne…)

“If my dear sister can sit on this throne, why can’t I?”

[Double Female Lead HE] [Entertainment Industry Setting – Do Not Enter If You Dislike This Genre]

At first, Qin Wan thought that the feelings she had were just a means to an end.

But when she heard the sound of her own heartbeat, she realized she was wrong.

She wanted to get close to her, to work hard to be near her—

But the other woman said she didn’t care about such feelings at all.

The conversation ended. She ran away.

She thought her first love would end just like that,

Yet she couldn’t tear her gaze away from her.

He Qing had been alone for so many years.

She thought her life would remain that way—until she met Qin Wan.

She knew Qin Wan’s intentions weren’t pure,

But still, she couldn’t suppress the racing of her heart.

She saw Qin Wan as a beam of light—

A light that was initially mixed with impurities and dimness,

But grew ever purer and more radiant.

The moon shines in the night only because of the sun.

She was the one ray of light in He Qing’s long, dark night,

Like the moon, guiding her toward her one true direction.

“I don’t want just liking—I want love.

Love that’s eternal and unchanging.”

“Can you give me that?”

(Bad at writing synopses—)

[Fierce-Looking but Actually Gentle, Alluring, and Cool Older Woman x Mostly Smart but Occasionally Silly, Cold University Student]

[HE – Happy Ending]

The first time Jiang Cen met Mu Qingyu, she thought the girl was very obedient—so obedient it made her want to destroy her.

So the second time they met, she extended an olive branch:

"I'll pay your tuition and living expenses. Be with me—how about it?"

After getting together with Jiang Cen, Mu Qingyu finally learned what it meant to be “demanding.”

"I want to eat grapes. Feed me."

"I want to go out. Carry me."

"I want... you."

She always treated her wealthy patron with quiet caution.

Mu Qingyu thought Jiang Cen was irritable, moody, and hard to deal with—but at times, she also found her fragile and vulnerable.

Even someone who wouldn't so much as flinch after being beaten to the point of dislocated limbs…

…became furious when she saw Mu Qingyu get a small cut on her arm from an enemy who had come seeking revenge.

Overbearing and ruthless, Jiang Cen stepped on the opponent's head and told Mu Qingyu:

"Forget it. Don’t be with me anymore."

But those usually lazy, indifferent eyes…

…were filled with reluctance.

Jiang Ci and Li Chenglin had only met a few times, yet on the day Jiang Ci was sentenced to death, the always composed and dignified Princess Royal lost her cool for the first time. She risked the crime of treason by leading troops to storm the imperial prison, and in front of countless witnesses, she called Jiang Ci by her childhood name and pulled her into her embrace.

Only then did Jiang Ci realize: she had a face that Li Chenglin could never forget.

After being reborn, Jiang Ci proceeded with caution, deliberately drawing close to Li Chenglin.

She intended to use this face to confuse her, deceive her, seduce her. As long as she could achieve her goal, she didn’t care about being just a substitute.

She incited her to rebel and seize the throne—but when Li Chenglin insisted on making her Empress, Jiang Ci faked her death in an attempt to escape.

What she didn’t expect was that Li Chenglin would descend into madness, refusing to bury her, hugging her “corpse” to sleep every night, and whispering in her ear with near insanity:

> “A’Ci, since you’ve provoked me, don’t even think of escaping. Even in death, you will forever belong to me.”

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Reader Notes:

★ Alternate universe with mixed genres and personal worldbuilding. Please don’t take it as historically accurate.

★ The female lead is not actually a substitute—the misunderstanding is hers at the beginning.

★ The cover is a purchased design template, not exclusive artwork.

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Tags:

Power vs. power

Court and nobility

Chosen one

Woman disguised as a man

Serious drama

Main Character POV: Jiang Ci

Main Interaction: Li Chenglin

One-line Summary: This subject welcomes Her Royal Highness to ascend the throne.

Theme: Be a self that cannot be defined by others.

[Top-tier Actress & Grand Slam Film Queen] [Older Woman] [Both Virgins] [No Cheat-like Advantages] [One True Love] [Meant to Be]

The story is sweet throughout—like a gentle stream flowing steadily toward lasting happiness.

Chen Yang put away the hairdryer and slumped onto the sofa. She’d had a bit to drink earlier, and with how exhausted she'd been from work lately, her eyelashes trembled lightly as she drifted into a light rest.

Qi Yu had been sitting beside her for a while. Seeing no sign of movement from her, he called her softly, “Jie… jie (older sister)…” Still no response.

Did she fall asleep? That sleeping position might hurt her neck… Should I carry her to bed? But what if I wake her up?

Qi Yu hesitated.

“This isn’t good for sleeping… Can I carry you back to the bedroom?” Still no reply.

“If you don’t say anything, I’ll take that as a yes.”

He carefully lifted the beautiful woman into a princess carry.

The sudden sensation of being lifted startled Chen Yang, making her heart give a little jolt. She opened her seductive, peach blossom-shaped eyes, their corners slightly red. A faint, hazy sheen clung to them—part intoxication, part something more elusive. Her voice came out a little hoarse from the alcohol.

“You… what are you doing?”

(Yandere + Forced Love + Strong x Strong + Secondary CP [lunatic] + Another Secondary CP [forced love] + Pretty much everyone is crazy)

Series:

Part One: You Are the Star I Cannot Reach (also known as Baby, You Are My Star)

Part Two: Sister, Can You Marry Me?

Part Three: A Thousand Charms and Countless Allure

Part Four: You and I Were Never Meant to Be, It All Relies on Imprisonment

Part Five: An Elder Sister Is Like Wine That Intoxicates, A Younger Sister Like a Demon That Bewitches the Heart

Part Six: Sister, Be Good, Come Into My Bowl

Nangong Guan and Ni Yin were the best of friends from high school through university, inseparable, believing their friendship would last a lifetime. But after graduation, Ni Yin chose to go abroad.

Three years later, when Ni Yin returned to the country, she was no longer the same person she once was—and neither was Nangong Guan.

Nangong Guan had become even more noble, carrying a natural aura of an emperor, with overwhelming pressure. Yet she was also terribly lazy, uninterested in everything, without desires or ambitions, like the wind that cannot be grasped or held.

Faced with such a person, so detached from worldly wants, how could Ni Yin ever reach her heart and make her fall in love?

“Nangong Guan, I’ll give you two choices: first, be my girlfriend; second, I’ll imprison you.”

Nangong Guan lowered her gaze at the iron chain on her ankle, then lifted her eyes to look at Ni Yin…

A hilarious story about a young Emperor Dragon who mistakenly enters the mortal world of cultivation to rebuild his body. — Xianxia (gl) Emperor Dragon Cultivation @_@ A Emperor Dragon, born from heaven, is besieged by powerful demons from the demonic realm upon birth. He sacrifices his body and soul to escape, and pursued by numerous powerful beings, he crosses the starry sky and escapes to a sealed planet. On this planet, becoming an immortal is hopeless, and becoming a demon is impossible. Cultivators relentlessly pursue their dreams of immortality, and the arrival of the young Emperor Dragon finally gives them hope of immortality. "Look..." Have you found that roaring dragon? I heard eating it can make you immortal! "We're organizing a dragon-hunting team, come quickly if you want to become an immortal!" The little emperor dragon rushed forward, digging its four short dragon claws and roaring in a childish voice: "Roar - robbery! Hand over the beauty! Hand over the treasure and storage bag!" Jue Ge column link, click on the large image to enter the song, please collect the author ^0^ Friendly tweet link: "Grave Love (gl)" The loser lady counterattacks the tomb-robbing queen! (Click on the large image to enter)

(Completed) [Double Heroines + Yandere + Book-Traveling + Rebirth + Mind Reading + Double Strength + Crazy + Cool Story + 1V1] Neurotic Beautiful Murderer X Growing Crazy Avenger

Introduction 1: Cheng Wanshu, gentle and virtuous, is the most suitable wife and mother for marriage. She is an object that they can use for entertainment and pleasure at will, and a tool that carries countless shackles and is suppressed.

Four marriages, each one unhappy and difficult.

She thought she would die with hatred in her heart, but ended up back to where it all started.

She was reborn and awakened.

But why could she hear her sister's thoughts?

Introduction 2: Zhu Sheng is a complete madman who has killed countless people. He has a terminal illness and is dying. He accidentally travels into a vicious and sadistic novel and also travels into the lives of four characters.

So, she saved her, taught her to resist, taught her to cry out, freed her from the shackles, and a brand new picture began...

Rong Zheng heard that she had transmigrated into a book — an old-fashioned tragic romance novel where the Crown Princess pursues her white moonlight Crown Prince. The male lead abuses the female lead, her family, and her friends. Despite all this, the Crown Princess, covered in wounds, ends up winning over the Crown Prince, and they end up together.

But Rong Zheng’s arrival seems to have changed things. She firmly believes that by playing the opposite role, her life will take a different path.

In Taohua County, when the old eunuch asks her to act as a fake Crown Prince, she chooses instead to become the real Crown Prince.

When the Empress Dowager forces her to break off the engagement upon returning to the palace, she proposes to the female lead.

The Emperor at the main hall and the Empress Dowager of Ciming Palace want to make her a mere pawn? She chooses to turn the tables.

Even the princes covet her woman? Want to snatch the Crown Prince’s position? Not worthy!

Various traitors and rebels want to harm her father-in-law, but she’s already set traps waiting for them.

Those who try to force her will be left nowhere to hide. When enemies try to assassinate her, the legendary Qianqiu Yan sword sweeps across thousands of troops — one man guards the pass, ten thousand cannot break through.

She fiercely protects her: "I’m here. Who dares to touch her!"

Until the day the plot concludes, Rong Zheng recalls the unbeatable achievements she once reached.

“I am ultimately above all.”

“No one dares command me.”

Qianqiu Yan turns over on the dragon throne, weak and delicate: “My back aches.”

Rong Zheng immediately rushes to massage her wife: “I’m here.”

Fake Crown Prince: a weak but cunning husband devoted to his wife

Real Female Lead Crown Princess: gentle with overwhelming combat power

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Upcoming Releases:

(Mistakenly following the villainous female supporting character’s script)

(New serial: The Concubine Wife)

(I Have Ended the Turbulent Era)

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PS: The female lead husband is of royal blood. This is not a usurpation — the usurper is the current emperor.

Trigger warning: Alternate history, no overthinking.

Announcement for VIP readers: Released on December 26 with three chapters on the same day. The author warmly welcomes all angels to visit.

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Theme: Survive in times of crisis, break through the puppet’s shell, and live a brand new self.

[Pure Yuri 1v1] [Two strong leads, older woman, feel-good story] [Variety show competition]

"Why are you crying again?" Jin Yan gently wiped away the shimmer at the corner of her eye with her thumb.

Even after all these years, this person could still effortlessly warm her heart.

Shi Qu finally understood what hadn’t changed —

With Jin Yan, whether in the past or now, every bit of genuine affection she gave would always be answered in return...

[Slow and steady romance, very sweet, stable happiness]