Ming Huashang was the younger fraternal twin sister. Her birth symbolized auspiciousness and she lost her mother at a young age causing Duke Zhen to dote on her immensely. She was spoiled to the point where she became ignorant, incompetent, and lazy; she was the complete opposite of her elder fraternal twin brother who was renowned all throughout Chang’an. Ming Huashang originally lived a peaceful life, prepared to dilly dally and eat till she died. Until one night, she had a dream and learned that she was actually a fake daughter.... more>>

The two children were swapped at birth, and the real daughter was living among the commoners. Although she was raised in an impoverished environment, she was diligent and motivated. She became a well-known talented woman at a young age, in stark contrast to her fake.

Later, the truth was revealed. The real daughter was taken back to the duke manor causing her status as the fake daughter to plummet. In the end, she was poisoned to death, silently, in the middle of the night.

Ming Huashang, whose biggest dream was to live a long life before dying, was terrified. Seeing that there was only one year left before the return of the real daughter, Ming Huashang tucked her tail between her legs, got her act together, and tried her best to please her elder twin brother in name, Ming Huazhang.

But her aloof and excellent elder brother couldn’t be fooled. Ming Huashang failed to please her big thigh, so she gave up decisively and set her sights on her real elder brother – the top scholar Su Xingzhi, the future prime minister from humble beginnings.

After the third time Ming Huashang sneaked out to meet the newly minted top scholar, Ming Huazhang appeared in her room late at night and said to her in disappointment, “Younger sister, why is your patience still so poor.” <<less

Siana was the princess of a small kingdom.... more>>

Until the Imperial Army attacks…

Right before her head is blown off by the cruel prince,

Siana screamed.

“Please spare me!”

Toward the crown prince with red blood on his beautiful face.

She begged in a desperate voice.

“I have many skills learned in the palace.

Wouldn’t it be perfect to treat me as a maid?”

So Siana became the apprentice maid of the imperial palace.

However, the work suits my aptitude more than I thought?!

If you use a broom, the hallway will be clean.

If you knead the dough, sweet cookies are baked.

When you do laundry, the white comforter smells great!

I just did my best as a maid.

The imperial family slowly begins to open their hearts to Siana.

“Your tea is always the best.”

“A dress you made? It’s very beautiful.”

“I want to ask you to educate the prince.”

But I never intended to capture this man’s heart…

“Me, too.”

“……”

“I can’t live without you, Siana.”

Siana tightly closed her eyes at the sorrowful voice of the prince.

Look, Your Highness.

I want to live as an ordinary maid! <<less

Being an illegitimate child of the House of the Count, Ronell was subjected to abuse.... more>>

One day, with the prospect of a massive inheritance, she was chosen as the next butler of a cherished cat who had Reinhardt Duncan, the richest man in the empire, as its butler, and she was able to escape from her nightmare; the Count’s manor.

She desperately tried to keep from getting kicked out of her new home.

“Congratulations on returning to your real home, Miss Ronell Duncan.”

It turns out that she’s actually a direct descendant of the House of Duncan?

The normally grumpy cat would put on an adorable act only for her, and even the haughty Duncans would treat her with kindness, and above all.

“Stay by my side.”

The young duke, who has a reputation for being as rough as a cob, is actually rather nice to her.

“I told you not to feel guilty about things you didn’t do wrong.”

“…Mhm, you did.”

“Let’s just take one step forward.”

Holding hands, that’s how they move on together.

It is a story of two children growing up full of wounds. <<less

The eldest brother of the Tang family, Tang Xu’en, has recently been very troubled.
His youngest brother, Tang Yuan, had suddenly brought a boyfriend home! And even expressed that they are dating with marriage in mind!
The three brothers had lost their parents at a young age and his two foolish brothers had been raised and brought up single-handedly by Tang Xu’en. Despite nearing thirty, he himself wasn’t married and he had never been in a relationship either.... more>>

Tang Xu’en went to find his good friend, Ji Wei, for a drink—--
“So it turns out Xiao Yuan likes men. What does it mean when a man likes another man? What kind of book should I read to know more about this?”
“That man is so old, he’s four years older than me! But he seems to be very rich. When I searched him online, he was on the ‘Billionaires List’. He’s from a completely different world from us. You come from a good background yourself, do you know him? Can you help me look into what kind of person he is? I’m afraid of Xiao Yuan being deceived.”
“Xiao Yuan, that child, is such a fool. He even said at the table that he thought you and I were a couple seeing how well we got along with each other and how we would always go out to play together. That was why he felt comfortable coming out to me.”

The alcohol had made his cheeks flush red and head dizzy. He softly continued, “Xiao Yuan is really talking nonsense. He actually said that you like me. Wouldn’t that tarnish your reputation?”
Ji Wei drank from his glass and said calmly, “Firstly, you should change your way of thinking. Even if I really did like you, it would not tarnish my reputation. You shouldn’t regard liking a man as a bad thing.”
Tang Xu’en nodded blankly.
Ji Wei continued as he helped pour him another glass, “Besides, someone as good as you deserves to be liked.”
Tang Xu’en blushed at this praise of his. Feeling embarrassed, he turned his attention to drinking.

The next day.
When Tang Xu’en woke up, he found himself sleeping on the same bed as his good friend, Ji Wei.
He only vaguely remembered that last night, Ji Wei had said that he would tell him what it meant for a man to like another man. He had readily accepted this offer and even praised Ji Wei, saying that he was truly his best friend.

NB: There is a play on words in the title. ‘Tang’ is the surname of the three MC’s in this novel and it also means soup.

>>Three short stories about each of the three Tang brothers <<less

I possessed ‘Extra 1’ in the romance-fantasy.
The problem is that this extra is the adopted daughter of the main villain in the novel.
The even worse problem is that, years later, that villain sacrificed his daughter!
Because of that, I found a way to become an essential person in this family.... more>>

“Duke! With this kind of way, the Duke of Schlager family can’t last long. We have to change the image!”
“Ha, is it trying to start a charity work like others?”
“Ey, if it’s like that, then the image surely has already been ruined. There is only one thing you guys can do! It’s the ‘daughter’s fool’ concept!”
"...What?"

Duke Schlager, with the daughter’s fool concept.
The two older brothers above, with the younger sister’s fool concept. They began to transform.

Then the villain duke family's reputation changed little by little!

- I heard he’s so kind to his adopted daughter?
- I definitely thought he had a plot in mind since he adopted an orphan, though.

Thanks to this, even it seems to be easier for the villainous duke to do business.
Duke, you know my worth, right? So, please don't kill me!

…It was good up to here, however.

Even at home, the Duke does the concept.

“I’ll read you a fairytale book, Sol. Hmm? Why am I reading it to you, you ask? So that I can brag about it to people during the day.”

The malicious older brother, who was ordered to do the sister’s fool concept, is also friendly at home.

“Even if someone bothers you, don’t take revenge recklessly. After getting the right timing for you to get out of the suspect line, I’ll take care of it."

And also.

“Sol, something like you is totally not cut… cu, cu... I mean, it's cute! I hate tsundere concept!”

The youngest older brother who was ordered to do the tsundere concept… is overly in pain.

They say it’s a villain family.
Just why the hell, is this house like this? <<less