Zhao Qin Mu Chu (朝秦暮楚)
By Zhonghua Shuoshu Ren (中华说书人)
Synopsis
Question: What is it like being married to a scumbag?
Chu Yu: Every year I spend over three hundred days thinking about getting a divorce, every month I spend thirty days thinking about how to kill him, and every day I spend twenty-four hours thinking about boxing his ears.
Content Warnings: abuse, corporal punishment, explicit sex, graphic violence, mpreg, and rape
71 chapters + 6 extras + 1 mini theatre
HE!!!!! (We promise.)
"Even if I were to spend the rest of my life repenting, it would not be enough. From now on, I will not allow anyone to cause him even the slightest harm."
Qin Zheng (秦峥)
Courtesy Name: Boluan (柏鸾)
• the Zhenbei Marquis
• eldest and only son of the Qin family, has a younger sister
• aka Zhen'er's papa
• a charismatic former chuunibyou with a hero complex who is honorable to a fault
• absentee husband and deadbeat father on his way to a redemption arc
• despises Chu Yu until a series of revelations come knocking and he grows several brain cells
• skilled in the art of war
Main Characters
Chu Yu (楚瑜)
Courtesy Name: Qingci (清辞)
• minister of the imperial court
• Second Master of the Chu family, has an older brother
• aka Zhen'er's daddy
• a cold beauty with a hidden soft side
• highly intelligent, principled, and strong-willed
• fiercely protective of the people he loves to the point of ruthlessness
• physically frail and always in bad health because he doesn't take care of himself properly (much to his loved ones' dismay)
"If I do not stay by his side during his greatest moment of weakness, then what right do I have to say that I love him? Even if I achieve glory for myself, so what? When all is said and done, I still failed to protect him properly this one time."
Zhengyu
• CP Description: Just-and-honorable-asshole gong x Burnt-on-the-outside-soft-on-the-inside-Mary-Sue shou
• A story about two people in different places in their lives who inevitably find themselves drawn to each other once more after failing, growing, and learning from their mistakes.
Unofficial Audio Dramas
All of the art in this carrd comes from ZQMC's two unofficial audio dramas. They are both on MISSEVAN under《朝秦暮楚》and completely free to listen to, but unfortunately, neither of them are finished at this time. Click the artwork to redirect to them!
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Translations
English Translation by leihuos (main story completed, extras ongoing)
Indonesian Translation by Shizunnn (ongoing)
Myanmar Translation by NannyZammie (ongoing)
Portuguese Translation by kykiasia (ongoing)
Spanish Translation by AnnLopez12 (ongoing)
If you would like your translation of ZQMC to be added onto this carrd, please contact @harucchu on Twitter with your information, thank you :)
Support!
A note from Louise (the English translator): ZQMC was originally first published by ZHSSR in a public Baidu Tieba (web forum) in 2017, which was later closed/deleted. Then, in 2019, ZHSSR moved all of her novels (including ZQMC) to Changpei under her new pen name of 一刀秀春 Yi Dao Xiu Chun ("A Knife Embroidered Spring"). Shortly thereafter, however, ZHSSR locked ZQMC on Changpei and posted a txt of the novel on her Weibo.
Although she has declined monetary compensation, you are highly encouraged to support ZHSSR by following her on Weibo and supporting her other works on Changpei! (There's a guide on how to sign up for a Changpei account here.)