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... So, it starts with a transmigration, obviously. Shen Yuan insults Airplane and dies of rage, or drowning, or because the System said, "Oh, oh, that little gremlin! I want him!". What matters is that he dies. But he doesn't die completely, because he awakens and isn't dead. Surrounded by a gauze canopy, old furniture, in a setting more typical of a historical drama than a hospital, he quickly realizes that he has just transmigrated. Long live a second chance!

Except that when he has a moment to consult his new and recently acquired System, he discovers that he is in PIDW, and not just in the post-ending—

Shen Yuan realizes that he is a servant to an unfavored and not very smart wife! At least the servant whose body he now inhabits has a good schedule with a large number of tasks, and of course, he also has many notes trying to be a good and diligent servant. Shen Yuan will try his best!!

So he meets the wife. She's actually... Well, Wife #298, already too close to number 300 for her story to be even remotely relevant or interesting. Luo Binghe saved her with the power of the Heavenly Pillar, he added her to his harem and... that's it.

Meeting her does not change Shen Yuan's opinion: she's clearly a bit dim. Not the irritating kind of dim, more like innocently-dim, the typical spoiled, privileged girl, and boooy, Shen Yuan KNOWS about privileged girls having grown up with his little sister! Anyway, even his Meimei was a little more self aware, and Shen Yuan supposes that all of that is due to his mother's down-to-earth upbringing... something that Wife #298 clearly never had.

Even if Shen Yuan believes that Wife #298 will be irritating because of her clumsiness and all those stereotypes of a silly, innocent wife, the truth is that he finds it easy to become a little fond of her. She doesn't scold him or demand things from him; she treats him more like a friend than a servant, sharing meals together, having tea and chatting, and Shen Yuan has the highest opinion of her... unlike the other wives.

Vipers! Troublemakers! Poisonous! That group of women can't bite their own tongue without dying of poisoning!! The poor Wife #298 suffers constant bullying, and all those rude wives aren't even that relevant! They're approximately from #270-300 in that pavilion! Zero interesting stories, zero relevant personalities! One worse than the other!

Addressing the fact that if wife #298 remains in that pavilion she could become depressed or WORSE, corrupted and turn into a cliché of a pure and innocent wife who becomes evil, Shen Yuan decides that... He will train her to be an exceptional wife! Yes, he seriously doubts that Wife #298 will remain in the inner circle of the harem, BUT perhaps she can be moved to another pavilion if she gets more attention from the Emperor! Then she wouldn't be bullied and could continue being just a spoiled little fool reading her poems and strolling through gardens embroidering under the artificial sun. The perfect plan!!

So Shen Yuan trains her. Wife #298 has some doubts, but she's good at following instructions. Shen Yuan teaches her everything he knows about other wives and what he also knows are the things Luo Binghe likes: he likes a woman who is cold, but also bold; who adores him, but not in vain; a woman who is intelligent in her speech, but who is neither self-absorbed nor arrogant; someone with a good heart, especially towards those who may be inferior to her.

...The only thing Wife #298 fulfills effortlessly is the last requirement. The rest takes them WEEKS. Shen Yuan tries with sweat, blood, and tears, deflecting attempted murders against Wife #298, pulling some strings here and there to avoid being bothered during their training montage.

Finally, after many weeks, Wife #298 can have a decent verbal duel with some meddling wife and emerge victorious. Shen Yuan has taught her balance so that she can walk more gracefully and less awkwardly, completely changed her wardrobe and even helped her behave naturally under pressure. Wife #298 is still somewhat dim-witted in political, social, and even harem matters, and a little too innocent for his own taste, BUT it's progress!! Wife #298 is ready to be presented to the Emperor again and, hopefully, catch his attention!!

And what better way to celebrate than with the birthday of one of the court generals!! The Emperor Luo Binghe had been throwing him a celebratory banquet, so Shen Yuan felt like he was racing against time. Luckily, he's accomplished his goal! Wife #298 is ready to be introduced to her husband again!!!

... except that, just as Shen Yuan failed to take into account, Luo Binghe and his stunning beauty blinded the fool #298, and she tripped over her words, stepped on the fold of her dress, almost spilled wine on him, and ended up running away, ashamed of the jeers of the others wives. Fuck!!!

Desperate, fed up, and unwilling to give up on preventing poor Wife #298 from becoming a cliché,

To celebrate my first-year anniversary in the SGA fandom, here’s a list of my favorite McShep fics. Enjoy!

Finally finished this little linocut guy. Still getting the hang of printing and playing with ink!

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