Villain: The Great Minister of Treachery at the Empress's Side

After transmigrating into the world of a novel, he becomes the most favored treacherous minister serving the villainous Empress.

With the Empress as his powerful backer,

Gu Cheng starts throwing his weight around!

"Ye Ling'er, you don't want your Brother Ye to be sentenced to death, do you?"

"Su Yanran, you don't want your family to be executed, do you?"

"Your Highness the Imperial Consort, you don't want anyone finding out about this, do you?"

Before long,

Gu Cheng uses his attacks on the protagonist to gradually seize control of the court and sideline the Empress.

In the end...

"Your Majesty..."

"Wait, Gu Cheng, what are you trying to do?!"

"Your Majesty, you don't want me to be forced into rebellion, do you!"

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.