After Becoming the Fallen Nation’s Empress, I Went on a Killing Spree

The feudal lords fight for power, and the realm falls into chaos. Eunuchs control the palace from within, while treacherous ministers hold the court in their grip. Di Qingyan, an ignored puppet empress, vows to reclaim power and bring peace to the realm. Di Qingyan glances at the overbearing eunuch and sneers inwardly. He really thinks the palace is his home. Kill him. She wants control of the Imperial Guard. What? The commander is the eunuch’s adopted son? Kill him. The three ministers appointed to assist her spend their days talking while ruining the country, and they’ve done plenty of despicable things besides. Kill them. Di Qingyan uses herself as bait to draw Lu Xiao, the young son of a great general, into her scheme. With his support, she eliminates the treacherous ministers, reclaims military power, and deftly manipulates the political landscape. Once she becomes empress in name and deed, Di Qingyan looks at the young man who cleared obstacles for her and was even willing to turn his blade on his own father and brothers. With an exceptionally gentle smile, she says, “I’m sorry. You’ve become a threat to my imperial authority, so I can’t let you live any longer!” Lu Xiao, who had been willing to give her everything, looks at her with red-rimmed eyes. “Your Majesty, then what about all those vows of eternal love you made to me?” Di Qingyan thinks for a moment. “You fell for it.” “Then what do you call everything I did for you?” “You were just unlucky!” “Di Qingyan, I hate you!” Lu Xiao cries out in despair. “Then I really can’t let you live,” Di Qingyan says gravely. “Di Qingyan, you’ll regret treating me this way. No one else will ever treat you as well as I did,” Lu Xiao says bitterly. The handsome men who dream of becoming her imperial husbands glare at Lu Xiao and jeer, “Ex-husband, could you hurry up and die? We’re waiting to take your place!”