We Both Transmigrated Into a Book, Swapped Fates, and Became the Emperor's Beloved

【A lovestruck, self-deluding emperor × a money-minded consort who just wants to lie flat】 (Not an exclusive pairing, read with caution. Love at first sight, favored in the early stages, the emperor's sole favorite in the middle, and the harem disbanded later. Includes a side couple.) Lin Jiu transmigrates into a book, becoming a character in a novel starring her elder sister, Lin Qi. She follows every rule to the letter, planning to leave when the selection for the imperial harem begins. Unexpectedly, Lin Qi has transmigrated into a book too. The novel she read was about Lin Jiu's rise to success. Seizing the advantage, Lin Qi forces Lin Jiu into the palace, planning to become a titled noblewoman and the emperor's beloved first love herself. Their fates become intertwined. Lin Jiu enters the palace and receives favor without end, while Lin Qi never gets her top-scorer scholar, fails to become the emperor's beloved, and nearly loses her life. Unexpectedly, she becomes the villain's dark obsession instead. At the palace selection, one glance is all it takes for her to catch his eye. When Lin Jiu's innocent persona falls apart, he is furious at first, then feels sorry for her. The palace is simply too cruel. When Lin Jiu's devoted-to-him persona falls apart, Xiao Jingchen makes a show of being harsh: “Lin Jiu, I will forget you.” If Lin Jiu barges into his carriage, it means she's jealous. If Lin Jiu ignores him, she's jealous. If Lin Jiu gives him a watermelon rind, she must love him. Women always say one thing and mean another. He deludes himself, bringing her candied hawthorn flowers, catching fireflies, and trying every trick in the book to win her back.