Half a Handful of Yellow Sand: Book 20

After transmigrating into a world where several novels have merged, Su Ze becomes the trusted loyal minister of the villainous Empress Liu Ruyan, who entrusts him with governing the empire in her absence.

Burdened with this responsibility, Su Ze hopes to rely on his own wisdom to create a timeless tale of a wise ruler and loyal minister.

But then he activates the Villainous Lackey System. As long as he acts like a villain’s lackey, he can keep growing stronger.

What’s more, everything he does gets credited to the empress.

My name is Liu Ruyan, and I am the empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

I was reborn.

In my previous life, I ignored my loyal ministers’ advice and fought to the bitter end against a host of protagonists favored by Heaven. In the end, I was beaten to death by a mob.

This time, I’ve resolved not to make the same mistakes. I’ll go into seclusion and quietly focus on cultivating and building up my strength.

Before entering seclusion, I placed the entire Great Zhou Dynasty in the hands of Su Ze, the loyal minister who had proven himself in my previous life.

With Su Ze’s patriotism and sense of justice,

when I emerge from seclusion,

Great Zhou will surely be prosperous and peaceful, with the people living in contentment.

Three years later.

The empress emerges from seclusion.

She looks at the many familiar faces glaring at her in fury,

and is utterly dumbfounded.

There are twice as many protagonists favored by Heaven as there were at the end of her previous life.

Su Ze, what on earth have you done?!

The empress bursts into tears on the spot!