The Laid-Back Daily Life of the Cold Palace

[Cheerful everyday life + feel-good romance + a heroine who shines on her own] Xiao Qiangwei transmigrated into a book and became an exiled consort in the Cold Palace, where her entire family had been wiped out. Not only did she take it in stride, she even settled into a leisurely little life there. While the male and female leads were caught up in their tangled love and hate, she ate, drank, played, and had fun. While the other consorts competed to outshine one another and schemed against each other, she drew pictures, strolled around, and lounged in the sun, making a nice pile of silver with hardly any effort. Xiao Qiangwei had it all planned out: once she’d saved enough money, she’d find the right opportunity to escape the Cold Palace. Then she’d be free as a bird beneath the vast sky. What could be better? But she’d overlooked one thing. Wasn’t there something a little off about the male lead? Why was he always coming to her Cold Palace instead of falling in love with the female lead? Hey, take a look at your female lead! She’s racking her brains and trying everything to win your favor. How can you be so unmoved? The male lead, Dongfang Ruizhe, replied with a laugh: “I already know I’m just a tool character in a book. After being reborn, I’ve seen through what those women are really like.” “So, my beloved consort, how about I move into the Cold Palace and live with you?” Xiao Qiangwei rolled her eyes and crossed her arms in an X. “No! Absolutely not! Stay away from me!” She added, “So what if you’re the emperor? Does that mean everyone has to love you? Well, I won’t!” “I have a golden finger and a lucky buff. I can go anywhere in the world!” “Besides, being the Imperial Preceptor is better than being a consort. Both are The Outcast, so who wants to play at romance with you?” [The heroine is clear-headed; the hero is a lovesick puppy who can’t win her heart. We won’t let our girl suffer even a little.]