I Rely on My Beauty to Secure My Throne

Three years ago, he was an unnoticed prince, as humble as dust, who sacrificed his life for the son of a powerful official to save his mother. Three years later, when he sat on the throne and looked at him coldly, the man felt that things had become more interesting... As a prince with no one in the harem, Jiang Shangyue's only extravagant hope is to save his life and protect his biological mother. Three years ago, there was bloodshed in the palace. In order to give his mother a chance to survive, he had to sacrifice his life to Yan Jiuli, the son of a powerful minister, and exchange his youthful innocence for a chance to breathe. Three years later, he ascended to the throne unexpectedly, but he was still an involuntary pawn in the court's chess game. With only the name of an emperor but no real power, Jiang Shangyue just wants to live a stable life, but the more he gives in, the more he is pushed to the forefront - the ambitious clan covets the imperial power, and the scheming courtiers have their own agendas. Even Yan Jiuli, who had had a dispute with him, is pressing forward step by step, with a possessiveness in his eyes that he cannot understand. It is difficult to guard against the secret arrows in the court, and it is difficult to break up the entanglement between new and old love. Jiang Shangyue gradually discovered that the so-called "survival" was never possible. Only by holding on to power and fighting a bloody path in this whirlpool of intrigue and love and hate could he truly protect himself and the people he wanted to protect. When the puppet breaks free from the shackles, when the forbearance ignites the edge, this game between emperors and ministers that begins with coercion and becomes trapped in calculations will eventually set off huge waves...