The Reborn Workaholic: I'm Taking It Easy in This Round of Palace Intrigue

Reborn at the very start of palace intrigue, she decides to lie flat for good!

In her previous life, Shen Zhixian worked herself to the bone, climbing over countless corpses to become empress, only to end up alone and miserable, dying in despair. When she opened her eyes, she had actually been reborn on the very first day of the selection when she entered the palace!

Work herself to death to become the champion of palace intrigue again? This time, she understood: Compete for favor? No thanks! Pick a side? No time! Stir up trouble? Too tiring! Her goal was simple yet noble: eat well, drink well, sleep well, and live peacefully to ninety-nine!

And so, the harem’s entire atmosphere changed:

A chance to attend the emperor? She burrowed under the covers and pretended to sleep. “Your Majesty, I’m dreaming of the Duke of Zhou. Perhaps another day!”

A consort picked a fight? She nodded sincerely. “Elder Sister is absolutely right!” Then she turned around and went to sunbathe for some vitamin D.

Her allowance was cut? She paid out of pocket for extra food and studied a hundred ways to grow vegetables in the Cold Palace.

Plots and schemes? She let something slip while “sleepwalking,” or simply “fainted” to avoid the trouble.

Everyone laughed at her and waited to see her fall from grace. But who could have guessed

The noble who framed her was inexplicably humiliated, the consort who tried to use her as a scapegoat suffered the consequences, and even the most demanding emperor grew fond of her “unambitious” laziness. Why did this woman seem more and more pleasing to the eye?

Passive skill [Winning by Doing Nothing] activated!

A comeback for a lazy fish? No, the emperor himself had hoisted the lazy fish onto the grill! Her rank rose, and so did her troubles. The empress and noble consort saw her as a thorn in their sides, while political turmoil at court swept her into its vortex.

When giving up meets an emperor who can’t resist falling for her:

The cold emperor: “This woman has no ambition whatsoever!” → Curious and intrigued: “How does she always stumble into the right answer?” → Gradually smitten: “Why can I truly relax when I’m by her side?” → Fiercely protective: “She’s mine. Who dares lay a hand on her?”