After Dancing on the Tyrant’s Last Nerve, I Became His Empress

After working herself to death, corporate drone Jiang Yue is reborn as a firewood maid in the Cold Palace. From the start, she is bound to the Tyrant’s Mood Collection System. As long as she can stir a strong emotional reaction in the tyrant, Xiao Yan, she can earn anger points and exchange them for rewards. To stay alive, Jiang Yue relentlessly tests his limits: leaving malt candy in his path, tossing dust at his imperial carriage, and “accidentally” drawing a little turtle on his favorite painting... With these outrageous stunts, she racks up anger points and exchanges them for skills like “Divine Cooking” and “Immune to All Poisons.” She rises from lowly firewood maid to head of the Imperial Kitchen, becoming a mysterious legend in the palace. Meanwhile, the young emperor Xiao Yan discovers that his dull, oppressive life as a ruler has suddenly become “colorful” thanks to the person who keeps making him angry from the shadows. He goes from fury to curiosity, then begins watching her in secret, gradually drawn to her lively and fascinating spirit. When he finally catches the “culprit,” he realizes he cannot bring himself to punish her. Instead, his threat, “Provoke me one more time and I’ll kiss you,” gives away his true feelings. He has already fallen in love, through one “provocation” after another, with the one girl who can make him drop his guard. In the end, the two join forces to foil the schemes at court. Jiang Yue, once a corporate drone who only wanted to earn enough points to escape, grows into an empress willing to stand by his side and protect their country.