[Suicide System] [Palace and Household Intrigue] [Winning Over the Villain] [Strong Female Lead, Satisfying] [Goofy Humor] [Sweet Romance] [Power Struggles and Rebellion]
Modern-day overworked office drone Yun Ruoqing dies from working overtime and, after transmigrating, finds herself bound to the “Suicide System” from the start. The System promises that if she successfully gets herself killed, she can return to the modern world. Eager to get home, Yun Ruoqing sets her sights on the most notorious villain in the court: Xiao Jue, the supposedly cold-blooded regent who holds power over the entire kingdom.
From then on, she charges headlong down the road to certain death in the regent's manor.
She humiliates him in public, but he praises her courage and says she is one of a kind.
She “kindly” poisons him, only to save his life by accident and expose a traitor.
She “plots” to sabotage his rebellion, but instead helps him clear the obstacles in his path and earns great merit.
The System's alerts ring out in her mind:
[Ding! Suicide attempt failed. Villain's favorability +100!]
[Ding! Suicide attempt failed. Helped the villain capture three cities. Power +10,000!]
Yun Ruoqing breaks down: “I just want to die! Why does everyone think I'm a peerless strategist who loves him to the bone?!”
Amid everyone's misunderstandings and her own “relentless efforts,” she goes from someone seeking death to the villain faction's top strategist and cherished beloved, somehow getting “forced” onto the road to rebellion. Then he dons the imperial robes and presents her with the phoenix seal, saying with deep affection, “I offer you my kingdom as your bride price. Be my empress.”
Yun Ruoqing is completely at a loss: “Please, I just want to go home. How did I end up the founding empress?!”