Chu Yifeng, an ordinary office worker, accidentally transmigrates after touching an antique dragon throne in a museum, becoming the most pathetic puppet emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Three years into his reign, the regent controls the government, the treasury is empty, and the borders are under threat. Sitting on the dragon throne, Chu Yifeng doesn’t even dare to raise his voice.
Even more humiliatingly, the regent claims he wants to “fill the imperial harem” and sends him three green sedan chairs: three women, one with a huge birthmark on her face, one with a limp, and one covered in red rashes.
The entire court is watching for a laugh.
But Chu Yifeng doesn’t know that these three “ugly women” are, respectively, a physician’s daughter disfigured by poison, a mechanical genius with malformed leg bones, and the daughter of a military family with a hidden grain map tattooed on her face.
Nor does he know that a mechanical voice suddenly rings out in his mind:
[“Heaven’s Favored Wife System” activated! The more harmonious your harem and the higher your consorts’ favorability, the stronger your “Imperial Aura,” which can be exchanged for crop seeds, blueprints, divine weapons, and famed-general summoning cards!]
From then on, Chu Yifeng begins an unconventional quest to conquer the realm.
He tells Yutang, “I’ll avenge you.” Yutang’s favorability +20. Reward: antidote ×1.
He tells Liu’er, “I can heal your leg.” Liu’er’s favorability +25. Mechanical arts talent unlocked.
He tells Su Jin, “I’ll overturn the wrongful case against your father.” Su Jin’s favorability +30. Hidden grain map obtained.
When the regent tries to seize the throne in the Golden Hall, Chu Yifeng brings the three women, presents the evidence, releases mechanical birds, and draws his sword.
“Regent, you’ve lost.”
