[Woman disguised as a man + transmigrates into a book and turns her life around + hilarious emperor and chancellor + devoted to each other]
Cheng Shiyuan transmigrates into a book as a lovesick supporting female character. She immediately decides to give up on romance, focus on her career, and take the path of an independent heroine.
From the start, she gets married to the amnesiac prince Mu Jingzhi. She thinks it'll be nothing more than a brief fling, but a great fire in Xinghua Village binds their fates together for good.
When they meet again, she is the powerful right chancellor who has returned from the borderlands, while he is a young emperor whose depths are impossible to fathom.
Mu Jingzhi's eyes gleam with calculation. “The court is in chaos. I need an honorable person to stir things up, and you're the best choice.”
Cheng Shiyuan only wants to lie low and live in peace. Before she can get her political intrigue, the whole city is already abuzz with rumors.
The right chancellor is actually into men.
The emperor summons her in person, smiling faintly. “You're no longer young, Chancellor. How about I arrange a marriage for you?”
Cheng Shiyuan panics and blurts out, “I only like men. I won't touch women!”
The next second, the emperor's expression changes, and he eyes her warily. “I already have a fiancée. Don't you dare set your sights on me!”
Cheng Shiyuan: ???
Your Majesty, are you imagining things?
I'm a woman, after all!
She turns to run, but the emperor pins her firmly in place, his voice low and domineering. “Don't move.”
Only later does she realize that their encounter in Xinghua Village was never an accident. It was a scheme he'd been plotting all along.
It progresses quickly and is a bit enjoyable, but the plot is a bit unconnected.