The Ambitious Woman Chancellor

Also known as *I Was Reborn as a Cannon-Fodder Supporting Female Character, and Rose to Become the Chancellor Who Held the Court in Her Grasp*

Reborn as the cannon-fodder supporting female character in a tragic romance, the one who scalded her hands making soup for the Crown Prince before her entire family was executed, Shen Zhaoning let out a cold laugh. “A love-struck fool? Whoever wants the job can have it!”

She didn’t cry, make a scene, or cling to him. Instead, she turned around and did three things:

She kept the Crown Prince’s love letters as leverage to save her life, used the mind of the top civil-service exam candidate from her previous life to crush the imperial examinations, and casually passed the Crown Prince’s idealized first love a cutting remark.

At the palace banquet, the Crown Prince waited for her to make a fool of herself. Instead, she raised her wine cup and said coolly, “This soup tastes awful. I’m done making it. From now on, I’ll be brewing my future instead.”

Years later, in court, the Crown Prince knelt before her, his voice hoarse. “Your servant… pays his respects to the Chancellor.”

Shen Zhaoning kept walking, leaving only a few words to drift on the wind:

“Your Highness, I’ve guarded this realm for you. As for you, you’re not worthy.”