After a lifetime of fighting her way to the position of empress dowager, Su Nianqing thought she could finally enjoy her twilight years.
But when she opened her eyes, she had somehow become a doomed concubine in a prince’s residence, the sort of character who wouldn’t survive more than three episodes.
She was injured, her room was filthy, and above her head hung the threat of a death sentence for offending the prince’s favored consort.
Even worse, she was bound to something called the [Plot Correction System].
“Ding! Publicly talk back to the favored consort within three days.”
“Ding! Steal the favored consort’s jade hairpin.”
“Ding! Make a fool of yourself in front of the prince.”
Su Nianqing: ???
I was the empress dowager of an entire dynasty, and you want me to do this?
System: If you refuse, you’ll be shocked, disfigured, and stripped of your good fortune.
Su Nianqing smiled.
Fine. I’ll do it.
At the flower-viewing banquet, she broke the favored consort’s composure in front of everyone with just three sentences.
In the stables, she saw through the prince’s secret: he was faking his illness.
At the autumn hunt, she tamed a wild beast and turned the tables on the mastermind.
Every “suicide mission” the System gave her became a spectacular display of her intellectual superiority.
The System was furious: Who are you, really?
Su Nianqing: Oh, I forgot to tell you. In my previous life, I took down three empresses, two noble consorts, and one favored consort. I was the champion of palace intrigue.
System: …
Later, the sickly prince cornered her against a wall.
“How many secrets are you still hiding?”
Su Nianqing looked at the man who had been pretending to be weak while hiding his true strength and smiled.
“Your Highness should explain why you’ve been faking your illness before asking about my secrets.”
Later still, the prince ascended the throne. He left the six palaces empty, keeping only her at his side.
His ministers remonstrated: “Your Majesty, the inner palace cannot be left without a mistress!”
The emperor toyed with a chess piece in his hand and said calmly:
“The empress is the only person in the world who can play chess with me.”
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