You Married Another Woman the Day You Became Emperor. Why Are You Crying Now That I’ve Rebelled?

Jiang Yu fought through three years of bloodshed to put Zhao Yuan on the throne.

She thought she could retire with honor, but Zhao Yuan married the Xu clan's daughter and made her empress instead. He crossed the river and destroyed the bridge, forcing Jiang Yu to surrender her military power. Worse, the Jiang family she had devoted herself to protecting now faced the threat of being framed and exiled.

The System in her mind was still frantically trying to persuade her:

[Host, calm down! Zhao Yuan made Xu his empress only as a temporary measure! In the original plot, all you have to do is endure the Jiang family's exile and your own imprisonment in the Cold Palace, where you'll suffer endlessly. Once he has finished suppressing the empress's family and comes to his senses, he'll definitely make you empress, and you'll get your happy ending!]

Jiang Yu was so furious at this shameless promise of a future reward that she laughed, then angrily retorted in her mind:

“To hell with your angsty romance! You think I'm a masochist?!”