After Marrying the Tyrant, I Win the Harem by Lounging Around and Gorging on Gossip

[A laid-back, gossip-loving heroine x a violent, mind-reading hero, a replacement bride and palace intrigue + unconventional twists, hilarious]

I'm Chu Jiaojiao, an unloved concubine-born daughter of the Minister of Revenue. I was forced to take my legitimate sister's place and marry the tyrant who kills without blinking. Rumor says he's as moody as he is ruthless, and his concubines never last more than three months. On our wedding night, the tyrant came toward me with a sword, his gaze sinister. On the outside, I trembled with fear. Inside, I rubbed my hands in excitement.

“So this is the tyrant rumored to have a hidden ailment? He's got such a great body, damn!”

“I heard Consort De drugged Consort Shu to get ahead, then ended up with diarrhea for three days herself. I'm dying!”

“Oh my, that sword looks heavy. Your Majesty, take it easy, or you'll throw out your back.”

The tyrant had been about to use me as a sacrifice, but his hand jerked and the sword fell to the floor.

After that, I noticed the whole palace had changed. I only wanted to quietly live like a lazy salted fish, gossiping as I waited to die. But the tyrant kept coming to my chambers every day, listening to my nonstop inner chatter while he read memorials.

The concubines who tried to scheme against each other were investigated from top to bottom by the tyrant before they could even make a move.

In the end, not only did I survive, I somehow became the empress, cherished in the tyrant's hands? Wait, is this tyrant a masochist or something?!