I Seduced a Cold, Powerful Official into Taking Me as His Concubine, and Now He Begs to Rise in Status

[Transmigration + household intrigue + powerful man humbles himself + intense push and pull + feel-good revenge + political scheming + goofy comedy]

After transmigrating and figuring out her situation, Lu Qinghuan decides to seduce her husband's cousin, the powerful official Pei Yanqing.

At first, Pei Yanqing turns her away with a cold expression. “Sister-in-law, please show some restraint.”

Later, he appears outside her room in the dead of night. He climbs the stone steps on his knees, eyes reddened, and looks up at her. “Is there even the slightest place for me in your heart?”

Lu Qinghuan leans down and lifts his chin. “If I said there was, what would you do?”

Pei Yanqing gazes up at her. “I would face the emperor, kneel before the Hall of Diligent Governance and refuse to rise. I would defy the whole world and marry you.”

Lu Qinghuan smiles, carefree and utterly untroubled. “All right, go ahead. Once you've done it, I'll marry you.”

She thinks Pei Yanqing wouldn't dare.