[Alternate Dynasty | Bad Ending | Neither Enemies Nor Friends]
The one time Huo Xiuzhi argued with her mother became the thing she regretted most in her life.
She had just transmigrated into a hell-mode existence. Three months as a refugee were enough to shatter the twelve years of education she had received.
Being a dish destined to be eaten is not the same as having someone beg you to eat a dish.
She became Liang's infamous corrupt official, greedy for money and women, and terrified of death.
Her boss, Liang Yuanyu, was a cold-hearted schemer. He secured himself a good reputation, then sent Lu He to deal with her.
It made no difference. Liang had too many corrupt officials already. Better for her to take what she could than let someone else do it. At least when she lined her pockets, people could still survive the natural and man-made disasters.
Helan Jun once promised her, “Become my Tayang Beiji and come with me to the grasslands. The freedom you long for will be within your reach.”
Huo Xiuzhi said, “Wherever Guma stays, that is her home.”
Huo Xiuzhi knew she would die sooner or later. Lu He became the only person in court who spoke up for her.
In the imperial prison, she said, “Your Majesty, I am willing to use my pardon-from-death token to spare Guma and her son.”
“Your Majesty, my name is Huo Xiuzhi.”
It looks good, but the heroine is a bit miserable at the beginning. The author must be a non-CP person [already planted]