After transmigrating, Lu Mingwei sets herself an ambitious goal: make her birth mother the most powerful female chief minister in the court, so she can laze around and live off her without a care.
Who could have guessed her mother was a Gen Z college student with a severe case of procrastination?
“Weibao, Mom feels dizzy. Can I skip memorizing today?”
“No. Mom, the provincial exam is in thirty days, and you haven't met your KPI yet. You have to stay up tonight and work through practice questions.”
So while other heroines fight for dominance in the inner court, Lu Mingwei sets KPIs for her mother. While other household mistresses busy themselves competing for favor, Lu Mingwei's mother studies by candlelight, tearfully memorizing the eight-legged essays.
Life is already chaotic enough, but then the crown prince, Xiao Hechuan, a cold and calculating chief examiner, joins in too.
Other men woo their wives with flowers and jewelry. Xiao Hechuan woos his with Five Hundred Must-Know Imperial Exam Questions and the Chief Examiner's Exclusive Predicted Exam Papers.
Xiao Hechuan says, “Mother-in-law, this question will definitely be on the exam. Let me explain it to you.”
Her mother is overjoyed. “Good son-in-law, hurry and talk your wife into letting me get a good night's sleep!”
Years later, her mother stands in court wearing the robes of a first-rank official, close to tears. Who understands? I only wanted to be a lazy fish. My daughter and son-in-law forced me all the way to the position of chief minister!
