I Only Want to Play a Background Role, but They Insist I Take the Throne

Zhang Tiechui, a modern-day bit-part actor, unexpectedly transmigrates into a low-budget web drama called Reborn as Wu Zetian and becomes the historical empress Wu Zetian. She plans to coast through life, but soon discovers that the world of the show is perilous: prophecies can get you killed, palace intrigue can get you killed, court politics can get you killed, and even her best friend is an undercover agent. To stay alive, she has no choice but to act like a scheming social climber while building her career, ultimately rising from "wicked stepmother" to "empress."