Disguised as a Man and Living the Easy Life, but Father Forces Me to Take the Throne

[Woman Disguised as a Man + Laid-Back Life That Won't Stay Laid-Back + Everyone's Favorite + Farming and Infrastructure + Literary Plagiarism + Some Court Intrigue, but Nothing Too Complicated]

Chu Ci, a senior office worker on a 996 schedule, accidentally died from overwork. She transmigrated into a fictional world as the useless Ninth Prince of Great Zhou, a woman disguised as a man who shared her name.

Having died once, Chu Ci came to her senses: being alive was what mattered, and living like a lazy fish was the way to go. Better yet, she could live comfortably, with money and free time!

Being a prince was great. She had three older brothers, so there was no shortage of heirs to the throne. All she had to do was wait until she came of age, receive a princely title, and go govern her own fief, where she could live in carefree luxury like an emperor in her own domain.

But then her cheap old dad fell seriously ill. After he recovered, he inexplicably began to favor her and treat her as someone special.

Gradually, Chu Ci realized that her influence kept growing and the power in her hands kept increasing. Until one day, her cheap old father held her hand with a beaming smile, pointed to the dragon throne, and asked if she found it comfortable to sit on!

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The Emperor of Great Zhou fell seriously ill, and in his sickness dreamed that the crown prince he favored was actually weak and had no ambition.

The Third Prince was brave but foolish, as well as cruel and unjust.

The Seventh Prince listened to petty men and threw the court into chaos.

Only the useless Ninth Prince he had always looked down on stepped forward in a crisis, proving to be a genius of the age who saved Great Zhou from ruin.

After waking, the Emperor of Great Zhou looked at the Ninth Prince with newfound warmth and affection.

The story of a woman disguised as a man, a lazy and useless prince who ultimately becomes an empress of her age.

(She will be exposed as a woman later on. After that, she will openly take her place at court as a woman!)