[Cross-Dressing as a Man] [Mutual Firsts] [Lighthearted and Funny] [Secret Identity Revealed] (This is not a plot-driven story, so there are few court politics scenes)
On Wen Ci's third day after transmigrating into a book, only one night remained before the original story's ending.
The male lead would die tonight, and the female lead would take her own life tomorrow. The culprit was that damned emperor who insisted on meddling.
And she, disguised as a man, was working as an official under that damned emperor.
The Treacherous Official System showed her a way to survive: embezzle, form factions, seize power, depose the emperor, put Prince Ning on the throne, then make Su Wanwan empress.
Wen Ci rolled up her sleeves and got to work.
At midnight, she played a female thief and snuck into the palace to steal a defense map, pocketing five thousand taels along the way. By day, she was a male official, ordered by imperial decree to draw the female thief, only to realize the portrait was of herself. She stormed West Mountain at night to rescue someone, only to get caught red-handed by the emperor.
Xiao Zhi stared at her veil. “Wherever I go, you follow. Do you like me?”
Wen Ci took a deep breath.
She was after his throne, but he thought she wanted him!
Xiao Zhi even made sure to remind her, “I only like Wanwan. Don't entertain any fantasies about me.”
Wen Ci wrote those words down that very night, wishing she could make him sign and seal them.
Later, Prince Ning was about to ascend the throne, and Su Wanwan was about to be crowned empress.
Wen Ci tucked away the abdication edict and prepared to retire after accomplishing her mission, only to find an emperor in her own bed.
“Their affairs are all taken care of.”
Xiao Zhi pinned down the hand she tried to use to escape.
“Shouldn't you also think about what I want, my dear minister?”
Wen Ci clutched her money pouch. “I really did spend those five thousand taels. There's no way you're getting them back!”
“I'll give you my money and my empire. All I want is you, my dear minister!”
