[Transmigration + Identity Reveal + Building a Career + Clear-Headed, Sharp-Minded Numbers Whiz vs. Scheming, Obsessive Emperor Who Can't Take His Eyes Off His Wife]
Shen Zhiwei transmigrates into the body of the lowest-ranking palace maid in the Laundry Bureau. She hopes to keep her head down and stay alive, but while on night duty, she unexpectedly rescues a blood-soaked man.
The man claims to be Pei Qi, an officer in the Imperial Guard. He not only refuses to leave her room, but the two of them are forced to sleep on half the bed, separated by the covers.
Before leaving, the man gives her a jade token as thanks.
Shen Zhiwei gives him a scornful look. “I'm afraid if you die, no one will recognize this worthless token, and I'll end up in trouble too.”
The man laughs in fury. “Then how much is your life worth?”
“More than this jade token.”
A few days later, Shen Zhiwei is assigned to serve in the Princess Royal's palace thanks to her superb accounting skills. At a family banquet, a eunuch calls out, “His Majesty has arrived!” Shen Zhiwei looks up, only to see that the mighty emperor who rules the realm is none other than “Pei Qi,” who slept on the outer side of her bed last night! Terrified, Shen Zhiwei wants to return the jade token on the spot. But the emperor corners her in the corridor and advances step by step. His thumb rubs the red mark on her palm as he murmurs, “You thought my thank-you gift was too cheap. Now I'll give you the entire realm, and myself along with it. Is that enough?”
