Yu Zhi wakes up to find a thing called a System telling her she's transmigrated,
into the high-risk role of a general's only daughter, the kind that makes an emperor wary.
She rubs her head and gives a muffled, "Mm."
The System: "?"
That's it?
Yep, that's it!
The new emperor has just ascended the throne and is filling his harem. Every transmigrated woman is aiming to become empress, and they're all pulling out every stop to get there.
Yu Zhi's goal is to keep her head down until someone else becomes empress. So she spends all day shut up in her room, walking the dog, playing with the cat, and making delicious food.
The emperor is vicious and short-tempered. Yu Zhi figures she should stay far away and avoid provoking his wrath.
She even arranges for the eunuch to hide her nameplate at the very bottom when it's time to select a consort.
Who could have guessed that every nameplate above hers would be wiped out?
In the end, she's forced onto the imperial bed. Looking at the infamous tyrant, she bursts into tears.
She cries all night.
She faintly hears the emperor murmur, "It was so hard to see you. I had to kill so many people."
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A suspicious, paranoid young emperor who bluffs his way through things & a gentle, emotionally steady, beautiful, easygoing consort
New emperor ascends the throne, SC, 1v1
The System gives the heroine no boosts at all; it's only there because of their binding. It doesn't appear often and mostly makes sarcastic comments. Overall, the story has the feel of a historical romance.
Theme: Never give up on yourself, no matter what
