Everyone Is Fighting for the Empress

One-line summary: The capital's F4 fight over the heroine, but she's a woman of discernment and decides to have them all

Lou Zhanmian was once the emperor of the matriarchal Nian Dynasty. One day, she transmigrated into a patriarchal society and was forced to disguise herself as a man.

She is determined to claim the throne, but never expected four men to fall deeply in love with her.

One is Xie Qiweng, the palace's nine-thousand-year-old eunuch.

One is Pei Huixue, an official of the Dali Court who has come to the capital in search of his wife.

One is Luo Yungui, the peerless young master who grew up with her.

One is Mu Zhenli, a heavenly beauty in white, trapped by circumstances beyond his control.

On the day they meet again, he says, "Of all the countless fated encounters, who could say this meeting wasn't a destined glance back, one that might lead to a lifelong bond?"

Lou Zhanmian wants to spend her life with one person, but she cannot help being swept into the tides of many others.

He says, "Lou Zhanmian, with blood as filthy as mine, you still begged me to give it to you. Could you live without me in this life?"

He says, "Xianyu, all I want is to protect you."

He says, "You and I are the perfect match."

Lou Zhanmian goes to fulfill a promise she made when she was young to the young master Zhenbai. He invites her to share a night of passion. As an empress, being able to have the man she first loved is surely a wonderful thing, and with the thought that she'd rather be a romantic soul beneath the heavens than a ghost lamenting over a peony, Lou Zhanmian agrees.

When Mu Zhenli arrives, he never expected someone else to get there first. The usually upright, incorruptible official of the Dali Court, who never so much as looked at women, is being held in the arms of a beautiful man like jade and rainbow, who is shamelessly teasing him. And the official is letting him get away with it.

"So much for a widower. He's no big deal." Mu Zhenli watches the two, gritting his teeth. "Lou Zhanmian, is this what you call admiration?"

Reader's Guide:

1. A full-on harem free-for-all. The male leads are madly in love with the heroine, and she takes them all.

2. Includes my own take on court intrigue. The romance has its twists and turns, but the ending is HEA.

3. The heroine is an empress from a matriarchal world, and remains an empress after transmigrating. She is independent-minded and doesn't compete with other women for men.

4. There are four male leads, all virgins. When they are together, the relationship is 1v1.

5. No childbirth. There's no need to pass on the family estate, since everything belongs to the heroine.

6. I don't accept writing advice. If you don't like it, don't bash it, just move on. The story is entirely fictional.

Theme: You can have your cake and eat it too