After Lin Zhen died, the System took over and threw her into an ancient world to complete a mission.
The System said, "Host, you're going to be reborn as the empress's child. Once you're born, study hard, win the fight for the throne, become crown prince, ascend the throne, and be a wise ruler!"
"Can I refuse? Of course not. You have to do it! And you have to do it exceptionally well! It'd be even better if you could earn a reputation that lasts a hundred years and acclaim that lasts a thousand!"
Lin Zhen: Win the fight for the throne? Who? Me?
Lin Zhen: I'm just an ordinary college student...
In the fifth year of Emperor Yongxing's reign, he dreamed one night of an immortal descending from the heavens, borne by misty clouds into the empress's bedchamber.
Through the haze, the emperor faintly heard the immortal say:
"...reborn... child of the empress... wise ruler... must... earn... acclaim for a thousand years..."
When he awoke in a start, the palace servants came to report that the empress was pregnant.
Overjoyed, the emperor immediately issued an oral decree: the moment the empress gave birth, the child would be named crown prince!
(A preview?) A little scene:
The emperor firmly believed that his crown prince was an immortal reborn, destined to become a wise ruler whose name would endure through the ages before ascending to the heavens.
So no matter what outrageous decisions the crown prince made, he supported him without hesitation!
What do you people know? He must have a good reason for doing this!
Years later.
The emperor watched as the crown prince, in the name of supporting someone's dream, sent a bookish scholar off to war, where he conquered the lands of the barbarians.
The crown prince, in the name of relieving stress, sent an Academician's reader out to farm, where he developed excellent seeds that doubled the yield per acre.
The singing girl the crown prince sent away came back from overseas with a shipload of gold. And the guards and study companions he sent away...
Emperor: Heh heh heh, I knew it!
The crown prince must have a good reason for doing all that!
Light on the characters being transformed by misunderstanding, a fun and satisfying story, with friendships all around.
I'll leave this blurb here for now. It may be adjusted slightly.
Manuscript in progress.
Theme: Every person has a talent that can be put to use.
