After the Entire Court Overheard the Tragic Prince's Inner Thoughts

·Upcoming novel: The Tyrant Reads My Mind and Helps Me Fight the Harem for His Favor· -The blurb- After being reborn, Lu Qingrong was born into the imperial family. The good news: Though the imperial family was famously heartless, Lu Qingrong was a late-born son, and his emperor father doted on him like crazy! The bad news: His emperor father had just died, and the new emperor was none other than the older brother Lu Qingrong got along with worst! Everyone at court knew the relationship between Lu Qingrong and the new emperor was so tense they were like needles pointed at each other. Then, at the worst possible time, Lu Qingrong beat up the beloved young uncle of Noble Consort Qi in the street. Among the imperial consorts, the new emperor had always favored Noble Consort Qi alone, and his affection for her extended to her young uncle. With old grudges and new ones piling up, some people even began secretly betting on how many days the disgraced prince Lu Qingrong had left to live. When the powerful are down, everyone kicks them. Before court began, plenty of people were hoping to see the little tyrant Lu Qingrong make a fool of himself. But once court was underway, just as the grand secretaries were hotly discussing the day's main topic, the spring imperial examinations, everyone suddenly heard a voice: [Why the hell are you still discussing this? The exam papers for this year's spring examinations have already been leaked everywhere!] Though the new emperor and his ministers hadn't heard all of Lu Qingrong's thoughts, they instantly turned toward him in astonishment. Lu Qingrong had no idea: [Tsk, life is so unpredictable. Who would've thought that before long, my stubborn ox of an emperor brother would send the whole family of Elder Ge smiling to their graves!] The new emperor: ??! The grand secretaries: !!! Lu Qingrong looked up and saw everyone at court staring at him. Startled, he said, "Why are you all looking at me?" The grand secretaries were as anxious as ants on a hot pan. They all wanted to question Lu Qingrong, but to their shock, they couldn't make a sound. When Lu Qingrong saw them look away, he didn't think any more of it. He had more important things to worry about: the fact that this cannon-fodder character was about to be written out of the story. Ever since being reborn, Lu Qingrong had learned from the System that he was supposed to play a cannon-fodder prince in this book's world. According to the plot, he would soon get caught up in a rebellion and meet a horrific end, executed by waist-dismemberment in the marketplace. Lu Qingrong and the System were gaming buddies on good terms. He secretly pleaded with the System, asking it to go easy on him and make sure to block the pain when the time came. But what Lu Qingrong and the System were saying to each other in his mind sounded to the new emperor and the others like this: [My dear old man, you're so powerful you can even bring the dead back to life. How can you bear to watch your son die so unjustly and painfully because of that numbskull emperor brother of mine?] In an instant, everyone looked at Lu Qingrong even more strangely. Some even suspected his true identity was that of a divine child who could foresee the future. The new emperor was displeased with Lu Qingrong for calling him a numbskull, but silently swallowed his anger. After the new emperor had stabilized the court, a minister raised the question of appointing an heir during the morning court and proposed that Noble Consort Qi's son be named crown prince. For years, Noble Consort Qi had enjoyed more favor than the empress. The new emperor had even considered deposing the empress for her sake. Just as the new emperor was about to accept the proposal, everyone once again heard Lu Qingrong's thoughts: [Tsk, why does that shiny golden crown on my emperor brother's head look greener and greener?] All the ministers looked up at the emperor's golden crown in a flash. [Alas, it seems our Lu family's realm is destined to be handed over to someone else! General Han Yufeng is one lucky bastard. He changed the name of the dynasty without spending a single soldier, and became Retired Emperor just by lying flat and letting victory come to him!] While Lu Qingrong was still marveling at the male lead's good fortune, the new emperor on the throne had turned livid with rage, veins throbbing on his forehead. The ministers: ...Are we even going to make it home safely today? Should we sleep with one eye open tonight and take turns standing guard? -Upcoming novel: The Tyrant Reads My Mind and Helps Me Fight the Harem for His Favor- After transmigrating, Qi Wenqi discovered that she'd become a low-ranking palace maid in an ancient imperial harem. At the same time, a mechanical voice sounded in her mind: [Hello, congratulations on activating the Harem Struggle System.] Qi Wenqi was so exasperated by her own bad luck that she almost laughed. Sending a sweet, innocent college girl like her into a harem struggle was no different from sending her to her death! If harem politics were really that simple, why had the original owner died without a trace in the palace? The imperial palace was a hell that devoured people without leaving a bone behind. Everyone in it was a master schemer, and what chance did a powerless little maid have against them? On top of that, the new emperor was famously cruel and violent, with an unpredictable temper! Looking at the list of missions in the System, Qi Wenqi felt she could just lie flat, close her eyes, and settle down as a maid in the laundry bureau. [Host, complete the "Outshine the Harem" mission to receive an immunity-to-all-poisons constitution!] [Host, become the "Enemy of the Harem" to receive a special good-weather buff!] [Host, unlock the achievement "Three Thousand Rivers, Yet I Drink from Just One" to receive premium sweet potato seedlings yielding five thousand jin per mu!] When she heard that the new emperor had been executing palace maids day after day, Qi Wenqi was secretly relieved, thinking it was lucky she was an overlooked nobody. But then someone deliberately assigned her to serve the tyrant. When Qi Wenqi heard the news and thought of the tyrant's bloodthirsty cruelty, she felt ready to wash her neck and await death. Who could have guessed that on her very first day on duty, she'd be promoted from a lowly maid to Noble Consort as if she'd taken a rocket straight to the top! The news spread through the entire harem. The consorts who had been eyeing the position of Noble Consort immediately saw Qi Wenqi, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, as a thorn in their side. Qi Wenqi stared blankly at the System's notification that she had completed a mission. [Congratulations, Host, you have become the "Enemy of the Harem." Your special good-weather buff has been issued!] Qi Wenqi was shocked! Qi Wenqi didn't understand! Sure, she was pretty, but not beautiful enough to make the tyrant fall in love at first sight! Why had the tyrant suddenly started acting as if she'd bewitched him? As Qi Wenqi continued to enjoy the emperor's favor, many people in the harem were gnashing their teeth with hatred, hoping to see her lose favor in disgrace as soon as possible. But in reality, the emperor, who showed no warmth to anyone, favored Qi Wenqi alone. He even gave her the long-vacant position of empress. Qi Wenqi looked at the endless list of mission rewards in her System inventory, completely baffled. So harem politics could be this easy? Hearing her thoughts, the emperor flicked her forehead in exasperation. "Try using your head for once!" Yan Jingge figured that if he hadn't secretly helped Qi Wenqi fend off those underhanded plots, the grass on her grave would probably be taller than a person by now! ·An imaginary ancient setting, not based on reality. The blurb and premise have been screenshotted and archived: 2026.2.7. Details in the blurb may change as inspiration strikes. ·Advance warning: Includes a woman disguising herself as a man, political factional struggles, and villains of every age and gender. Please don't force labels onto the story. ·No baseless plagiarism accusations. If you have evidence, report it directly to the site. 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