[Beloved by all Dowager Empress × Black-bellied Chancellor]
After the emperor died, I became the youngest empress dowager in our dynasty's history.
Being an empress dowager was truly no easy task. The son I'd raised with so much effort had the brains of a pig, and the daughter-in-law he'd married was up to no good.
I struggled to survive between the two of them day after day, until one day, someone at court accused me of bringing chaos to the realm.
"The Chen clan has usurped power. Everyone should rise up and kill them!"
I was so angry I spat up blood.
Just when everyone was denouncing me and wishing me dead, Jiang Xian, the youngest chancellor in our dynasty, stepped in and saved my precious life.
Three days later, in the Chancellor's residence, a young woman who looked exactly like the empress dowager tugged at the chancellor's sleeve and cried, "Chancellor Jiang, saving one life is worth more than building a seven-story pagoda. Why don't you marry me and build one more story while you're at it?"
Jiang Xian grasped my chin. A cold smile crossed his refined, handsome face as he gestured toward the ministers at the door. "Yao'er, all these ministers are eagerly waiting to ask for your hand. When you take care of them for your big brother, I'll marry you. How does that sound?"
I looked despairingly at the eligible bachelors blocked outside the Chancellor's residence. For the first time, I understood what it meant to bring ruin upon yourself.
Reading guide:
* A woman's soul transmigrates into another body. The tone is lighthearted, silly, and satisfying. No need to worry about historical accuracy.
* First-person narration, short story, update schedule varies.
Theme: Build virtue through good deeds
