I Say, Brother, Step Down

Ming Yi had just sent her husband's mistress to a psychiatric hospital and kicked his illegitimate son out of the family business when she transmigrated into the body of a little princess banished to Shu in ancient times.

The little princess commanded a powerful army and ruled as a local sovereign, but her intelligence was that of an eight-year-old.

A child clutching gold, surrounded by wolves.

When Ming Yi woke, the blood at the corner of her mouth had not yet dried.

She wasn't met with boundless affection.

Her father had just died, and the military power in her hands had made her a target for everyone.

She traveled thousands of miles to attend his funeral. But when she reached the capital, it became a graveyard waiting to bury her.

The Censor accused her, while the new emperor's attitude remained ambiguous.

They even wanted to use her as their "sharpest blade."

To protect herself, she went mad right there on the spot.

She slapped a censor in court, killed her childhood sweetheart on the imperial avenue, and forced a prince to become a monk...

Fearless of death, she fought to carve out a way to survive.

Just as she began to accept her new identity, reality once again showed her the kind of world she lived in.

One man had barely passed the prefectural exam before trying to demote his wife to concubine.

Another sold his wife and daughter and lost himself in the gambling dens.

A widowed mother couldn't protect her young daughter, who was left to suffer at the hands of others...

[Flowers picked while still beaded with dew are all the more fragrant and beautiful. Ming Yi, too, picked and chose a few in her lifetime.]

First flower: [The False Eunuch]

Xie Yuan was half a year younger than the original owner. They grew up together.

That year, she was toddling through the imperial gardens. Xie Xuanling requested permission to leave the palace and did not return until the next day. When he came back, he was carrying him in his arms.

The boy still had fresh tear tracks on his cheeks. She tripped over her own feet, and the emperor, worried about her, called from afar and coaxed her to stand up on her own.

She cried bitterly, but when she looked up, she saw a little figure as pretty as a carved doll, about her age, biting his lip and sobbing.

She staggered upright and stumbled toward Xie Xuanling.

And that was how she learned to walk.

Second flower: [Faux Siblings]

Ming Yu was the emperor, and her elder brother.

He had been trained from childhood:

Become a wise ruler and protect the empire.

But he lost all sense of propriety only when it came to the younger sister he had once held in his arms and soothed to sleep.

If a beauty in the palace bore even a slight resemblance to her, he would lavish her with favor night after night.

Even from behind nine layers of heavy curtains, just hearing her name was enough to stir his fantasies.

Then foreign enemies invaded.

She stood on the palace steps with her sword raised. "Brother, why won't you summon the Northwest Army to the capital to defend the throne?"

He opened his arms. "Suìsuì, I'm willing to hand this empire over to you."

Third flower: [A Real River Pirate?]

Still in bud.

[Reader's Guide]

· Satisfying, mindless fun, with light political intrigue

· The male lead is sexually inexperienced; the female lead is not

Theme: I stand in court, and I am the path you all must follow.