A Survival Guide for a Palace Eunuch

[Cold and indifferent fake eunuch x real emperor who is a male ghost]

He Shu transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking eunuch and gets caught up in a corruption case.

If the accounts aren't settled within three days, all twelve people in the Directorate of Firewood will lose their heads.

Most of her colleagues are useless, a bunch of fools and oddballs.

He Shu has no choice but to rely on her modern knowledge and brilliant mind to show them what she can do, get through the crisis, and then live a peaceful life.

Unexpectedly, a transfer order sends her to the Eastern Depot.

The Director of Ceremonial's Chief Eunuch, the Eastern Depot's governor, the Empress Dowager's relatives, and an emperor eager to seize power: caught between these factions, she is constantly on edge and makes a complete mess of things.

Shen Yu says, "There is only one cloud above your head: the Son of Heaven. That is, me."

He Shu: "No, thank you. I'll find a chance to run away."

So He Shu meets a wandering martial artist outside the palace. She means to flee with him, but somehow winds up back in the imperial palace.

The wandering martial artist transforms into a border garrison commander, steadfastly loyal and full of contempt for He Shu's betrayal of her master.

He Shu: "You set me up! Once I was on the pirate ship, there was no getting off."

Shen Yu: "The people are suffering."

He Shu: "If I can't help the world, I'll at least keep myself pure!"

The wanderer brings news of a case involving massive losses in the grain transport system. From the northwest to the southeast, it tears away the court's last thin veil of decency.

From the bottom up, she catches a glimpse of a war chariot left to rot and sees the starving dead strewn across the land with her own eyes.

As land is swallowed up by the powerful, the dynasty's bones are being pulled out one by one. The people starve, selling their sons and daughters.

After purging the inner palace, the great hero He Shu, acting as an imperial commissioner, defects from the court and joins a regional prince. Everyone curses her.

She switches sides in the middle of a battle and wins a great victory. Everyone praises her courage and resourcefulness, but He Shu fakes her death and makes a beeline for the southwest.

Then, when foreign enemies invade, she appears again out of nowhere.

She says, "When you prosper, you should help the whole world."

In the end, this chancellor who stirs up the political world had originally only wanted to live out her days in peace, in a corner of the world.

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"Lord He, you promised to protect me for the rest of my life!"

"Did I? I think I said I'd leave your corpse intact."

"You corrupt dog! May you die a horrible death!"

"That's a problem for the future."

He Shu: a cold-hearted, ruthless fake eunuch with her wits about her

Shen Yu: a true emperor and male ghost, fair and serene one moment, gloomy as a storm the next, with wave-particle duality

1. One-on-one romance, both leads have only each other, happy ending. The female lead is an absolute beauty, so she has a slight everyone-loves-her quality.

2. An alternate setting with a mix of influences and some original worldbuilding.

Theme: Stay positive and keep striving.