No Romance in the Game of Power

Yan Chu, after grinding away at a game for seven days straight, transmigrates into the game where she'd already reached five bad endings. She just found out that the game she was playing wasn't a dating sim at all. It was a political intrigue game. And she'd spent all that time treating her rivals as romance targets and pursuing them with all her might. Yan Chu: Holy crap, mystery solved. No wonder I got so many ridiculous bad endings. But she didn't arrive at a very good point in time. This isn't starting a new round. She has landed two months before her coronation. Yan Chu: Holy crap, every one of my death endings happened within six months of my coronation. She swept her gaze, expressionless, over the men who'd hurried over after hearing she'd fainted in the Xianyuan Hall. They looked like they were worried about her. She knew every one of these men very well. Each and every one of them had something to do with one of her bad endings! Target One: A feudal prince. Everything went smoothly in his route, and just as they were about to reach a happy ending, Yan Chu ascended the throne. The prince became a rebel and marched straight into the capital, giving the bewildered Yan Chu her first bad ending: [When Kings Meet, One Must Fall] Target Two: A virtuous minister. She'd thought he was the most normal one, but she'd been completely wrong. The bastard had devoted himself to helping her take the throne, making her think she'd found true love. Then, as soon as she was crowned, he gave her her second bad ending: [Quagmire] Target Three: A shadow guard. The strongest fighter is always a heartthrob, and her steady, dependable big brother had just said, "I am utterly loyal to Your Majesty." The very next moment, he gave her her third bad ending: [Playing with Fire] Target Four: Her childhood friend. He was a little willful, but still endearing, and had been raised in the palace with the same comforts as a prince. One moment he was saying, "The roses in the garden are in full bloom. I'll pick one for you." The next, he gave her her fourth bad ending: [Such Is the Price] Yan Chu: I got five bad endings in total. By the last one, I was so exhausted that I killed myself and got [Cutting All Ties]. Seriously, you showed me no mercy at all when you were screwing me over. Who do you think you're fooling with this fake show of concern now?! Yan Chu: This world is so cold. Only the Imperial Astrologer's tail has any warmth left, sob sob sob. And as for these bastard men? Once I ascend the throne, I'll kill every last one of you! · He felt as though he had lived two lifetimes. In his first life, he pursued power and profit, blinded by his own ambition. He couldn't see the young woman's sincere feelings, and did whatever he pleased. All he wanted was to imprison the emperor, so he brushed away her hands when she offered him her love without a second thought. In his second life, he realized that more than competing with others for power, he wanted to keep looking at that ever-smiling figure. He wanted to touch her, hold her, and keep her by his side forever. If she is the greatest person beneath heaven, then I will bow to her wholeheartedly and do everything I can to serve her and build a prosperous age together. With that thought, the seventeenth princess, now the greatest person beneath heaven, leapt from the city tower with peach blossoms and flying snow swirling around her. He saw the seventeenth princess look relieved and say happily, "At last, I've cut all ties with you." He awoke abruptly in the dead of night and found that Yan Chu was still the seventeenth princess. No one could know how happy he was. There's still time. There's still time for everything. I'll hold on to you. This time, I won't let you down! But when he hurried into the palace to request an audience, he realized he wasn't the only one who wanted to see the princess. He was confused, and saw the exact same confusion on everyone else's faces. #I came to see my wife. What are you all doing here?# · Little Imperial Astrologer: There was nothing wrong to begin with. You all just made trouble for yourselves. Now you're heartbroken? Now you've seen the light? Where were you before? Grand Imperial Astrologer: Shut up. You're no different. · The female lead transmigrates into a game. One-on-one romance. The game has an ancient setting, but don't take the historical details too seriously. And one more thing... Don't try to figure out who the male lead is from the blurb! Lastly, here are some of my upcoming works. Feel free to bookmark them! Surviving the Apocalypse with My AI Boyfriend: Just as the title says, surviving the apocalypse with a supercomputer, with a little romance on the side. The Mood Suddenly Turned Lovecraftian: A lazy young woman takes down the Old Ones. Recipient of the Cosmic Medal for Heroism: A mop-wielding heroine enjoys the chaotic everyday life of a shared home with alien tenants in a sci-fi setting. My Dog Gave Me a Look: A road-trip story about an office worker, a dog, and other extraordinary nonhuman companions traveling through a multiverse. Theme: Solving problems is better than running away from them.