The Underground Boss Gave Me a Script Full of Palace Intrigue, Household Drama, and Every Other Kind of Fight

Also known as Everyone Wants the Young Marquis Dead, but Somehow He Just Won't Die and I Thought Becoming the Ghost King's Consort Meant I Could Coast, but It Turns Out I Still Have to Play Palace Intrigue

Because it was cheap, Yun Hao bought a secondhand house said to be "cursed" and signed a contract with the Ghost King, the "cursed" house's real culprit. He became the envy of all ghosts, who practically drooled over him as the Ghost King's consort. Think the Ghost King must be a dashing, debonair heartthrob, a domineering CEO with irresistible boyfriend appeal? No way. This is a down-and-out Ghost King who lost a fight so badly he can barely even keep a human form. To get back to his "former glory" as soon as possible, Ghost King Xi Jiu takes his consort into a hidden space to recover. The Ghost King turns into a plump, pitch-black cat and spends all day by Young Marquis "Yun Zhao," begging to have his fur stroked. Forced to become "Yun Zhao," the young marquis has to stroke the cat while also fending off all the imperial relatives and nobles who want him dead. Fortunately, he's watched plenty of palace-intrigue dramas, so this little scene is manageable. What? You want to know how he'll deal with those dramatic princes who are his brothers? Ahem, when it comes to acting, none of you can hold a candle to me. The Oscar is definitely going to me, the young marquis.

The young marquis's eldest brother: "Third Brother, ever since you came back from the dead, you've changed so much."

The young marquis: "Brother, next time you poison me, don't wear black. Look, white powder's spilled all over your hem. It's such a pain to wash, and they don't even have Tide here."

The young marquis's eldest brother: "What! You said the Crown Prince? What are you going to wash for the Crown Prince?"

The young marquis's second brother: "What! Third Brother, you want to fall for the Crown Prince? You can't! That's punishable by death, and the Crown Prince already has a Crown Princess."

The young marquis: "I'm a Ghost King's consort, so why would I fight the Crown Princess for a man?"

Ghost King Xi Jiu: "Xiao Zhaozhao, come rub my belly. The fur over here is all messed up."

The young marquis: "You've recovered your ghostly powers, so why are you still turning into a cat?"

Ghost King Xi Jiu: "Because I can let you hold me in your arms openly, and you don't even get embarrassed. What? Don't like it? Then I'll change back!"

The young marquis's arms suddenly grow heavy, and he's just about to drop to his knees when someone scoops him up and easily carries him in their arms.

Ghost King Xi Jiu: "Come on, let me check if yesterday's bite left a mark on your neck."

The young marquis: "When are you going to break this habit of biting my neck?"

Ghost King Xi Jiu: "Heh. Let me bite somewhere else and I'll stop biting your neck."

The young marquis: "Are you a dog?"

Ghost King Xi Jiu: "I'm a cat. Meow. Xiao Zhaozhao, come into my arms."

In the bedroom

Yun Zhao: "I had to outwit the old emperor again today. I'm exhausted."

Xi Jiu: "I had to fight the demon hunter your eldest brother hired again today. I'm exhausted."

Yun Zhao: "Keep it up, Ghost King."

Xi Jiu: "Keep it up, Xiao Zhaozhao."

They both turn away.

Yun Zhao thinks, "Hmph, you're only doing this for my body."

Xi Jiu thinks, "Hmph, you're only doing this for my beauty."

A shou who transmigrates into a fictional era, watches too many palace-intrigue dramas, and thrives in the young marquis's household x an arrogant, haughty Ghost King who thinks his young marquis can't live without him.

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Theme: Being greedy for a bargain can cost you dearly. Do things with principles, and don't break the law.