If I Were Emperor (Matriarchal Society)

[Note] This novel features a woman who can father children.

A law-abiding heroine VS a ruthless, antisocial hero

Xiao Lingchen transmigrated into a talented princess in a matriarchal dynasty. Before she could even celebrate, she received word that someone was plotting to kill her!

Xiao Lingchen: ...As expected, good things like free pies never fall from the sky!!!

From then on, she kept an ever lower profile, but in the end, she still couldn't avoid the fierce battle for the throne.

If that's how it is, then roll up my sleeves and fight.

She took a fancy to a partner, and together they joined (wolfish) hands to (cunningly) cooperate (in crime).

She promised: If I become empress, you'll be prime minister!

But in the end, even after she made him prime minister, he still wasn't satisfied. He said he wanted to be her imperial husband!

Xiao Lingchen: What do I do? I've provoked a wolf that can never be fed enough.

Rong Chengyu was born to a lowly status. Though gifted, he incurred the jealousy of his legitimate elder sister, who plotted to destroy his martial arts and eventually sent him to entertain someone else, where he met a tragic end.

Reborn, he resolved to take revenge and never let anyone bully him again.

So he sought out Xiao Lingchen, whose circumstances resembled his own.

But as he watched her grow more and more graceful with each passing day, Rong Chengyu thought: Rather than let her go and torment someone else, why not let her torment me?

Bonus Scene:

Xiao Lingchen has only one imperial husband, Rong Chengyu. The ministers fear he monopolizes her affection, so they petition her to expand her harem.

Rong Chengyu's face instantly darkens. He looks so terrifying, it's as if he's about to eat someone alive.

Xiao Lingchen senses trouble and quickly refuses. But even after court is dismissed, she still can't escape his "punishment."

"Does Your Majesty want to expand her harem?" he grits out beside her ear, one hand still at her waist...