The Empress Only Wants to Go on Strike

[Opening the Cang Jiao Se page at the end of December. Please add it to your favorites!]

Meng Jiaojiao transmigrated into a book.

She became the vicious supporting female character who had wronged the male lead.

As soon as she arrived, she was caught in a showdown with the male lead.

Thinking of the tragic ending of the original owner, Meng Jiaojiao started trembling.

She figured she was doomed, so to save her own life, she decided to quit and stop playing her part.

But then she realized that ever since she quit, the plot seemed to have fallen apart...

Why did the heroine marry someone else?

How did the original owner's family survive all the way to the end?

And the male lead was supposed to hate the original owner to the bone, so how did she end up becoming empress?

Little scene:

With her life no longer in danger, Meng Jiaojiao began planning her retirement.

By day, she'd chase butterflies and admire flowers with the other consorts. At night, she'd enjoy a late-night snack. What a wonderful life!

Unfortunately, her good days didn't last long before her elders started pressuring her to have a child.

Meng Jiaojiao replied, "His Majesty is busy with state affairs. I shouldn't disturb him."

To her surprise, that scoundrel found out. That very night, he came to Changle Palace.

A few months later, Meng Jiaojiao looked at her swollen belly and wanted to cry. Was it too late to quit now?

[Reading Guide]

1. The blurb was screenshotted and posted on Weibo on December 1, 2020. Plagiarism of the blurb or plot ideas will be pursued.

2. This is a sweet romance from start to finish! Still one-on-one.

3. A vicious empress who only wants to quit x a scheming emperor.

4. The male lead mistreats his wife early on, then chases her desperately later.

5. The plot logic is just here to make things satisfying. Please don't direct your anger at the author when criticizing the characters. In short, if it's not for you, please move along.

[Cang Jiao Se] Opening in December

In the eyes of others, Qin Youwei had a smooth and fortunate life.

Born into a distinguished family, she was a noble young lady. As a girl, she and the current emperor had been childhood sweethearts. Upon coming of age, she received the late emperor's blessing and married into the wealthy Zhou family, becoming the eldest son's legal wife.

But no one knew that in their three years of marriage, her husband had rarely set foot in her bedroom and had taken many concubines, one after another bearing him children while she remained alone.

Then, at a spring banquet, the Empress Dowager invited Qin Shiwei to the palace for a visit. A maid's negligence caused her to get lost, and she wandered alone into a peach grove.

Peach petals drifted down like snow, and the tall figure of a man entered her sight.

Before long, a new Noble Consort appeared in the palace. The palace staff did not know her true identity. They only knew that she was the one lady in the palace who enjoyed His Majesty's exclusive favor.

As for the Zhou family's young madam outside the palace, she had quietly disappeared without a trace.

Zhou Fang had never cared about his wife. No matter how gentle, virtuous, or understanding she was, she could never catch his eye.

But for some reason, Qin Youwei had suddenly changed lately. Whenever he looked at her, a hint of coquettishness seemed to color her features.

He assumed this was her way of seeking his favor, until one day they went to the palace together.

At the banquet, the emperor gazed at his wife with tender affection, making him uncomfortable. The two of them then left the banquet at the same time.

Zhou Fang was so restless that he felt something major was happening. When they returned just a moment later, he breathed a little easier.

But then he was stunned to see several peach petals clinging to his wife's skirt, while similar petals adorned the emperor's robes on the throne.

[Reading Guide]

1. The male lead has never slept with anyone; the female lead has. Sweet romance.

2. By the time the leads fall in love, the heroine has already divorced the second male lead.

3. The story takes place in a fictional setting.

Theme: Fear no hardships and keep moving forward