This Dowager Empress Won't Mope, Much Less Give Up

[Novel Blurb] Lin Yihe was an orphan from another world. For no apparent reason, she transmigrated to a foreign kingdom and spent ten years as the Empress Dowager. After she died, her soul drifted around the imperial palace for seven days. Only then did she realize that the mild-mannered, courteous prime minister really did intend to usurp the throne. The moment she died, he planned to seize the kingdom for himself. Lin Yihe, who had died young from sheer exhaustion, gritted her teeth. If you intended to usurp the throne, why not do it sooner? You might as well take her empress title while you were at it. As a soul from another world, she truly didn't care whose name the kingdom was under. When the seven-day memorial rites ended, a beam of white light struck her, nearly scattering her soul... Reborn just before she was to enter the palace, Lin Yihe's beautiful eyes shifted as she set her sights early on that peerlessly graceful prime minister. On the day she was installed as empress, Lin Yihe quietly took off her ten-pound phoenix crown. The palace maids dropped to their knees in alarm. “Your Majesty, the emperor hasn't arrived yet.” Lin Yihe rubbed her aching head. It wasn't as if she could explain to them that their emperor was about to die, and she would be promoted to Empress Dowager before she'd even had a chance to settle into her role as empress. This time, she wanted to live a little longer. [Little Extra] Su Heng, who stayed up night after night reviewing memorials until he had developed two huge dark circles, watched an attendant bring in a box of memorials and darkened his expression. “Is the Empress Dowager unwell again?” The prime minister's murderous aura flared. No one dared to speak. Everyone said the eldest daughter of the Lin family was well-read, intelligent, gentle, and virtuous. When they were selecting an empress, why hadn't they thought to find someone healthy and hardworking? The young emperor had been on the throne for only three months, and the prime minister was already exhausted, his temples graying. The Empress Dowager was simply too lazy. Hearing that the prime minister had worked himself sick, Lin Yihe worried that he'd die of exhaustion before she could win him over. She went to visit him in person, bringing along a tonic soup packed with nourishing ingredients. Su Heng had only been suffering from excess internal heat, but after being made to drink a huge bowl of the tonic, he got a nosebleed that lasted all night and truly fell ill. Hearing that the prime minister's condition had worsened instead of improving, Lin Yihe, who dreamed of reviewing memorials every night, woke in a panic at midnight and sent a group of imperial physicians to the prime minister's residence. Su Heng had only meant to fake being sick and take a day or two off. Seeing himself covered in needles, he shut his eyes in despair. And then she heard... The young and beautiful Empress Dowager had taken a liking to the dashing prime minister, but unfortunately... Loyal subordinate: “Kill anyone spreading rumors.” Su Heng: “Why not just seize the throne and marry her?” Loyal subordinate: “... (trembling) Are you serious? I'll follow you to the death.” Also known as The Empress Dowager Isn't Lazy, the Prime Minister Won't Be Worn Out, The Prime Minister Is Hard to Win Over, and A Historical Record of Flirting with Men A few notes: 1. A sweet, everyday romance with a bit of silliness. 2. The setting is fictional, very fictional. 3. One-on-one romance, happy ending. New chapters at 00:00 daily. 4. Feel free to visit the author's page and support this obscure writer who specializes in one-on-one sweet romances. Message: Time flows downstream, but life is a boat rowing against the current.