My Whole Family of Villains Goes Wild After Hearing My Thoughts

Shen Henian was his father's youngest child, born late in life, and the apple of everyone's eye in the General's residence. He was a precious little darling, raised in a life of pampered luxury. One day, he went out to play with a few rowdy friends and accidentally fell into the water. Suddenly, memories of his past life awakened. He had transmigrated into a book. In the book, after he fell into the water, he never woke up again. This drove his father, who commanded the army, his eldest brother, who had come first in all three imperial examinations, his second brother, who controlled the empire's economy as a royal merchant, and his third sister, the Crown Princess, who enjoyed the Crown Prince's unwavering favor, all to become villains. In the end, they all met tragic fates. While he was unconscious, he heard the physician say that he would never wake up again. His father was the first to lose control, deciding that those rowdy friends of his should be sent underground to keep him company. Shen Henian panicked. [Dad, I think there's still hope for me! Whatever you do, don't kill anyone. You'll be manipulated by people with ulterior motives and end up a pawn in political infighting. Not only will you lose command of the army, you'll be executed at Wumen Gate!] Shen, hearing Henian's thoughts: ? When Shen Henian finally woke up, he didn't hear any news of his father losing command of the army. Instead, he heard that the people with ulterior motives who had plotted against his father had been executed at Wumen Gate. After hearing the terrible news that Shen Henian had fallen into the water, his eldest brother rushed home, already figuring out how to make the people who had bullied his younger brother pay. But as soon as he stepped through the door, he heard his fourth brother's thoughts. Shen Henian: [Big Brother, you came first in all three imperial examinations and became the emperor's protégé. Too bad your friend will expose you for cheating in the exams out of jealousy of your talent. You'll be thrown in prison, then they'll send you off with a cup of poisoned wine.] Eldest Brother Shen: ! As Shen Henian wondered how to help his eldest brother deal with this menace, he heard that his brother's friend had been imprisoned for cheating in the exams and barred from taking them for three generations. His own eldest brother, meanwhile, smoothly entered the imperial court and would one day become its most powerful minister. His second brother returned from trading beyond the borders, bringing back all sorts of treasures that filled his fourth brother's room. Then he heard his fourth brother's thoughts. Shen Henian: [What a wonderful second brother. You're a natural businessman who brings so much wealth to Great Zhou, but a villain will fabricate evidence that you colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country. You'll be torn apart by five horses in a gruesome death.] Second Brother Shen: What?! As Shen Henian fretted over how to expose the villain, he heard that a certain official's in-laws had been found guilty of colluding with the enemy and betraying the country, and sentenced to be torn apart by five horses. His own second brother became Great Zhou's royal merchant, sailing the five oceans on the emperor's behalf. His third sister had made a special trip back from the imperial palace to visit the younger brother she had raised since childhood, after their mother died giving birth to him. As soon as she entered, she saw his eyes were red. Thinking his near-drowning had terrified him, she was about to comfort him when she heard his thoughts. Shen Henian: [Waaah, my third sister! You and the Crown Prince are so devoted to each other, but his childhood sweetheart, who's in love with him, will drive a wedge between you. You'll worry so much that you fall into depression and die!] Third Sister Shen: !!! As Shen Henian wondered how to get into the palace and send his brother-in-law the Crown Prince's childhood sweetheart away, he heard that his brother-in-law had personally sent her off to become a nun. His third sister would rise from Crown Princess to the empress who held the favor of the entire imperial harem. Originally, everyone in the family was busy competing with one another, and as the youngest, Shen Henian only needed to be a wastrel, occasionally take his bird out for a walk, and live a life of idle luxury. But once he learned that his entire family were villains, he had no choice but to roll up his sleeves and get to work on infrastructure, improving his family's chances of survival. He accidentally went too far, building Great Zhou's largest assembly-line factory. He even invented firearms, ushering in a golden age when all nations came to pay tribute. Bonus scene: The young prince was born at the cost of his mother's life. Hated by his father and tormented by his sweet-faced, cruel-hearted stepmother, he thought he would spend his whole life wallowing in the mud. That was until someone pulled him from the water, and he met a pair of bright, brilliant eyes. "Thanks, man, but I'm not done living yet. You're not expecting me to die for love, are you?" Shen Henian blurted out. The young prince: I took that seriously! A laid-back bottom who wants to coast through life but has no choice but to step up x a ruthless, self-deceiving top who overthinks everything Theme: Life endures through striving.