I, the Dowager Empress, Will Never Spend Money on the Game Again

(Will start once I've built up enough advance interest.) Wei Yingge transmigrates into the middle of a palace coup. She emerges as its biggest winner, successfully putting the young emperor on the throne and becoming the youngest empress dowager in the Tianli Dynasty. Life in the inner palace is far too dull for a comfortable retirement, but luckily she has a mirror that lets her watch livestreams. The stream features a cold-hearted, peerlessly handsome man biding his time and plotting to return to the capital and claim the throne. People from all sorts of eras and dynasties are watching too: an innkeeper, a princess from some dynasty, a modern high school girl, a Republic-era concubine, and more. The live chat is full of comments every day: "Hubby, I'm here!" "My wife is so beautiful!" And every so often, someone sends a tip. Rumor has it that the viewer who holds first place on the tipping leaderboard will receive a special reward. Everyone is trying their hardest to win it. Wei Yingge: Hah. In front of a former empress dowager like me, all of you are just little sisters. With a grand wave of her hand, she empties her private treasury and becomes the top tipper, winning the chance to talk to the man. The first time Wei Yingge speaks, the black-clad man in the mirror draws his sword. Wei Yingge: "You're so fierce, wifey." After that, her favorite pastime is telling stories to the man in the mirror and teasing him. Man in the mirror: "Are we continuing with Zhuge Kongming today?" Wei Yingge: "Show me your abs, and I'll keep telling you stories." But later, Wei Yingge discovers that this man is none other than the court's most dangerous criminal, the Marquis of Donglin! The realm he plans to overthrow is hers and the young emperor's, and the capital he intends to take back is the one where she lives! And the "frivolous, foolish woman" he keeps mentioning is her! Terrified, Wei Yingge puts the mirror away and never dares look into it again. But the Marquis of Donglin still comes to the capital. As soon as he arrives, he pays her a visit. Wei Yingge assumes the air of an empress dowager. "Why has the Marquis of Donglin come to see me?" The man approaches her step by step, finally trapping her between the arms of her chair, danger in his eyes. "Your Majesty used to call me 'wifey' so affectionately. Why are you being so formal now?" In the past, when his subordinates told him that the young empress dowager in the capital was beautiful and brilliantly clever, he had sneered. "More like frivolous and foolish." Later, in front of those same subordinates and their teasing gazes, he willingly bends down to hold up her skirts, doting on her in every possible way. The young empress dowager desperately protecting her secret identity x dangerous criminal 2021.1.17 Theme: Live well