I Stole Yang Guang's Throne

Everyone said that Princess Yuwen Eying of Great Zhou was born under a lucky star.

The year of her first-birthday feast, strange omens appeared in the sky. A sage said she would bring good fortune to her father.

Her father was skeptical, but took her with him. Before long, his chronic headaches improved dramatically.

From then on, he doted on her and indulged her every whim.

Her father had once favored his concubines over his wife, creating the bizarre situation of "five empresses reigning together."

After Eying came along, he deposed the other four empresses and stopped them from challenging her mother.

Her father was deeply wary of her maternal grandfather, but with Eying mediating between them, he was able to speak calmly with the old man.

Yuwen Eying was getting ready to keep up the good work and convince her father to pass the throne to her.

But then her father told her she was the most noble princess of Great Zhou, and that she should make good use of her fortune to protect her younger brother and the realm of Great Zhou.

Yuwen Eying: "..."

He wanted her to do all the work but refused to pay her? As if!

If he wouldn't give it to her, she'd compete for the job herself!

But her father was no good. Before she could grow up and fight over the family inheritance, he kicked the bucket.

Yuwen Eying looked at her tiny arms and legs, then at her maternal grandfather, Yang Jian, who was eyeing the throne. She decided to welcome him to his coronation first.

She could always switch opponents from her father to her second uncle, Yang Guang, in a few years. No big difference!

Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Jian, held Yuwen Eying in his arms and told everyone he met, "My son-in-law thought Eying was a lucky star for the Yuwen family. Little did he know she was a lucky star for my Yang family!"

"This child has the blood of my Yang family and great fortune. She ought to bear the surname Yang and be entered into my clan's genealogy!"

"By imperial decree, from this day forth, my granddaughter shall be renamed Yang Eying and enfeoffed as the Princess Who Protects the Nation!"

This novel is also known as From a Northern Zhou Princess to the Empress of Great Sui and Transmigrating as Emperor Wen of Sui's Granddaughter.

Please note before reading:

1. This is an alternate version of the Sui dynasty. Please don't nitpick the history or compare it to actual historical events.

2. The female lead does not have lucky koi fortune. The "little lucky star" is a persona she made up for herself.

3. This is not a great-female-lead novel or a feminist novel. It is a standard wish-fulfillment story. The novel ends when the female lead ascends the throne, with no plotline about an heir.

The female lead is not a tool for the heir; the heir will have to compete for the position.

4. The female lead wants to seize power, so she cannot be a purely good person. Readers with very high moral standards for the female lead should steer clear.

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