I Conquer the World for the Empress

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[My next novel, Marrying the Love-Brained Regent First, Then Falling in Love, is open for follows! The blurb is at the end.]

Jiang Li transmigrated into a book.

The book tells the story of an empress who, after being betrayed by everyone around her, is reborn and proceeds to crush her enemies, serve up face-slapping, and rocket her way to becoming a ruthless, inscrutable ruler.

She need only raise her eyes, and a traitor's entire household is confiscated.

She need only purse her lips, and a rebel is sentenced to be sliced to death.

Jiang Li transmigrated into the book as its notorious villain. She was both a traitorous minister and a rebel, and the empress eventually ordered her to be sliced a thousand times, her blood staining the stone steps.

As the sacrificial chicken meant to scare the monkeys, Jiang Li had this to say: Help me up. I can still survive!

Looking at the empress, who was still pretending to be a naive sweetheart, Jiang Li was shaking inside. At this point in the original story, the original Jiang Li had mocked her in front of the entire court: "Your Majesty would probably be better suited to staying home as a wife."

To stay alive, Jiang Li was practically ready to cling to the heroine's leg and grin foolishly. "Your Majesty is the best! I will do everything in my power to support you!"

The moment Qi Ning was reborn, she knew her life was destined to follow a bloody path strewn with thorns.

But she never expected someone to venture alone into the abyss and rescue her from the darkness.

She would never forget that person's gentle smile, not even in death.

That was a light meant for her alone. She would never let it go!

Little bonus scene:

One day, Jiang Li decided to retire early. She had just submitted her request when the empress summoned her.

The empress's gaze was dark, her voice slightly hoarse.

"Are you going to abandon me?"

Jiang Li's heart gave a jolt, and she trembled.

"I, I have already helped Your Majesty achieve your great ambition, and, and there's no need for me to do anything anymore..."

"No. There is still one thing I need you for, beloved minister!"

Jiang Li stared at the empress in confusion. The empress, dressed in her splendid dragon robes, parted her red lips.

"I still need a queen to rule the realm by my side. What do you think, beloved minister?"

Jiang Li: Meow meow meow?!

I thought you wanted to kill me. I never expected you wanted to sleep with me!

Reader's guide:

★ One-on-one pairing: scheming, selectively fair empress on top x sweet and adorable, but sharp-witted chancellor on the bottom. Author's Weibo: @Xiao Zhu Zhao

★ I write for fun. The author's note in Chapter One has detailed reading advice, so remember to read it.

★ Completely fictional setting!! The author knows nothing about history, so please don't expect historical accuracy or offer writing advice. Feel free to drop the story without telling me. The dynasty is unspecified, and women can hold office.

★ Both characters are adults. Happy ending, trust me.

Upcoming novel:

How Can I Resist a Seductive Villain?

Blurb:

Ning Huanyi is the only daughter of the exalted Yongchang Marquis household. Brilliant and dazzling, she has a poet's grace, but she's been frail and sickly since childhood, out of breath after three steps and coughing after five. Pale and weak, she looks destined to die young.

People in the capital all agree: no one should marry her, or they'll be saddled with a second wife within three years and branded a wife-killer!

Her betrothal, arranged when she was a child, is called off as a result. In no time, Ning Huanyi becomes a laughingstock in the capital.

But before the rumors have even died down, the stunning regent Xiao Ning'an returns to the capital. Her phoenix eyes are alluring even when she doesn't smile, and she has a graceful, lovely figure. She goes straight to Ning Huanyi's home to propose, showing no concern for her frail health. She even uses her military achievements to ask the emperor to grant them a marriage decree. Her devotion is so palpable that countless young women from respectable families envy Ning Huanyi.

Ning Huanyi, struck by this windfall, couldn't be happier. Beautiful, wealthy, and powerful enough to command the entire court. She'll never have to worry about the rest of her life. Could there be a better deal? She's mine now!

*

After their wedding, the regent, who had been cold to everyone, suddenly began acting strangely.

For example, one day Ning Huanyi oversleeps and runs into Xiao Ning'an, who has hurried back in the dead of night without having eaten dinner. Looking sheepish, Ning Huanyi pushes the now-cold dishes toward her. "How about you eat first?"

To her surprise, the regent, as icy as a mountain, turns red at the tips of her ears. "A-Huan must be starving after waiting for me to eat. There's a new restaurant in the capital that's supposed to be delicious. I'll take you to try it..."

Then there's the time the regent comes home covered in blood. Ning Huanyi turns deathly pale. If anything happens to her, who'll send me money every month?

Her hands tremble as she applies the medicine. But the regent, feared by outsiders as a demon, simply smiles foolishly and comforts her. "Don't be afraid, A-Huan. Ning'an isn't in pain..."

Ning Huanyi: ?? Is this gorgeous, wealthy woman actually a love-brained fool?

But Ning Huanyi will never know that the handsome beauty she rescued as a child, after seeing a group of rich young ladies humiliating her in the street, would one day become the powerful regent.

Little bonus scene:

On a rainy day in the capital, the downpour was relentless.

The frail young lady of the Ning family had gone out to pray at a temple when the rain began. As her carriage rolled slowly along, she saw several young ladies from prominent families pointing and laughing at a woman huddled in a corner. They ordered their servants to beat her.

The woman was beautiful, her eyes full of defiance. Her cries for help grew weaker. Just as she seemed to have only one breath left, the fists falling like raindrops stopped. Her attackers scattered like frightened birds. Through blood and tears, Xiao Ning'an saw the carriage leaving. The character Ning was on it. It must have been the legitimate daughter of the Ning family, going out to pray...

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Premise: The brilliance you see has been tempered by the ordinary