After the Warlord Married into the Family

The daughter of the city lord, richer than anyone around, surrounded by maids and served by countless servants. Chu Xi, who had worked herself to death in her previous life, was very pleased with her new identity. She thought she could lie flat in peace, living a life where food and clothes were brought right to her and she could find a handsome man to marry into her family. She never imagined that there was fighting everywhere, and the war was about to reach her doorstep. Her father sobbed, "The enemy is ruthless. If we don't surrender now, they'll massacre the city one day." Chu Xi asked, "And if we surrender?" Her father replied, "The entire Chu family will hang themselves, and the people of the city will be spared." "What a noble cause." Chu Xi didn't want to die yet. She picked up a shovel and rallied the whole city to start digging. Tunnel warfare, guerrilla warfare, bombs buried beneath the city gates. You want to break in? Keep dreaming! * Xue Jin, leader of the rebels, commanded an army of three hundred thousand heroes. He had captured city after city and never lost a battle. He never imagined he'd get stuck at little Anyang. A scout reported that Chu Xi, that damn woman, was boiling feces on top of the city gate and threatening to fortify Xue Jin's troops with it. The three hundred thousand heroes were all demoralized. How could they keep fighting like this? Xue Jin thought it over. No, they should seek peace. Marrying into her family wouldn't be so bad. Later, Xue Jin's territory grew larger and larger, and more and more heroes joined him. He became a ruler of his own domain. His strategist urged him to ascend the throne as emperor. Xue Jin asked with a troubled look, "I'm now Chu Xue. How can I become emperor?" The strategist replied, "If you wish to become emperor, you must first divorce." [Next novel: After the Female Emperor of a Web Novel Awakens] Her mother was a demon empress who brought ruin to the nation, and her uncle was a chancellor who held all power at court. After her siblings were slaughtered, Princess Wu Ning naturally ascended the throne as emperor. She was seventeen that year. Naive, muddleheaded, and devoted to wine, women, and amusement. Under Wu Ning's rule, the Great Yan dynasty endured eight years of calamity before finally heading toward its collapse. The day the rebels stormed the imperial city, Wu Ning was still hiding in the arms of a handsome guard, listening to music. She didn't know which rebel faction they belonged to or who their leader was. They asked if she would submit and whether she was willing to surrender. Wu Ning was about to nod when the guard stabbed her with his sword. Only after she died did she learn that the world she lived in was a novel. The male lead planned every move and outmaneuvered everyone, competing with the warlords in a time of chaos. Then he usurped the throne, reclaimed lost territory, improved people's livelihoods, and ushered in a peaceful, prosperous age. Reborn at seventeen, Wu Ning said, "How impressive. Let him into the palace." Theme: Those who achieve great things don't sweat the small stuff