The Princess Wants to Be Emperor

Mu Changge has the kind of birth that every woman in the realm envies. Her father is the emperor, her mother was the empress's own sister, and her elder brother is the crown prince. Even the little eunuchs sweeping the palace know that the Third Princess is the apple of His Majesty's, the empress's, and the crown prince's eyes, the most cherished child in the entire palace. But after her elder brother died of illness, the sentence her imperial father and mother said to her most often was: "Changge, how wonderful it would be if you were a boy." If she had been a boy, her mother would not have died from overwhelming grief. If she had been a boy, her father would not have said that she had been born in the wrong body, and that no matter how clever and capable she was, she could not help shoulder his burdens. Before she had even reached her coming-of-age ceremony, her father bestowed on her the most honored title of princess, granted her the richest lands as her fief, gave her the stipend of a first-rank prince, and planned to find her a husband as refined as jade and brilliantly gifted. But she no longer wanted a match made in heaven or a life of privilege. She wanted power, supreme power. She wanted to sit at the highest seat in the dynasty, rule alone, and savor the exquisite pleasure of holding power in her hands. The heroine of this story is an ancient woman. Do not judge her by modern moral standards. Power matters most to her, and she is willing to give up love for it. If you cannot accept that, please do not read. Coming soon: The Heroine of a Transmigration-Into-a-Book Story Awakens. Zhao Xiaocao had a dream. In it, her world was a book, but the story seemed rather complicated. In the dream, her older sister's fiance, Wang Jianye, had an accident. Her parents could not bear to let their beautiful eldest daughter marry a cripple, so they told Zhao Xiaocao to marry him in her sister's place. Naturally, she refused. As she argued with her parents, she accidentally fell and passed out. According to the original course of events, she should have secretly left home, only to be framed just as she began to make something of herself. Saddled with enormous debts, she would then die a miserable death. But unexpectedly, fate took a turn here. While she was unconscious, a wandering spirit took over her body. The spirit knew her future and thought the Wang family had plenty to eat and drink, and that Wang Jianye would become a wealthy businessman. Delighted, it married into the family and clung to him for support. Not only did it stay by Wang Jianye's side until he recovered, it also seized the opportunities brought by reform to open factories and start businesses. Its life grew better and better. After waking from her dream, Zhao Xiaocao could not calm down for a long time. But just a few days later, Wang Jianye had an accident and went to a provincial capital hospital for treatment. Zhao Xiaocao: ... With her nightmare coming true, Zhao Xiaocao immediately packed her things and ran away. She would not marry Wang Jianye, much less give up her body to someone else. She would live well, earn money, and enjoy a good life! Wang Jianye had been left bedridden by his accident, and the fiancee he had arranged to marry had been replaced. But he never expected Zhao Xiaocao, the woman he had once looked down on, to run away from the wedding and make him a laughingstock in everyone else's eyes. He swore that one day he would get his revenge on Zhao Xiaocao. But he never expected that his attempt at revenge would land him in prison instead. Zhao Xiaocao was still as ordinary as ever, but she stood tall outside the iron bars and said to him, "Wang Jianye, even if I'm just a blade of grass, it's not up to you people to decide my fate." The author has a solid track record. Eight completed novels are available for readers to enjoy. Theme: Women, too, have the ambition to contend for power.