The Years I Was Carried to Success by a Foolish Emperor

[Blurb written on May 21, 2021] Lan Yishu is the beautiful daughter of a concubine in the Lan family, and they see her as their first choice for a political marriage. But fate takes a cruel turn. The Lan family is convicted overnight. The men are exiled, and the women are sent to the government brothel. In her previous life, Lan Yishu was taken away for her beauty and presented as a gift to Prince An. As soon as she entered his manor, the princess consort sent her to an estate, where she spent more than a decade in loneliness and misery before dying of a serious illness. Now reborn, she has just one day before that lord comes to take her away. Remembering what she went through in her previous life, Lan Yishu shuddered. Gritting her teeth, she walked trembling toward the person she had never dared approach before. The current emperor, a famously lucky, useless ruler. He was an ignorant, idle playboy, but he had a good father and a good older brother. The former left him a peaceful and prosperous realm, and the latter left him a whole team of capable ministers. He also had an empress who could lead armies in battle and govern the country with wisdom. In the future, he would even have a good son, a wise and dutiful crown prince! It didn't matter if he loved luxury, knew nothing of government, or was fond of beautiful women. His life was meant to be spent lounging around. Lan Yishu was so envious. She didn't ask for much. All she wanted was to live comfortably and die peacefully of old age. She diligently fulfilled her duties as a concubine, pleased the emperor, respected the empress, and never competed for favor. But events took an unexpected turn. The virtuous and talented empress suddenly rebelled. The useless emperor, who only cared about food, drink, and entertainment, happily stepped aside from the throne and was made Prince Kangning by the new empress. Lan Yishu, the newly minted Princess Consort of Kangning: "H-How could this happen? Could it... have been my doing?" Am I really that capable? Theme: Keep striving for a better life.