I Lie Flat and Slack Off in Cao Cao's Backyard

Completed works: A Guide to Farming as the Black Lotus Concubine, Transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms: Prime Minister, Please Dine. Upcoming works: The Grand Eunuch Fang Wenqing, Transmigrating to Hengdian to Act in a Three Kingdoms Production

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Blurb:

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I transmigrated into the body of Lady Ding. Well, she isn't exactly a good character to be.

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Ding Yao knows about Cao Cao's special tastes when it comes to women. She herself fears this historical figure more than she admires him, so she decides to give up and stop caring altogether.

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Go ahead and love your beauties, go ahead and take concubines. Rather than let a houseful of secondary wives get on my nerves, I'd rather grow flowers in the back courtyard, cook, make handicrafts, and listen to opera. If I can't take you on, surely I can avoid you?

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At last, one day, Cao Cao asks about Lady Ding.

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“What does Madam think of the new secondary wife in the household?”

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His servant happily replies, “Madam is gracious. She treats them like sisters, and every day they get together to drink tea, admire the flowers, play mahjong, and gossip.”

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Cao Cao's face immediately darkens.

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The servant is baffled. Isn't it good that the back courtyard is peaceful? Does Lord Cao want the back courtyard in an uproar?

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Cao Cao: That's right, I want an uproar! I want to see Yaoyao get jealous, so why is she so calm?

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After the Battle of Wancheng, Cao Cao nervously goes to Ding Yao's door and stays there alone for three days and nights. A servant comes to remind him: “Lord Cao, Madam has already... passed away. Please accept our condolences.”

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Cao Cao flies into a rage: “Nonsense! Drag out this rumor-monger and behead him!”

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Later, he realizes that Madam Huan, whom he had never paid much attention to, has suddenly changed. The woman who used to stammer and seem lost has recovered from a serious illness, and has started tinkering with strange little things in the back courtyard again.

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Cao Cao rushes over excitedly and hugs her. “Yaoyao, you're back?”

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Ding Yao: A good horse doesn't eat the grass behind it, even if you're Cao Mengde.

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I, Ding Yao, have the worst luck. Again and again, I transmigrate into the body of your wife. Either let me go, or I'll keep making trouble in your courtyard until you agree to let me leave.

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Later, Cao Cao holds their newborn child, grinning so widely his eyes nearly disappear. “Let's name him Cao Chong.”

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Ding Yao: Absolutely not! Cao Ding sounds better than Cao Chong!

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He seizes the chance to tease her: “Seems my wife can't live without me, not for a lifetime. Even our child has both our surnames.”

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Ding Yao: Get lost! Prime Minister, keep your promise and let me and my child go.

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Cao Cao thinks to himself: Not a chance.

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This isn't an accurate historical account, but a fictionalized, lighthearted story~ There are tons of author-created details, and some dates and ages don't match history, as the plot requires~

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I'll probably write a happy ending. Maybe Cao Cao will be redeemed, or maybe the heroine will shine on her own. But she and the male lead won't completely fall out. To be decided.

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[This blurb was written on March 29, 2023]

Theme: Love yourself well