After transmigrating into the emperor's body in a matriarchal kingdom, Xie Siyun finds herself facing hell mode:
In the original body's memories, the Empress is her elder sister's husband, whom she forcibly married; the Noble Lord is the last son of a military family whose entire clan was massacred; and the Lord is the surviving heir of a royal family whose kingdom fell.
Across the palace are the scholarly young man she seduced and abandoned, the chancellor's son she forcibly brought into the palace, the spy sent by her beloved imperial aunt, the wandering physician who was robbed of his freedom...
Not one of the thirteen palace halls stands empty.
In this vast imperial city, there isn't a single man who doesn't want to kill her, the woman who is their wife in name.
Xie Siyun: Got it. This is a survival story.
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In the third year of the Qifeng era of Great Yan, after an utterly ordinary assassination attempt at court, everyone realizes that their tyrannical and immoral empress has changed somehow...
She maneuvers through a world of intrigue, manipulating the empire's chessboard with a flick of her wrist and effortlessly thwarting one assassination attempt after another. The harem and the court, the imperial court and the martial world, are all just tools for her to control the realm as its ruler.
She eventually earns a reputation as a wise ruler of her age. But when she looks back...
Wait, when did the men in my harem start competing for my favor?
Please note:
1. The female lead is ruthless and power-hungry, and not a good person. She keeps her head down early on, then strikes back later. To her, men are either tools for keeping the court in check or decorations for the harem.
2. Everyone turns villainous.
3. My take on the regret-and-redemption trope.
4. The female lead is an emperor and will not remain chaste. Readers who insist on strict female virtue should stay away.
Important note: Men can get pregnant.
Read or leave as you please. Hope you enjoy!
Theme: Building a career
