[An emperor who just wants to lie flat and isn't in great health x a regent who is both literary and martial and only wants to be empress]
Yan Jiu transmigrated into a book, becoming a frail, sickly villain who was doomed to bring about his own downfall.
In the book, Yan Jiu ultimately lost the struggle for power and met a tragic end.
The transmigrated Yan Jiu decided to change his fate and become a carefree, wealthy prince.
Attend court?
Yan Jiu put on a weak expression. "Cough, cough, cough. This prince is ill. I can't go."
Discuss affairs of state?
Yan Jiu pinched his nose and took a gulp of wine. "This prince is drunk. I can't understand a thing."
Yan Jiu only wanted to lie flat and live comfortably as a wealthy prince. But someone wouldn't let him.
Ling Cangxiao.
In the original book, Ling Cangxiao was the most handsome man in the empire. Whenever his carriage went out, the noblewomen of the capital would shower it with fruit.
Later, he became the regent, wielding power over the entire court. Shouldn't he be the one most opposed to someone like Yan Jiu, with his diligence and ambition?
So why was the situation now...
not quite the same as he remembered?
Yan Jiu slept in and missed court, so Ling Cangxiao personally came to his residence and told him everything that had happened there.
Yan Jiu went drinking and listening to music with the capital's young dandies, and Ling Cangxiao brought his guards along and nearly tore the tavern apart.
Yan Jiu's old illness flared up, and Ling Cangxiao summoned every doctor in the city, keeping watch outside his door for three days and nights without rest.
Yan Jiu broke down. "I don't want to work hard, and I don't want to be emperor! Just leave me alone!"
Yan Jiu, forced to carry the team when all he wanted was to lie flat and be a lazy fish, thought: Ling Cangxiao is helping me this much. Could he be planning to take the throne for himself?
Later, Ling Cangxiao pinned the little emperor, his eyes red at the corners, down and kissed him until his legs went weak. "The throne is yours.
"All I want is the bed beside you."
Theme: Persevere through hardship, work hard, and move toward the future.
