I Won the Emperor Over with My Inner Thoughts

[A sickly heroine with a sweet-romance script who loves to complain but has a deadpan face vs. a mischievous, flirty, incredibly talented actor of a high school boy, a fake white lotus who's actually a puppy]

The last emperor of the previous dynasty was incompetent and dim-witted, and the people were left homeless and destitute.

Rebellions against the tyrant rose across the land. Among them, the Prince of Yinghuai, Luo Chaoyan, gained the most momentum. Her army advanced in overwhelming numbers, and the previous dynasty could not withstand their assault. The last emperor hanged himself, signaling the end of the dynasty.

The emperor was dead, but remnants of the previous dynasty remained.

Luo Chaoyan led her army to clear out the palace and ran straight into the Seventh Prince of the previous dynasty, Su Kexian, who hadn't managed to escape.

The youth had red lips and pearly white teeth. His white robes and dark hair only made his stunning beauty more striking. He froze for a moment at the sight of her, then smiled at Luo Chaoyan, a tiny canine tooth peeking from his cheek.

Luo Chaoyan's expression was icy as she calmly thought,

His expressions are so lively, and his smile is so sweet. If he looks pretty when he cries, too, I might as well take him back to the palace and keep him as a decorative vase to brighten my day.

Her thought had barely formed when tears welled in the young man's eyes. They rolled down like pearls from a broken string, leaving him looking so pitiful and endearing that anyone would want to protect him.

Luo Chaoyan: "..."

"Take him back to the palace."

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If Su Kexian had known that staying up gaming for three days straight would kill him, he would have turned down his friends' invitation to the internet cafe the night after the college entrance exams.

When he opens his eyes again, a little eunuch is dragging him along to pack his belongings and flee. What kind of hellish plot is this? Didn't I just die?

The little eunuch is like a diligent NPC, revealing his current identity in just a few sentences.

A stunningly beautiful prince of the previous dynasty, whose kingdom has just fallen.

Great. A revenge-fueled, rise-to-power, leveling-up hero's story.

I'm back in the game.

When he hears that the new emperor is about to hunt down the remnants of the previous dynasty, Su Kexian immediately grabs the little eunuch and runs. Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west. Never look down on a poor young man. The day I rise to power will be the day I crush the new emperor.

He has barely reached the door when a woman in black robes stands there with a sword, her gaze sweeping over him. Her icy eyes and snowy complexion are marked with flecks of blood on her cheek. She looks cool and capable, but her expression is completely blank, like a deadpan.

After sizing her up, Su Kexian sees the battle flags behind her and panics like a kicked dog.

Oh no. I've run into the big bad villain.

No need to panic.

I can still survive by keeping my head down.

People don't hit someone who's smiling. Give her a smile. She's so beautiful, she definitely won't kill me for no reason.

Just as his face is about to cramp from smiling, a woman's voice suddenly rings in his ears: [His expressions are so lively, and his smile is so sweet. If he looks pretty when he cries, too, I might as well take him back to the palace and keep him as a decorative vase to brighten my day.]

Is this the System?

So I really am the main character.

But wait,

Do male leads in these stories have to sell their looks at the start?

Of course, Su Kexian only needs to make the slightest effort.

The woman's voice pauses, then says, [He looks even prettier crying than smiling? Tsk, I have to take him back to the palace.]

Then Su Kexian sees the woman turn around and order her people to take him back to the palace.

Damn it!

What kind of lousy System is this? I can hear the big bad villain's thoughts!

Reader's guide:

1. In the heroine's eyes, men are judged only by their looks and women only by their abilities. She likes every man's face equally. [She becomes devoted exclusively to the hero starting around the middle.]

2. At its core, this is a sweet little romance. The political intrigue plot is not fully developed yet. This is the first book in a series.

3. Fictional dynasty. The setting is a blend of the author's inventions and other sources, so please don't overanalyze it.

4. Set in the same world as My Sister's Husband Is My Moonlight and His Majesty Ran Away with the Baby. The main characters from both books appear here.

Upcoming novel set in the same world: My Sister's Husband Is My Moonlight

[A foul-mouthed, ruthless, genuinely unhinged villainess heroine vs. a sickly, beautiful man who's the heroine's external conscience and unrequited love]

The Second Princess is about to marry, and Yin Junyu is stationed at the border, unable to attend the banquet. Unexpectedly, a friend sends her news of the man she's been searching for for six years.

She unfolds the letter: "I found him, but the situation is complicated. I suggest you get back to Ling'an before the Second Princess's wedding."

Yin Junyu understands what the message implies. She rides day and night, kills two horses, and barely makes it back in time to accompany her new brother-in-law to the palace the day after her sister's wedding, to serve tea to the Empress.

The royal family is gathered in the hall. The man in their midst has his black hair half tied back and a face of exquisite beauty. An emerald hangs over his forehead, and he wears a pale blue long robe under a bamboo-green gauze outer garment.

His natural, serene attire makes him seem composed and reserved, yet his beauty is so dazzling and bewitching it could steal anyone's heart.

He looks up at her, puzzled. Yin Junyu's heart sinks.

How absurd. After spending so much effort searching for him for six years, she now has to call him brother-in-law.

His Majesty Ran Away with the Baby

[A woman with extremely bad luck who gives up and muddles through vs. a smart, sweet, energetic puppy of a hero who's unbelievably lucky]

[The hero gives birth to a daughter and runs away with the baby] [This is a male-female romance]

Also known as: #The Rebellious New Emperor Refuses the Throne and Runs Away with the Baby; One-Night Passion, the Chancellor's Runaway Sweetheart; A Genius Adorable Kid and His Foolish Dad, the Chancellor's Indulgent Love#

[See the author's collection for the full blurb.]

Theme: Never look down on a poor young man.