I Gave Up After Three Failed Conquests

Tan Yue transmigrated into a political intrigue novel. His mission was to earn the young emperor's favor and help him take the throne smoothly.

The young emperor was as pretty as a doll, innocent and easy to fool, like a lamb that had wandered into a pack of wolves.

Tan Yue couldn't bear to see the young emperor bullied by the ministers with their wicked ambitions. He racked his brains to help the emperor reclaim his authority and maxed out his favorability. Just as he was ready to retire after completing his mission, a cup of poisoned wine was brought before him.

The young emperor he had poured his heart into raising was afraid Tan Yue's achievements would overshadow him and that he might rebel, so he demanded that Tan Yue prove his loyalty by dying.

After playing the farmer to the snake, Tan Yue drank the poison in one gulp as the System announced, “Favorability reset to zero. Mission failed.”

When he opened his eyes again, he was back at the beginning of his transmigration into the book.

It turned out that if he couldn't complete the mission, he would keep being reborn in the book forever.

Tan Yue could only brace himself and carefully start the mission over.

He completed it even better than in his previous life, but the young emperor came to see him in person, carrying a cup of poisoned wine.

When the System once again declared his mission a failure, Tan Yue flew into a rage, smashed the cup, and dramatically dropped dead right in front of the young emperor.

When he opened his eyes yet again, Tan Yue decided he was done serving.

He had transmigrated as a prince. Wouldn't it be nice to live in comfort and luxury for a few years?

But he hadn't been idle for long when an imperial decree summoned him to the palace.

The young emperor, pampered and precious as a golden branch, wore that devastatingly beautiful face that left no survivors and brazenly propositioned him:

“I have been of age for a long time, yet there has never been anyone by my side at night. Would Imperial Uncle care to offer himself?”

???

Well, would you look at that. Had he transmigrated from a political intrigue novel into an erotic romance?

P.S. The character on the cover is the love interest. The art was drawn by Fu Zei, a.k.a. Shui Mo Dan Qing, with permission, but not exclusively.

Theme: Hard work and striving for progress lead to success