A Guide to Surviving the Harem

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After transmigrating into the palace as an invisible concubine, Qiu Mingyue relies on her mind-reading ability to survive in the bitterly competitive harem. But after an accident leaves her falling into the water, she switches bodies with the emperor.

Qiu Mingyue: This kind of good fortune exists? I won't have to dodge palace intrigue anymore. A life surrounded by handsome men is finally within reach.

Gao Xingye: Who can tell him how he ended up competing with his own consorts for his own favor? He never paid attention before, but it turns out these women all have two faces.

Gao Xingye before the body swap: My Noble Consort is virtuous and kind, and never quarrels with anyone.

After the swap, he watches helplessly as his seemingly frail and helpless Noble Consort turns fierce. "All she does is act coy and put on a show for His Majesty, using her charms to seduce him."

The consorts: As if someone like you could ever catch His Majesty's eye.

Upcoming novel: Becoming the Villainous Second Male Lead's Beloved

Jiang Yao transmigrates into a book. A fellow called the Romance System tells her that she can go home if she successfully wins over the story's great villain, the second male lead. In the original novel, Yun Zhanyi is the story's greatest villain, devoted to the Dao of Heartlessness. On the surface, he is the aloof, untouchable immortal revered by the cultivation sects, dwelling high above among the clouds.

In truth, he's a bloodthirsty, merciless snake demon who kills without a second thought. He hates anyone seeing his demonic form, and anyone who has seen his true form has been brutally murdered. Jiang Yao takes one look at her own five-battle-power self and decisively refuses.

But when she opens her eyes again, Jiang Yao sees Yun Zhanyi soaking in a pool, his lower half transformed into his true form.

He reveals his demonic eyes, flicks his tongue at her, and coils his tail around her, drawing her into the frigid pool.

The unscrupulous System: Host, please tease your target at least once within the next five minutes.

Jiang Yao can't hide her desire to stab someone. To stay alive, she bravely reaches for the snake's tail, leans in, and says, "You smell so good. Your waist is so slender."

Sweet, sweet, sweet. A fluffy little romance, pure Mary Sue.

The heroine is soft and adorable, a little scaredy-cat. The hero is a beautiful, unhinged obsessive.

Comeback Entry: As a bit player and minor cannon-fodder character in a palace-intrigue setting, Qiu Mingyue takes the opportunity to join forces with the emperor after they switch bodies. Together, they reform the court and the harem, topple the all-powerful Right Chancellor, and scheme to make the two chancellors fight each other while quietly building up their own influence. The court is full of plots and hidden currents. The two repeatedly survive assassination attempts by the skin of their teeth as they search for the mastermind. The heroine devises a plan to launch a coup, putting herself in the middle of the plot to draw out the true culprit and eliminate the Right Chancellor once and for all. In the end, she finds love and family.

Theme: Never give up.