You Two Go Fall in Love. I'll Bear the Burden of Power

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Zhou Lingyan woke up one day to find herself as the female supporting character in the novel The Delicate Empress: the real daughter of the Changning Marquis's household, who had been switched at birth.

After finally making her way back home, her birth parents told her, "Wan'er grew up with the Fourth Prince, and they'll become a princely couple one day. You'll just have to settle for being the second daughter."

The female lead sniffled and said, "I'm sorry, Sister. I can't give the Fourth Prince back to you."

The Fourth Prince, Ji Xiuyuan, said coldly, "Get lost. This prince will never like you."

Zhou Lingyan: ...

Zhou Lingyan: Get your facts straight. A woman is on the throne, and the empire urgently needs to consolidate its power and win people's support. Who the hell has time for all that petty romantic nonsense? I want power! Do you understand? Power!

So she enrolled at the academy, sat the imperial exams, and became the first female top scholar of the Dayun Dynasty, taking her rightful place in the court, once monopolized by men.

The ministers said, "Zhou Lingyan is just the Empress's lapdog, always waving her flag and shouting her praises."

The scholars said, "Zhou Lingyan has no sense of propriety and doesn't uphold feminine virtue. No wonder she's still unmarried at her age."

Only the Empress smiled and said, "Zhou Lingyan is my finest minister and a role model for women everywhere. She has blazed a path to the heavens for all the women of this land."

According to the Biographies of Female Chancellors: In the third year of Jiayuan, Zhou Lingyan quelled the Yellow River floods; in the fifth year, she reorganized the Grand Canal transport system; in the seventh year, she resettled refugees in Huaibei; in the tenth year, she was made Marquis of Xuanping; and in the fifteenth year, she became a first-rank chancellor.

1. The romance is a minor part of this story. The male lead is a sweet, innocent man who only likes romantic pursuits. His biggest role is to give the female lead a daughter.

2. The daughter takes her mother's surname and will pass the jinshi exam one day, inheriting her mother's political connections. The family genealogy starts with the female lead.

3. The Empress's heir is the Crown Princess.

[Synopsis for a forthcoming story]

Mili is a free-spirited little cat at school. Every day, she catches mice in the cafeteria, climbs onto the roof to sunbathe, and enjoys the dried fish and cat treats that the two-legged creatures line up to offer her. Life is simply delightful.

Then one night, a shower of glowing specks suddenly falls from the sky. The bright things float all around Mili. She raises a paw and bats at them. Bat, bat, bat!

[Ding! Strength +1! Stamina +1! Agility +1!]

What is that sound? Mili doesn't understand, but she keeps batting at them.

[The Global Survival Game has been activated. Players, please prepare yourselves.]

The next moment, Mili's vision blurs. The tranquil campus vanishes, replaced by a vast, desolate wasteland, with a ramshackle little wooden hut standing all alone.

[The apocalypse game has begun. A safe house has been deployed. Players, claim it and hold your ground as soon as possible.]

[Warning! Unknown danger ahead!]

Mili's fur stands on end.

Huh? Does Mili have to survive the apocalypse, too?

In the year 2036 of the Star Calendar, a crimson sky screen shrouded the globe, and humanity was thrown into a desperate game of survival.

At the top of the survival rankings, one mysterious codename remained firmly entrenched.

They were powerful and silent, never revealing their true appearance and refusing all contact.

Rumors spread like wildfire among the survivors. Some said they were the product of a genetic mutation. Others claimed they had already awakened a supernatural ability. Some even guessed that they weren't human at all.

The cat swished her tail. That's right. This cat is the strongest.

My completed stories: Our Neighborhood Keeps Transmigrating Again and Again, about a whole neighborhood transmigrating together, fighting monsters, and gathering resources; and I Was Determined to Make It in Entertainment, but the Civil Service Exam System Bound Itself to Me.

Theme: Rely on yourself rather than others