After Taking Down the Scumbag and Becoming Empress

Though all the world is mired in corruption, I alone remain pure. Though all living things drift toward darkness, I alone hold the light.

Jiang Jiuling, Empress of Great Yan, was cast into the Cold Palace and subjected to endless torment.

Should she endure it?

Hell no!

If someone so incompetent and tyrannical can be emperor, why can’t I?

I came from another world, carrying twenty years of modern memories. For nineteen years, I lay low in the depths of the imperial palace.

I don’t rely on foreknowledge of the future. I rely on a heart made clear through cultivation, and the extraordinary wisdom I possess.

Truthfully... all I wanted at first was to find a handsome man to elope with me from Yan, then spend our days traveling the mountains and rivers, eating and drinking.

Unfortunately, this emperor is doing an awful job.

If he can’t do it, I will!

I’ll bring him down and become emperor myself!

I am the female emperor of Yan.

Yet it seems everyone wants to take a piece of me.

Family infighting, rebellion by my own clan, war with Western Xia...

I’ve lost count. Ever since I took the throne, it seems there hasn’t been a moment’s peace.

Is it because I’m a woman?

Ha. I am Jiang Jiuling. As long as I’m here, Yan will never be a pushover.

I’m not the one in the wrong. It’s those people who have no sense of cause and effect, no concern for their people, and nothing in their hearts but self-interest.

All I have to do is wipe them out.

After spending nineteen years confined to the inner palace, I went straight to the battlefield.

I wasn’t afraid in the slightest, because...

I’m a lunatic, and I’m not afraid to die.

And if I’m not afraid to die, then I have nothing to fear.

Later, a man named Mo Yuan appeared.

For the first time, I found something that truly interested me, and I knew this was no ordinary world.

In this world, the world above it, or the world above that...

I was still just an unpredictable emperor, nothing more.

If someone has a problem, I’ll fight them. I won’t suffer in silence.

My wisdom reaches as deep as the seas. That’s because I’m clever.

I know I’m charming, so they all fall for me.

It seems I’ve kicked most of them to the curb, though.

They say I pioneered the art of “kicking the male lead”???

Have you ever seen someone who is both ruthless and decisive, yet has a tsundere little rabbit inside?

That’s me.

Come on in.

A tale combining political intrigue, military strategy, laugh-out-loud comedy, tsundere charm, and intense emotional push and pull.

I have many sides. Come discover them.

[Reading Guide]

* An unconventional transmigration: The heroine is not reborn. She was born in this world with memories of modern life. She won’t use modern technology to make glass or soap. Instead, she uses a mindset and vision beyond her era to cultivate herself and govern the country.

* A feel-good story with a powerful female lead: It’s high-energy from the start, with no frustrating setbacks! In fewer than ten chapters, she kicks her scumbag boyfriend to the curb and ascends the throne. The world is vast, and midway through the story she launches a business empire, opening the Lingxiao Pavilion and Auction Pavilion and making the rulers of six kingdoms pay up. I’m serious about building my career. Romance? Depends on my mood. If I’m not happy, I’ll kick him to the curb.

* High-energy warning: Political intrigue at first, then laugh-out-loud comedy! Don’t let the serious opening fool you. Once she reaches the “world above,” the tone changes completely, with hilarious, ridiculous challenges and more top-tier Heavenly Emperors waiting to be unlocked. Each character is more compelling than the last!

[PS]

● The heroine travels between worlds, is outrageously powerful, loyal and protective of her friends, and stays smart throughout.

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