The Former Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and My Daily Life in the Modern World

[A family of three traveling from ancient times to the present + variety show with kids + livestreaming + lighthearted comedy + heartwarming family ties]

In her previous life, Min Jing went from being a princess consort who used her beauty to win favor to the powerful Empress Dowager of Chu. Her life was nothing short of legendary.

After passing away peacefully of old age, she was reborn in a later era, in the body of a woman who shared her name.

Her parents were dead, and she was fabulously wealthy. But she'd been blind enough to marry a heartless scumbag, who was about to take everything she owned.

To steal her fortune and ruin her reputation, her husband's mistress set her up and forced her to take her child, who had autism, onto a variety show.

Luckily, she hadn't come alone.

"It's just a little kids' variety show. Son, you're going on!"

Shen Ji, the famous and mighty Emperor of the Western Empire, wore a stern expression. But his body had shrunk to that of a five-year-old, and his little face had no trace of authority, only cuteness.

"I am the Emperor of the Western Empire."

"Great Chu is gone." Min Jing didn't indulge him for a moment. "Lose the family fortune too, and you'll have no choice but to become the emperor of the Beggars' Sect."

Shen Ji: ...

Min Jing then turned to the nemesis she'd been separated from for twenty years, Shen Yan.

"What are you standing around for? Get to work! You expect me to clean up that huge mess for you?"

Shen Yan: ...

Shen Ji couldn't stand her. "We do all the dirty, exhausting work. What are you going to do?"

Min Jing admired her sparkling manicure and played with her freshly styled waves, looking languid. "The harem mustn't interfere in politics. I'm just a delicate woman, so naturally I'll stay home and let you men support me."

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At first, netizens thought Min Jing was sitting on a mountain of gold but couldn't stand on her own two feet, and had ultimately invited a wolf into her home. She was utterly foolish.

When they heard she was taking her only child on a variety show, nobody had high hopes.

[Who wants to watch a lovesick fool play the victim?]

But on the show, Min Jing told the first guest, "Men like women who obey them. But if you really do obey, he'll soon forget about you."

And the first guest got divorced.

To the second guest, she said, "You can't just be forceful all the time. After you beat someone with a stick, don't you have to offer them a sweet? A mix of soft and hard tactics is the way to go."

And to the third guest, she said...

The netizens couldn't help asking the obvious: [Sis, you clearly know all kinds of ways to handle men. So why did you end up living like that?]

Min Jing raised an eyebrow and glanced behind her. Living like what?

Shen Yan, still working late at night, calmly helped her clear out her shopping cart.

"What else do you want to buy?"

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Bonus scene:

Before they knew it, the kids' variety show had turned into a show for moms. The kids trailed after their increasingly confident and capable mothers, eating, drinking, and lying flat.

Min Jing had also gained one, two, three close girlfriends.

They'd get beauty treatments, go shopping, gossip and travel together, and occasionally meet up at a bar to drool over handsome guys, before each of their jealous husbands dragged them home to spice up their marriages...

Life was absolutely terrific.

One night, an urgent call woke Min Jing from her sleep. The first mom sobbed uncontrollably. "Jingjing, I think he's cheating on me. Can you help me catch him in the act? I know you're experienced with this... sob."

Min Jing: ...

Shen Yan beside her: "I didn't! Don't make things up, don't spread rumors. Who the hell has experience with this?!"

As the saying goes, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. After arriving in the modern era,

the ruthless and tight-lipped King of Chu had to get up early and go to work to support his family.

The indomitable and powerful Empress Dowager had to help her girlfriends catch their husbands cheating.

The wise ruler who united the land, whose name would last through the ages, had to sit at the kids' table because he was too young.

...Well, and drink cola.

Reader's Guide:

#They're going on a variety show to raise the child and make up for their strained family relationship. They won't enter the entertainment industry.

#All three family members have their own career arcs, but they won't take up much space. They worked themselves to death in their previous lives, so this life is all about enjoying themselves.

Theme: With the world at peace, my heart and soul belong only to you.