A Tyrant's Training Manual

The little palace maid Xiuli accidentally fell into the water and dreamed that the new emperor would ascend the throne, rule with harsh policies and absolute power, reign for more than ten years without an heir, and die suddenly of illness.

Afterward, conflict would break out everywhere. The people would suffer, the country would fall, and families would be destroyed. At the end of the dream, a voice quietly asked her, "Child, have you understood?"

Xiuli looked at the pitiful little boy in front of her, gobbling down food while watching her warily. Who could have guessed that he would grow up to be the tyrant?

If she raised him well, there'd be wealth and glory, a bright future, peace for the country and its people...

She understood!

Xiuli swallowed, reminding herself that all of this depended on him not growing up to become the cold-hearted, woman-hating tyrant from her dream!

Later.

Pointing at a fat rabbit scampering through the hills, she said to the little boy who had just been taken back by the Empress, "Look how adorable that bunny is. That's why we should cherish life~"

The little boy pondered this, then promptly caught the rabbit and skewered it over the fire.

Xiuli swallowed her tears. Mm, delicious!

The Sixth Princess was arrogant and domineering, and treated the palace servants cruelly. Xiuli pointed at her and said to the boy who had just become Crown Prince, "Life isn't easy for women. Even princesses have plenty of unspoken troubles. Men should be considerate and understanding."

The boy nodded. The next day, the Sixth Princess came to Xiuli in tears to apologize.

Xiuli: I'm scared, but I don't dare move!

In the blink of an eye, the pitiful little boy had grown into an emperor. Looking back on the past, Xiuli felt she'd wasted all her time eating, drinking, and having fun. She'd let down Heaven's guidance!

Whether the emperor counted as a tyrant was hard to say, but one thing was certain: in his heart... he definitely thought of her as an older sister. Whatever she asked for, he granted.

Xiuli lay flat, pointing at a handsome young general and telling the emperor, "Your Majesty, I think someone like him is just right."

The emperor, who usually never showed his emotions, flew into a rage. "Your taste is terrible. Is there any man in the world better than me?"

Xiuli: ?!

★ Healing and raising a child, a sweet treat that's seventy percent sugar. If it's not sweet, you don't pay.

★ A sunny heroine and a hero who only has eyes for her. An older-woman-younger-man romance, with a three-year age gap.

Theme: True love can overcome any obstacle