I Transmigrated into a Book and Mistook the Male Lead

The Founding Emperor's Chronicle is a progression novel. The previous dynasty's emperor is debauched and tyrannical, and the people lament their suffering. The male lead, heir to the title of Prince of Qin, raises an army and marches straight for the capital, rescuing the people from their misery.

After transmigrating, Shen Yan finds himself in the body of a miserable cannon-fodder character from the book: too weak to carry anything, just kicked out of the house by his scumbag father and stepmother, and destined to be beaten to death for slandering the new emperor. All he has left is a game System, and Shen Yan is overcome with despair.

Fortunately, the story is still ten years away. Looking at the land and seeds that came with his game System, Shen Yan rolls up his sleeves and gets to work.

He farms, stores grain, mines, and makes tools. He plants wherever there's soil and makes whatever is in short supply. When he has more land, he recruits people; when he has more people, he clears more land... Unexpectedly, he saves the eldest son of the Prince of Qin.

The male lead in the book is righteous, generous, and treats his subordinates like brothers. Shen Yan decides to get in good with him early: This is in the bag!

For the sake of his future, Shen Yan works hard to raise the male lead's favorability, giving him money, food, and equipment. But he accidentally goes too far, and the male lead starts looking at him in a strange way.

Shen Yan reassures himself: Don't worry. The male lead isn't into men. They're definitely just brothers.

Later, the army enters the capital and the various factions join forces. Having made a name for himself, Shen Yan fakes his death as planned and boards a small boat home.

When he wakes up, Shen Yan finds himself lying on the dragon bed and realizes he's mistaken the person he saved. He's saved the male lead's older brother, who is gentle on the surface but actually obsessive, cold, possessive, and doomed to die young.

Shen Yan: ...

Theme: Your fate is in your own hands