The Court Is Full of Unlucky Fools

Lin Yushu, a top finance student, transmigrates one day into the body of the unlucky daughter of the Vice Minister of Revenue.

Her father is honest and upright, but dirt poor. He cannot even scrape together the money to get himself out of trouble after being made a scapegoat.

The whole family is about to die.

Lin Yushu waves a hand and sets out on the road to debt.

Dressed in men's clothes, she befriends the sons of various officials. After a few rounds of drinks, she paints them a picture bigger than the country's map.

Day one: Borrow three thousand, repay five thousand.

Day two: Borrow five thousand, repay ten thousand.

Day three: Borrow two hundred thousand, repay five hundred thousand.

The young masters get a taste of easy profits and are taken in completely, eagerly handing over their money to fund Lin Yushu.

When the day comes to repay them, Lin Yushu spreads her hands. "I can pay you back, but you have to save me first. Dead people can't repay their debts."

The young masters pull out all the stops and save the Vice Minister of Revenue. Not only is he promoted, Lin Yushu is also rewarded for her service with a minor post at court.

Borrowing money is addictive.

Lin Yushu's promises grow grander, and her debts pile higher, until she owes money to every official in court.

Tsk, now she can't pay it back.

What should she do?

Maybe she should just kill her creditors?

The Crown Prince's residence:

Lin Yushu passionately declares, "The Minister of Personnel has abused his power for personal gain, exploited the people, and persecuted loyal subjects. These are the proofs I obtained after lying low for a month. I beg Your Highness to rid the people of this scourge!"

The Crown Prince: "Good. Kill him."

Guard: "Lin Yushu has endured humiliation and defied the powerful. She is the greatest person in all of Great Qin!"

The Crown Prince: "She just doesn't want to repay her debts. Do you know how much she owes the son of the Minister of Revenue?"

Guard: "If Your Highness knows that, why are you helping her?"

The Crown Prince spreads his hands. "Simple... As it happens, I owe the Minister of Revenue money too. If he dies, I won't have to pay him back either."

Guard: "..."

The next day, the Minister of Personnel is found guilty of heinous crimes, and the Emperor furiously orders the execution of his entire clan.

Guard: "The entire clan???"

The Crown Prince: "Sorry, I have a few too many creditors. Wiping them all out at once is more convenient."

Guard: "!!! Your Highness, just how much do you owe?"

The Crown Prince: "Not much, not much. Just about every official in court."

Lin Yushu: "I'm taking a huge loss here. If I'd known, I would've borrowed from his whole family too."

Later, the old Emperor abdicates early, and the Crown Prince takes the throne. Personal debt becomes national debt.

The officials in court: I'm numb.

Later still, Lin Yushu transforms into the Empress, and another personal debt becomes national debt.

The officials in court: Do I look like a sucker to you?

Content warning: The people killed are all corrupt officials guilty of countless crimes.

The synopsis was screenshotted on 2023.10.10

Art credit: Zhen Meiyou Feng

Theme: Be self-reliant and strong, and build a perfect life