Hard to Woo

Cool and composed / dignified / seemingly innocent but secretly calculating * ruthless / alluring / always one step ahead

Liang Jingbai transmigrated into a novel about palace intrigues, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character.

The original Liang Jingbai looked somewhat like the emperor's cherished first love, so she grew spoiled and arrogant, turning the imperial harem into a den of chaos. She also bewitched the emperor so completely that she nearly brought the Great Qi dynasty to ruin.

Her ending came amid the chaos of war. The heroine, Shen Yaoqing, the famed Grand Princess of Great Qi, ran her sword through Liang Jingbai's heart, making her a laughingstock in the history of Great Qi.

Even worse, the System told Liang Jingbai that to fake her death successfully, she had to follow the original plot and achieve the "Seduce the Emperor" milestone.

Liang Jingbai: "..."

Shen Yaoqing would become emperor in the future.

If she had to seduce an emperor anyway, why not take the roundabout route and seduce Shen Yaoqing?

And so...

The System told her to fall into the water to catch the emperor's attention.

She jumped into the water right in front of Shen Yaoqing.

The System told her to bring the emperor a bowl of exquisite pastries.

She pretended to get lost and delivered them to Shen Yaoqing's palace instead.

The System told her to accidentally drink the love potion bestowed by the Empress Dowager and spend a night with the emperor.

Liang Jingbai drank the potion, walked into the Grand Princess Shen Yaoqing's bedchamber, and pinned her to the bed.

Shen Yaoqing looked at her, her gaze as cold as water. "What do you mean by this, Imperial Sister-in-Law?"

Liang Jingbai gazed at the cool, celestial beauty before her and panted, "Actually, I fell for Your Highness as soon as I entered the palace."

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The emperor died. The entire harem donned mourning clothes and wept bitterly, convinced they had lost their support for the rest of their lives.

Only Liang Jingbai stood there waving a folding fan, smiling with alluring charm.

All the concubines thought she had gone mad.

The next day, someone saw Liang Jingbai, clothes disheveled, slowly emerging from the Regent Grand Princess's bedchamber with one hand on her lower back.

The cool, upright, taciturn Grand Princess carefully supported her and asked with tender concern, "You can barely walk. How about staying in bed during the day?"

The concubines: "..."

Theme: Never forget your original purpose, and keep moving forward bravely