When she woke up, Qi Ying had become Qi Ying, the infamous demon consort Lady Yaoguang of Qi, and had also been bound to a System.
The System called itself the Demon Consort System. It was supposed to help Qi Ying become the ultimate calamity of a demon consort, bring ruin to Qi, and speed up the unification of the realm.
Qi Ying (fake smile): Thanks. I'm already a demon consort with debuffs all over me.
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The System believed that if she just followed its missions, becoming a demon consort was only a matter of time.
[Mission: Harm loyal officials]
Qi Ying: Got it. I'll kill a few of the tyrant's lackeys to liven things up.
[Mission: Throw the harem into chaos]
Qi Ying: I even talked the virtuous queen into becoming a rebel. That's definitely chaos in the harem.
[Mission: Live in extravagant luxury]
Qi Ying: I used the state treasury to provide disaster relief, satisfying my personal desire to help people. How is that not extravagant luxury?
The Demon Consort System thought... that actually seemed perfectly reasonable.
And so, without it noticing, the declining state of Qi charged forward like a horse that had broken free of its reins. It finally passed the turning point of fate and embarked on a road no one had ever imagined.
Qi did indeed cease to exist, and the realm was indeed unified.
But the demon consort reviled by all... became emperor!!
Demon Consort System: Huh??
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When Qi Ying first transmigrated, Qi was surrounded by hungry wolves on all sides. Year after year of drought left the fields barren, commoners sold their children, and the land was strewn with the dead from starvation.
Memorials demanding the demon consort's execution poured in like snowflakes. The queen knelt before the hall for three days and nights, begging the ruler to attend to state affairs.
The brutal ruler drank fine wine and watched the dancers with indifference. Sitting beside him, Qi Ying gazed at his ornate golden throne and thought absently:
She wanted to sit in that seat too.
Core message: Only by standing on your own feet and striving for yourself can you succeed.