The Chancellor Has Blown It Again

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[There is a System, but it has no functions and is only there for decoration]

A seemingly fragile, secretly scheming princess (empress) x a cautious, level-headed Grand Tutor (prime minister) with severe paranoia

Ning Qiuyu was one of the rare top performers at the Quick Transmigration Bureau. She was even better known for her extremely cautious approach than for her looks. Her mission success rate had remained at the top of the rankings for years, and every year, various Systems named her the Host they most wanted to work with.

Ning Qiuyu did, however, have one nasty habit: she was greedy for money.

So when System 0318, missing for a long time, found her and offered one hundred thousand taels of gold to save a heroine who had gone astray in a certain small world, Ning Qiuyu thought it over and still couldn't resist the temptation of money.

Ning Qiuyu early in the mission: The heroine's a little stupid, but that's not a big problem. There's room to work with her.

Ning Qiuyu late in the mission: ...I've been had. How is this heroine even more ruthless than me?

Ji Ziyan's response: Life is a play, and it's all about acting. If you'd told me earlier that you liked this type, Grand Tutor, I wouldn't have kept up the act (^ - ^).

With the mission already halfway done, Ning Qiuyu was thinking of applying for a vacation. Before she could send her request to 0318, the scheming heroine suddenly appeared and slammed her against the wall.

Ning Qiuyu was about to curse when a clinking sound came from her wrist. Looking down, she saw a heavy chain wrapped around it.

At the other end of the chain

Ji Ziyan smiled as she pulled it taut. Her eyes, however, betrayed her unrestrained obsession and brutality. She advanced step by step, her cold gaze fixed on Ning Qiuyu's face. "Teacher, you can't escape."

"..." Ning Qiuyu couldn't get a word out. She had thought there would still be a chance to explain, but when her belt was undone and a cold object was forcibly pushed inside her, she finally realized how serious the situation was.

No, no, no, no, no, this is absolutely not how things are supposed to go.

Everyone said the new emperor was cruel and unfeeling, with no regard for even her own family.

To seize the throne, she had first forced the previous emperor to abdicate, then poisoned her own elder sister. Her wicked deeds were beyond count.

Everyone in the capital was waiting to see Ning Qiuyu make a fool of herself. Some even wagered their entire fortunes that she wouldn't survive three months in the hands of the gloomy, suspicious new emperor.

But as the days passed, the newly appointed prime minister not only kept the emperor's favor, but brazenly moved into the emperor's Xuan Shi Hall.

"Teacher, I'm cold."

"Put on more clothes."

"Teacher, I'm hungry."

"Someone, bring the meal."

"Teacher, I want to sleep with you."

"..."

"Teacher, why are you shaking?"

"..."

"Teacher, why are you crying both on top and underneath?"

"...Get out."

"I have visited countless temples and paid my respects to thousands of Buddhas, hoping only that fate would take pity on me and grant me boundless joy."

"Teacher, I want our names to live forever in the history books. Not even thousands of years can ever separate us again."

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