A carefree, lazy office worker heroine vs. an overachieving emperor determined to be a wise ruler
Lin Weiyue, a miserable 21st-century wage slave, works herself to death during a late-night shift and transmigrates to ancient times.
All she wants is a good night's sleep, but she's landed in the body of a palace maid from some unknown dynasty.
Damn it! Her boss this time is an emperor with the power of life and death, even harder to deal with than her last one.
Lin Weiyue, unfamiliar with palace rules, promptly gets into trouble with the emperor. The Son of Heaven in his jade carriage doesn't even give her a proper look before raising a long finger. "Beat her to death."
Lin Weiyue: "??? WTF?!"
One blow from the board, and she's wailing in tears.
When she wakes up, she's sitting on the Dragon Throne, with a row of old men kneeling below and shouting, "Long live Your Majesty!"
Lin Weiyue: ...Well, would you look at that.
*
Lin Weiyue and the emperor have switched bodies.
After the initial panic, she starts lying flat without a care in the world.
Being emperor is great! The whole world is beneath her, and she's going to make up for all the luxuries she never got to enjoy!
What's so bad about being a foolish ruler?
She sleeps sweetly in the emperor's lavish bedchamber, only to be jolted awake by a murderous aura. She opens her eyes and sees "herself" holding a whip and glaring at her furiously. "Get up! Attend the morning court for me!"
*
Zhao Xuan is the most diligent emperor of the Great Zhou dynasty. He rises at dawn and works late into the night, diligently governing his country and hoping to become a ruler who brings about a golden age.
But who could have imagined he'd switch bodies with a palace maid?
That damned maid is greedy, lazy, sly, and obsessed with pleasure. She ignores all state affairs.
If things go on like this, she'll bring down the dynasty his ancestors built!
He has to whip her into shape! Whip her into shape! And whip her into shape again!
[Bonus scene]
Incense curls through the palace hall, and the music of flutes and strings fills the air.
A beauty dances before them, while a young, handsome male entertainer kneels at the side, his collar hanging open as he feeds grapes to the "emperor" reclining in his lap.
Lin Weiyue is lost in luxury when the doors suddenly burst open with a bang, kicked in by a young palace maid.
Zhao Xuan, wearing a pretty little face, grits his teeth furiously, murder in his eyes.
"Out! All of you, out!"
But no one in the hall obeys. Everyone turns to the honored "Your Majesty" nestled in the male entertainer's arms.
Lin Weiyue lazily lifts her eyelids and glances at him, then waves arrogantly. "Keep the music going! Keep dancing!"
Zhao Xuan: ???
The country is doomed!!!
This is outrageous!!!!
#The years I threw my weight around in the emperor's body#
#What's wrong with wanting to be a foolish ruler?#
#A laid-back little slacker and her overachieving emperor, I'm shipping them so hard!#
Reading guide:
1. 1v1, both leads have only ever been with each other.
2. After the leads switch back to their own bodies, the heroine will be thoroughly "bullied" by the emperor. I swear I'm really a serious author.
The blurb was screenshotted on May 7, 2025.
Theme: How does it feel to be on the receiving end for once!
