His Majesty Smiles at the Palace

Shen Ming's boss died. But his boss had a rather special identity: the emperor, and the founding emperor at that. This founding ruler's life story was downright outrageous: Name: Zhao Wanzheng Age 1-18: Second-generation rich kid from a nouveau riche family (A10086 family). Main occupation: loafing around and causing trouble for society. Age 18-19: Wanted criminal across the country. Main occupation: fleeing. Age 19-29: Rebellion. Age 29-39: Emperor. Basically, there wasn't a single job an ordinary person could do. By a stroke of fate, Shen Ming, once cursed as a "stinking beggar" and looked down on wherever she went, somehow joined the gang and rose through the ranks to become a founding hero of the new dynasty. The new company treated her well. No one called Shen Ming a "stinking beggar" anymore. Everyone except her boss had to address her respectfully as "Shen Zhonglin." The only problem was that her boss had a very strange personality. To put it politely, he was supremely self-important and possessed great ambition. To put it bluntly, he was stubborn, arrogant, and unpredictable. After finally outliving her boss, Shen Ming was ready to collect her wages and retire. At thirty-eight, she saw Zhao Wanzheng's face depicted in the newly compiled history books, and remembered how Zhao Wanzheng had smiled at her on the city wall after winning his first battle... Theme: The nation and its people, pursuing one's ideals