System No. 996, one of the first generation of Systems, was forced into service before finishing training. It was supposed to help its Host dominate the world, but a temporal turbulence sent 996 crashing into the body of Jia Cong, who had drowned and died.
The good news: It got a body for free.
The bad news: It hadn't even figured out its first job as a System. How was it supposed to handle being a person for the first time?
The even worse news: Its golden finger activated on its own and used itself as the target!
From then on, Rongguo Mansion had a Third Master Cong who was so adorable he made people blush and yet they couldn't help spoiling him.
He spaced out while studying (actually, he was browsing gossip).
He lost focus at banquets (he was looking at Chinese cuisine).
Worst of all, he snuck out of the mansion and ran into a man surrounded by imperial aura. He got to see the struggle among the nine princes for the throne in person!
Wait, something's wrong! 996 shrieked. What kind of world is this? Wasn't I in Dream of the Red Chamber? Where did Kangxi and Fourth Master come from?
Ah, I'll watch some Qing-dynasty dramas to calm down.
The crown prince narrowed his eyes. I was deposed again? Is this a joke? I'm done!
Fourth Prince touched his chest. I can't do this. I don't want to work myself to death either.
Kangxi watched the daily updates of "spoilers" and tore the script of the struggle among the nine princes to shreds. "Issue an edict! Bring Jia Cong of Rongguo Mansion into the palace!"
From then on, 996 became the Forbidden City's number one lucky charm.
Forced to "space out" in the imperial study (actually, it was giving the emperor spoilers about the future).
Forced to "slack off" at the Ministry of Revenue (actually, it was improving the tax system).
Forced to "doze off" at the Ministry of War (actually, it was drawing up plans for a flintlock musket).
Jia Cong, utterly hopeless: I just want to be a lazy fish and stick around until the end!
Reading warnings:
1. No romance.
2. A sweet, adorable little System whose mouth moves faster than its brain, who loves gossip, and just wants to laze around.
3. Everyone is a lovable goofball, with a beloved protagonist. A crossover blending the timelines of Dream of the Red Chamber and Qing-dynasty transmigration.
Theme: Even a lazy fish has to work hard to live
