Marry a Eunuch? The Female Emperor Rises from the Underworld to Rule the World!

Political intrigue + household power struggles + feel-good, badass heroine + utterly devoted wife-spoiling men + fake and real heiresses (no transmigration, no rebirth)

Rumor has it that the palace has a highly lucrative profession devoted to teaching secret arts. Its practitioner is a depraved and ruthless man, and not one palace maid has ever escaped his chambers alive. Bai Jingchu, the Bai family’s adopted daughter, was sent to this man’s private residence by her adoptive father in a bridal sedan. Three years later, Jingchu crawled out of a pile of corpses, feigned madness, and escaped back to the Bai family. Then her stepmother sent her to the bed of the pampered heir, Marquis Yan, to test the match. For her sake, Marquis Yan not only broke off his engagement to the Bai family’s real daughter, but nearly led troops to wipe out the entire Bai family. Some spread rumors that Bai Jingchu had learned the secret arts from the palace’s master of office-promotion, and that no one who crossed her could escape. Qin Changji, the leader of the assassins’ guild, said, “That’s right. Anyone who dares lay a finger on her will lose his head.” The wealthiest merchant in Chang’an said, “That’s right. Anyone who opposes her will have his livelihood cut off.” The highly respected Duke of Dingguo said, “That’s right. Anyone who upsets her is an enemy of my house.” Chi Yanqing leisurely wound the purple-gold snake-bone whip around his wrist. “Anyone who covets my woman or tries to steal my meal ticket will have his family wiped out and his country destroyed.” The emperor sprang furiously from his throne. “All of you, get lost! She is my princess, the future empress of Chang’an. Who the hell dares bully her?”