Lin Anran, a civil servant in modern times, transmigrated.
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She became a notorious empress born from an illustrious family—yet completely unloved by the emperor.
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The empress had earned a reputation as a “professional abortion-maker,” causing the imperial harem’s heirs to dwindle. The Empress Dowager disliked her, the concubines hated her, the emperor despised her, and even her daughter feared her.
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A hell-difficulty opening.
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Lin Anran, however, thought it suited her perfectly.
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Abortions? Impossible. Go ahead and give birth all you want.
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The Empress Dowager dislikes her? Great—no need to pretend to be the perfect daughter-in-law anymore.
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The concubines hate her? Wonderful—then she doesn’t have to fake sisterly affection and disgust herself.
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The emperor despises her? That means she won’t be called to share his bed. Perfect!
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Her daughter fears her? She gets to become a mother painlessly and receives an adorable little cotton-padded sweetheart of a daughter to dote on—of course she’ll spoil her.
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Lin Anran felt everything had worked out for the best.
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She didn’t need to worry about being deposed, mistreated by palace servants, lacking money, serving in-laws, or acting like a mother to her husband.
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All she needed to do every day was gossip while paying respects, play with the children when bored, drink tea and bask in the sun during summer, warm herself by the fire and build snowmen in winter, and live comfortably until old age.
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Hadn’t she worked diligently her whole life in the modern world precisely for this kind of retirement life?
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Lin Anran’s retirement life was going wonderfully—
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Until the emperor started looking at her more and more strangely, and even shamelessly insisted on moving in with her.
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Emperor: “Empress, do you truly love me?”
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Lin Anran: “Truly.”
(Not at all.)
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Emperor: “I, too, am fond of you.”.
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Lin Anran: “…”
Yeah right, I don’t believe you.
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