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[The Chosen Corporate drone]

She, an ordinary corporate drone,

[Xie Yong'er]

transmigrated into a book as cannon fodder.

He, a wise lord of his era,

endures humiliation for the sake of the world.

[Xiahou Bo]

If I can win his heart

before Yu Wanyin,

I can survive till the end.

She... is so special,

unlike ordinary consorts.

Was their encounter

a scheme or fate?

Coming soon,

Transmigrated: The Devil's Beloved Consort.

[Wang Cuihua]

Are you done reading?

[Coming Soon][Transmigrated: The Devil's Beloved Consort]

Share your thoughts,

but be objective.

Hey, you.

Share your opinion.

Out of the 10 projects,

4 involve rebirth,

3 are transmigration,

and two are system-based.

It feels a bit repetitive.

That's only nine.

What about the last one?

This transmigration novel

is clichéd and outdated.

Just reading the synopsis makes me cringe.

[Coming Soon][Transmigrated: The Devil's Beloved Consort]

But the boss has already bought the copyright

and paid this much.

It's fresh and interesting,

like an uncut gem waiting to shine.

You're quite an opportunistic fence-sitter.

Fine. In that case,

[Coming Soon][Transmigrated: The Devil's Beloved Consort]

I'll leave this gem for you to polish.

By the way,

Finish reading it quickly.

We don't have much time.

By tomorrow morning, I want an

unparalleled adaptation plan and evaluation report.

It must be fresh

and distinctive.

Tomorrow morning?

[Transmigrated: The Devil's Beloved Consort]

I'm leaving.

See you tomorrow.

Cuihua, aren't you leaving?

I haven't finished reading yet.

Just skim through the main plot.

All these storylines are basically the same.

Why take it so seriously?

I'm already skimming through it fast.

Well, don't be too late

and don't miss the subway.

Got it.

Oh, right.

By midnight,

I'll definitely be asleep.

So let me

wish you a happy birthday in advance.

Hurry up and make a wish.

It's quite hot.

Let me think.

What should I wish for?

Make a big one.

What if it comes true?

Then I wish I could transmigrate into this book right now

and ask Xie Yong'er

what on earth she was thinking

when she created so many illogical plots.

How am I supposed to find something fresh in this?

Keep going!

This is bad. This is bad!

Oh no!

It's all because of this long, boring, terrible,

plot-hole-filled novel

that I had to work overtime so late and still haven't finished reading it.

[Happy Birthday]

Happy birthday to...

[Transmigrated: The Devil's Beloved Consort]

[How dare you!?]

[Episode 1]

Where am I?

What's happening?

Did I just...

transmigrate into a book?

That makes no sense.

Absolutely no sense.

One second ago I was on the subway,

and now I'm inside the book?

So now...

who am I?

My Lady, you're awake?

No, that's not right.

From today on,

I should call you Concubine Yu.

[Mei]

Concubine Yu?

Yu Wanyin, the one who throws her weight around

and harms countless people in the novel?

Yu Wanyin, who gets executed with a white silk

by the male lead, Prince Duan, and the female lead, Xie Yong'er?

Yu Wanyin, whose story

from begging for mercy to burial takes less than 300 words?

You can't play me like this.

My Lady, there's no time to play.

I need to get you dressed quickly.

Eunuch An will be here soon.

Everyone, hurry up!

[Eunuch An]

His Majesty is waiting.

Seems like you can't make a wish carelessly.

But what do I do now?

Yu Wanyin truly deserves death,

but I can't just die like this!

Um, you...

M—

Mei, right?

Your Highness.

How long have I been a concubine?

Your Highness,

at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet yesterday,

she promoted both you and Concubine Xie,

who entered the palace with you.

Yu Wanyin has just become Concubine Yu.

She must have entered the palace together with Xie Yong'er.

Maybe I should

compete with Xie Yong'er for the female lead spot

and try to win Prince Duan's heart first.

After all, Xie Yong'er doesn't know

there's a higher-level me in the picture.

I literally pulled off a nested transmigration

from reality into a novel.

[Transmigrated: The Devil's Beloved Consort]

If we were to compete,

she'd just be

a 2D character in my script.

Although...

Although...

Why didn't I seriously read this stupid novel?

I don't know the female lead's route

in as much detail as she does.

That's a serious disadvantage.

And what if she...

really does have the female lead's aura?

No, no.

Concubine Yu,

tonight you will serve His Majesty.

Please prepare yourself well.

Don't make His Majesty unhappy.

S-serve who?

His Majesty?

His Majesty?

Oh, right!

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Instead of competing with the destined female lead

for that unpredictable male lead,

I can try another path.

I'm fine with anything.

W-what do you mean "fine with anything"?

I must remind you

that angering His Majesty

could cost you your head.

By then, it won't be "fine with anything"

but "not fine at all."

Your Highness, regarding whether you'll be fine or not,

please think carefully before you act.

In the original story, I was always devoted to Prince Duan

and repeatedly turned down the tyrant.

From now on, I need to be more careful,

keep up appearances,

and not break character.

Mei.

Help me do my hair.

I'll handle the rest myself.

But My Lady...

Do you even know how to do makeup?

Who are you looking down on?

Come to think of it,

Plan B is already mapped out.

The first step

is to win over my new client's favor and trust.

If I remember correctly,

the tyrant in the original story had a thing for the seductive type.

After Xie Yong'er, a cannon-fodder character, took that route,

she gained quite a bit of the Emperor's favor.

And with my current looks,

this debut is only going to

hit even harder.

[Yu Wanyin]

Since there's no way to avoid it,

I might as well turn passive into proactive.

In the book, Yu Wanyin was the one who got schemed to death.

But now that I'm here,

you'll have to step aside,

because I'm the one holding the ultimate script.

Hey, you...

Eunuch An, right?

May I ask,

this bedchamber service—

are there any rules or protocols for it?

Your Highness, please stop teasing me.

I'm saying I don't have much experience.

Then I guess I have even less.

[Yongyan Hall]

[Plan A: Seize the female lead position and win the male lead's heart]

The whole process is already planned out.

With my experience as a corporate drone,

[Plan B: Gain the new client's trust (the tyrant)]

there's no way

I can't curry favor with this legendary tyrant.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty,

Concubine Yu is here.

Greetings, Your—

Get out.

How could—

Drag her out.

This scene wasn't in the original story!

I can't fail before I even begin!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, at least look at me once!

-If she doesn't stay to serve me, -I don't want to die!

she's to be executed?

Wait, bro.

You're the Emperor.

Why are you asking the guards?

Your Majesty, spare us!

Forget it.

Let her stay.

All of you, leave.

Yes.

This...

Well...

What's...

going on now?

Does a villain

really need to be this good-looking?

This author

must be obsessed with good looks.

Hey, you.

Con-Concubine Yu.

Make yourself a bed on the floor

and make do for the night.

Make a bed on the floor and make do for the night?

But...

"Hey, you."

"Hey, you."

He called me

"hey, you"?

Isn't that a modern expression?

Could it be

he's also...

Your Majesty.

What else?

How...

are...

you?

[Xiahou Dan]

Fine,

thank you,

and you?

[Yongyan Hall]

Has Concubine Yu come out yet?

Eunuch.

Not yet.

[Yongyan Hall]

In the past, concubines got scolded away instantly,

but this one has managed to stay so long.

She's quite something.

I transmigrated here just 2 hours ago.

At that time,

I was lying on a cruise,

soaking up the sun

and drinking champagne.

Suddenly a stupid notification popped up on my phone,

recommending this novel.

One blink later,

here I am.

Two hours ago,

I was on the subway heading home from work.

It was already dark.

So how could you be sunbathing?

Were you

across the Pacific?

I was on vacation.

You're not one of those legendary alpha bosses, are you?

Whether I'm an alpha, I don't know,

but I am a boss.

My life

is pretty comfortable.

Damn it!

How did I end up transmigrating

to a place without even a bath heater,

waiting to die with a brain tumor?

Calm down first.

Your migraines might not be caused by a tumor.

If it were a tumor pressing on a nerve,

there should be other clinical symptoms.

Really?

I'm just guessing.

Try to think positively.

What if someone poisoned you with a slow-acting toxin?

You're quite good at comforting people.

My pleasure.

So have you actually read this novel or not?

What exactly is my situation now?

I did read it,

but I skimmed through it,

not very carefully.

Simply put,

your name is Xiahou Dan.

Your mother hates you.

Your brother Prince Duan hates you.

Your concubines hate you.

Your ministers hate you.

The entire country hates you.

According to the original story,

I hate you too.

Gosh.

What on earth

did I do that was so unforgivable?

Can I have some grapes?

Help yourself.

Thanks.

The Empress Dowager isn't your birth mother,

so she didn't raise you properly.

And you suffer from migraines.

[Migraine]

You've been stubborn, brutal, and bloodthirsty since childhood.

[Stubborn]

[Brutal]

[Bloodthirsty]

The loyal ministers in court

were either executed or exiled by you.

You also implemented a bunch of terrible policies

that caused widespread public outrage.

According to the original plot,

near the end,

you'll be killed by Prince Duan

in the name of justice.

How exactly did I die?

I think...

you got assassinated.

The later plot was too boring,

so I skipped several pages.

You can still smile knowing you're going to die?

Now I believe

you really are a boss who's seen it all.

Who says I'm going to die?

Aren't I the Emperor?

Can't I just kill everyone who gets in my way?

That won't work.

Your power has already been

mostly stripped away by the Empress Dowager.

It won't be easy to kill Prince Duan.

Moreover,

Xiahou Bo and Xie Yong'er

are the chosen ones in the original story.

All the main storylines

[Transmigrated: The Devil's Beloved Consort]

are designed to serve them.

If we kill the protagonists,

[Transmigrated: The Devil's Beloved Consort]

it would be like cutting this story in half.

Whether we can survive

will become uncertain.

What about you?

You don't seem

to be a good person either.

I'm certainly not.

I'm a villain.

The book barely mentions me.

I was sent by my family

as a pawn.

Anyway, after you died,

I was buried along with you.

That won't do.

Don't you have any other proposals?

Come on.

You really think you are my client?

Asking me for proposals?

What we can do now

is to control variables bit by bit,

see if we can trigger any consequences,

and then make plans.

That makes sense.

But I have a question.

In the original story,

our two characters

weren't transmigrated, right?

That's right.

Since we transmigrated here,

could Xie Yong'er still be a transmigrator?

If all three of us are,

could Prince Duan...

be one too?

[Flowchart: 1. Announce the Banquet 2. Leader's Speech]

This brush is too difficult to use.

My Lady, Eunuch An is here.

Congratulations, Your Highness.

Wait a minute. I'll be ready soon.

Your Highness,

Eunuch An is here to read the imperial decree.

Alright, alright.

It doesn't matter.

It doesn't matter?

Go ahead, read it.

Read it.

His Majesty has issued a decree.

Concubine Yu is now officially titled...

Consort Yu?

The Ministry of Rites is informed that

tonight...

A palace banquet will be held.

The procedures...

Will be decided by me.

Anything else?

Your Highness, why do you know everything?

I'll accept this decree.

Here's tonight's banquet seating chart and essentials.

Please prepare quickly.

Time waits for no one.

Let's all fast forward a bit.

Fast forward?

Shun.

How did we get out?

We just walked out.

Within two days,

she was promoted

from Concubine to Consort?

Truly rare.

[12 brushes, some sheets of paper, musical instruments, a central carpet]

[Seating Chart]

This...

This is a drawing of a...

[Seating Chart]

turtle?

A whole night!

She stayed directly.

Hasn't His Majesty been in a bad mood lately?

How does he even have the mood to hold a banquet?

[Consort Shu]

Haven't you heard, Sister?

Last night His Majesty spent the night with Concubine Yu

and was overjoyed.

Early this morning, he issued a decree

[Xie Yong'er]

to make her Consort.

She usually seems so quiet.

Who knows what tricks she used.

They call it a palace banquet,

but it's just for showing off,

[Consort Zhuang] [Concubine He]

wanting to see us humiliated.

We're nobody with little influence.

It's fine if we're humiliated.

[Noble Consort Wei]

But Sister Wei is the Noble Consort,

and her father, Grand Tutor Wei, is close to the Empress Dowager.

Why does she also have to keep her, a vixen, company?

Keep her company?

Buh!

Sister Wei, please calm down.

Don't let others upset you.

Xie Yong'er,

how can you be so spineless?

We're sisters who entered the palace together.

I'm not jealous of her.

With your non-competitive nature,

how will you survive in the harem?

His Majesty is here!

Greetings, Your Majesty.

My dear,

this is specially prepared for you.

Rather than wasting time testing them one by one,

your idea of hosting a palace banquet works better.

Your method of placing name cards on the table isn't bad either.

This way,

everyone's identity is clear at a glance.

[Noble Consort Wei]

[Concubine Xie]

[Consort Shu]

[Concubine Chu]

[Consort Zhuang]

Good!

My beloved consorts.

As the saying goes,

"Summer winds blow through endless fields,

and golden waves of wheat stretch for miles."

During this harvest season,

and with

the pacification of border troubles,

I am

in an excellent mood.

My consorts, don't stand on ceremony.

Just drink freely

and don't leave until you're drunk!

Thank you, Your Majesty.

As expected of a boss.

You have such a way with words.

Of course.

If Xie Yong'er and Prince Duan are both transmigrators,

then let's invite them

to eat hotpot and play mahjong,

enjoying ourselves harmoniously and happily in Great Xia.

[Concubine He]

Is this still the Concubine Yu I know?

Such a vixen.

It's your turn.

Your Majesty,

since we have double happiness,

why not

have all the sisters showcase their talents

to celebrate with the nation?

Granted!

[May the borderlands remain peaceful forever

and the people live in prosperity —Consort Wei]

[May Great Xia enjoy peace and prosperity]

[and provide ample food and clothing for the people—Consort Zhuang]

Consort Zhuang's writing is elegant.

Concubine He's writing is very neat.

As for Xie Yong'er's writing,

it's both elegant and neat.

So what do you think?

Not a transmigrator?

Perhaps she took calligraphy classes.

Let's try again.

Childish style, rough brushwork.

Xie Yong'er must be a transmigrator.

Why don't you look at these ones first?

[Concubine Xie] [Concubine Chu]

[Noble Consort Wei]

[Consort Shu]

This...

[Concubine He]

What on earth is this?

Don't noble ladies

in ancient times learn to paint?

Should we keep testing?

Let's make it challenging.

Your Majesty...

All you do is write and paint!

Don't you have any fresh talents?

Didn't you ask us to write and paint?

You.

Yes, you.

What are you muttering about?

Play a piece of music for me!

I...

I can't.

You'll have to do it anyway.

Well...

play something I haven't heard before.

If I've heard it before,

I'll have you buried on the spot.

Your Majesty...

Here's my chance.

Your Majesty,

I'm willing to play a piece for you

in place of Noble Consort Wei.

She finally came forward.

Thank you.

Holding the pipa horizontally?

Wouldn't that make it a...

Guitar?

What a beautiful jasmine.

Fragrant and lovely on every branch. -The Song of Jasmine?

So white and sweet-smelling, admired by all.

-Let me pluck you. -Definitely a transmigrator.

And give you to someone else.

Jasmine, oh, jasmine.

Bravo!

You're so good at gu—

gusty music.

I never expected

Concubine Xie

to be both talented and beautiful.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

It really is her.

Prince Duan is here!

[Xiahou Bo]

Prince Duan has returned from the border?

Greetings,

Your Majesty.

If this guy is also a transmigrator...

Greetings...

Then his acting skills...

Your Highness.

Have reached their peak.

"These stars are not the same as last night's.

For whom am I standing in the midnight wind and dew?"

My Lady,

I don't quite understand.

But you should stay away from this pool.

Last time when you fell into it,

Physician Xiao said you were practically...

Don't worry.

It won't happen again.

Drown again?

How could that be possible?

Silly Ling,

the Xie Yong'er you speak of is already dead.

You're all just 2D characters

in the novel

"A thousand trees blossoms at night in the East."

The story has only just begun,

but I've already finished the whole book.

Xie Yong'er,

your kindness can't buy you peace in this world.

Let me avenge you.

My Lady, are you upset

because of Consort Yu?

Consort Yu?

Oh, right.

That woman Yu Wanyin has already been promoted to Consort.

According to the book,

she was supposed to be thrown into the Cold Palace by the tyrant.

But why?

Could it be that my arrival

caused the plot to go off track?

My...

It's alright.

I'm the woman who holds the script.

In the original story, Yu Wanyin

ran into Prince Duan right here.

Greetings, Your Highness.

Greetings, Your Highness.

Your Highness, it was my honor to hear

your pipa performance in the grand hall today.

It was truly...

unforgettable.

Just a minor skill.

I've embarrassed myself before you, Your Highness.

I don't often come to the inner palace.

I wonder if there's a path here

that leads to Changsheng Hall.

It's getting late.

I'm afraid you might take a wrong turn.

May I guide you there, Your Highness?

Please.

Yu Wanyin,

your main storyline belongs to me now.

-Pick out all the bad leaves. -Yes.

-Clean them thoroughly. -Yes.

There's fuzz on this.

Be careful.

Yes.

Everyone, hurry up.

His Majesty and Her Highness are waiting.

Yes.

[Yongyan Hall]

What a feast!

Is your head really hurting that badly?

The original owner's brain isn't working well.

The pain must have scrambled his brain.

Don't say such depressing things.

There's nothing a hot pot can't solve.

About tonight's palace banquet—

what do you think?

This Xie Yong'er is definitely

a transmigrator.

But as for Prince Duan...

I really can't tell.

Since Prince Duan is here too,

Concubine Xie,

play again

so Prince Duan

can appreciate it as well.

What a beautiful jasmine flower.

Fragrant and lovely on every branch.

Play another piece

to celebrate

Prince Duan's triumphant return.

So,

Prince Duan probably isn't a transmigrator.

Not necessarily.

What if he just doesn't like music?

My granduncle is like that.

You should have done

a set of radio calisthenics for him.

Perhaps he

would've lost his composure right there.

Wouldn't that expose my identity to the enemy?

I'm not stupid.

Actually, whether he's a transmigrator or not,

I have a solution.

What is it?

I'll be a prince

and give him the throne.

It's not that simple.

In the original story, Xiahou Bo held a deep grudge against you.

The throne means nothing compared to his hatred.

He's on a path of vengeance.

But we are brothers.

Aren't we siblings?

Half-brothers, actually.

And your mother

had his mother killed.

Then the Empress Dowager—

your stepmother—

made him your study companion,

humiliating and tormenting him

in every way.

That does sound miserable.

And with the same royal bloodline,

in terms of looks, presence,

talent, and cunning,

you just can't compete with Prince Duan, Xiahou Bo.

You're moody and just living for pleasure.

The world belongs to the capable.

What right do you have to waste your place?

I...

Wanyin,

I was trying to comfort you.

Why...

Why did you insult me?

Sorry.

CEO Dan.

My professional habit kicked in

and I started giving character backgrounds.

Well, according to you,

if he's a transmigrator,

then we might have a chance to reconcile.

But if he's not,

then only one of us

will get to live?

Exactly.

You've finally sorted out the relationships.

That makes my head hurt even more.

Xie Yong'er, the chosen female lead—

I can't see her true abilities.

Xiahou Bo, the chosen male lead—

transmigrator or not, he's not someone to be trifled with.

As for this Xiahou Dan,

I haven't seen anything exceptional about him yet.

And he even seems a bit unreliable.

Plus, with this headache problem,

how long can he hold out?

If I team up with him,

can we really take down Prince Duan?

[Xiahou Bo] [Xie Yong'er] [Consorts] [Xiahou Dan] [Yu Wanyin]

Do you think

I should try to win over Xie Yong'er?

She's the chosen one

and an important ally to Prince Duan.

If she's on our side,

things would go much smoother.

And think about it—

we're all transmigrators.

Who doesn't want to survive?

If we can talk it out, what's left to fight over?

Don't you agree?

Then go and make contact with her.

So what am I supposed to do?

You...

I need to think about it.

What's that burning smell?

Pleasing His Majesty isn't easy.

Perhaps behind closed doors,

she has some special methods.

Makes sense.

Hurry! Hurry!

The pot is burning!

Water! Water!

-I deserve to die! -I deserve to die!

From now on,

no one is allowed to enter this door.

Get out!

Yes!

What's wrong?

Your acting's pretty good.

When it comes to business,

you always have to put on a bit of a show.

It's all something I learned through practice.

I know what you can do now.

Go turn someone to our side.

Who?

Xu Yao.

This Xu Yao...

is Prince Duan's strategist.

He's extremely talented and exceptionally clever.

It's been 5 years.

[Xu Yao]

When will my father's false charges be cleared?

Bodhisattva, please bless my father

with health and longevity,

so he may one day return to the capital.

Treasonous!

I've wasted my trust in you!

Then as you wish,

your entire family will be exiled 3,000 li away.

Without my decree,

[Senior Minister Xu]

you shall not return to court!

The reason he sided with Prince Duan

was that you

exiled his father, Senior Minister Xu.

His father was a loyal and upright official,

yet you trusted slander, pinned a false charge on him,

and casually banished him to a barren land.

Xu Yao was supposed to go with him,

but Prince Duan secretly saved him,

had him change his name and identity, and hide in his residence

as a strategist.

It's said he never gave up

and has been quietly running around

trying to bring his father back.

Father.

It's about Senior Minister Xu.

Please come inside to talk.

Then I'll just tell Xu Yao directly,

"I can bring your father back,

on the condition that you swear loyalty to me."

Wouldn't that solve it?

It's not that simple.

He would still harbor hatred

and question you,

"You!

Why did you misjudge right and wrong,

causing my father to suffer unjust accusations?"

I...

was just a mad king,

blinded and deafened by others.

Loyal or treacherous—

isn't it all decided by a single memorial?

Your Majesty, you knew full well that Grand Tutor Wei was spouting nonsense,

yet you still believed the slander

and exiled him.

Xu Yao, oh, Xu Yao.

Even today, you still think

it was that wretched old man who slandered your father!

He's not that old.

Xu Yao, oh, Xu Yao. Even today, you still think

it was that brat who slandered your father!

He's not that young either.

Xu Yao, oh, Xu Yao.

Even today,

you still think it was that bastard who slandered your father!

You...

You're talking nonsense!

If a devil wears human skin,

how can you be sure you can tell

whether it's human...

or a devil?

With such acting skills,

it'd be a waste

if you don't become an actor.

You...

look different somehow.

This is called corporate drone makeup.

Gentle, kind, and hardworking.

I'm going to extend an olive branch to Xie Yong'er later.

Looking approachable

makes it easier to close the distance.

Women.

You also look

somehow different.

Since I'm going to turn Xu Yao to our side,

shouldn't I create

a bit of contrast as well?

Men.

This way.