Palace Slacker, Royal Panic

Overworked Jiang Zhao becomes Consort Li—a disposable pawn for Emperor Suijing. She survives by acting arrogant until Nanyang assassins curse the Emperor. Disguised as her guard, he discovers her saving maids and outsmarting poison plots. When Empress's peony trap and Consort De's drowning frame fail, they plant an impostor in her chambers. After childbirth, a fake blood test labels her heir illegitimate. At her family's execution, the healed Emperor exposes the fraud, deposes conspirators, and crowns her Empress. Cursed eunuchs stab him into coma; treason charges target her family. Ruling as regent, Jiang stabilizes the court and feeds famine provinces. Awakened, the Emperor abdicates. They crush border rebels and vanish into freedom—a legend forged in political fires.