Xiao Ji’ning transmigrated into a novel as the Ninth Prince, where his childhood companion is none other than the famed Guardian General Jing Yuan—who in the original story had successively beheaded three emperors! Originally hoping to coast on their childhood friendship and live out a carefree life as a leisurely prince, he instead gets bound to a system called [Emperor’s Growth Plan 2 H5], forcing him to compete for the throne. Fail to become emperor, and he dies! Xiao Ji’ning thinks, *Might as well die then—fighting for the throne sounds exhausting.* Yet somehow, Jing Yuan ends up pushing him onto the throne. However, the empress and imperial consort he marries are sapphists, only putting on a show of a marriage with him. The imperial concubines he’s never touched somehow get pregnant, turning him into the ultimate cuckold. Palace maids would rather bond with eunuchs than become his consorts. A girl selling herself to bury her father, upon learning he wants to take her in, immediately flees to become a courtesan instead. And the barbarian prince who claims to be interested in marriage with his sister seems far more interested in joining the harem himself as a consort… Xiao Ji’ning: *What’s the point of being emperor? Dead sooner or dead later—might as well die now.* Jing Yuan: “Then die in my bed?” Xiao Ji’ning: “Help me up—I’m holding a consort selection.”