Shen Yuheng transmigrated into a book, becoming a cannon-fodder male concubine in the old emperor’s harem. System: Host, I have a bad news and another bad news. Which one do you want to hear first? Shen Yuheng slowly types a question mark: ? The system awkwardly smiles and tells him— ① In a year, the tyrannical top Xiao Jin will ascend the throne and have him torn apart by five horses. ② The old emperor has flipped his name plaque—tonight, he must serve in the royal bedchamber. Shen Yuheng: ??? What kind of heaven-crumbling, earth-shattering opening is this??? (Sweating profusely.jpg) --- To avoid the bad ending, Shen Yuheng acts as Xiao Jin’s "gentle stepmother." When Xiao Jin plans to poison and assassinate, Shen Yuheng secretly replaces the poison with flour. When Xiao Jin encounters his enemy, Shen Yuheng throws away all the knives in the palace overnight. Time and again, he pulls Xiao Jin back from the edge of darkness, stopping him from becoming the villainous ultimate boss from the original book. Two years later, rebel armies approach the city gates, demanding Xiao Jin hand over Shen Yuheng in exchange for the life of the original protagonist bottom, Su Cheng. System: Host, don’t worry! He doesn’t know Su Cheng in this life—he’d never agree! But Xiao Jin coldly orders Shen Yuheng: Go down. System: … Shen Yuheng: … Damn, this brat has been reborn?! --- Xiao Jin had indeed experienced rebirth. His memories from his past life told him Shen Yuheng had always been in close, ambiguous contact with the rebel leader. Xiao Jin was certain—the rebels wouldn’t kill him. But later, standing atop the high city wall, he watched in horror as Shen Yuheng was pierced through the heart. … No soldier who witnessed that day would ever forget it. The rebels were slaughtered to the last, corpses strewn across the land like hell on earth. The tyrant Xiao Jin stood amidst rivers of blood, cradling the former emperor’s male concubine. His blood-drenched eyes shed two trails of scarlet tears.