After Rebirth, The Prime Minister Just Wants to Call It Quits

Liu Zhenqing was the most notorious power-hungry official in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Rumors painted him as ruthless, corrupting the court, treating the young emperor as a puppet, and harboring traitorous ambitions. Yet, the heavens had eyes—Liu Zhenqing was ultimately pierced through the heart by an arrow and met a gruesome end in the imperial hall. No one could tally all the sins he had committed, but even after death, bitter victims dug up his grave at midnight, scattering his bones to the wind. After dying, Liu Zhenqing reflected on himself. As a transmigrator, born as the favored eldest son of a prominent noble house, how had he become a notorious villain? It must have been due to his own relentless efforts and overwork. He vowed to treat himself better in his next life. But in the blink of an eye, he transmigrated eight years later into the body of a distant relative. Though also the eldest son, this body belonged to a lovestruck cut-sleeve, and the whole capital knew he was madly pursuing the general who had desecrated his previous grave—Huo Fenglie. Surrounded by people who bore grudges from his past life, escape seemed impossible. Liu Zhenqing: "...Maybe I should just lie low?" Thus, the once-scheming villain abandoned revenge, opting instead to slack off, focus on fleeing, and live a peaceful retirement. But just as he finally reached the city gates in a swaying carriage, the city was sealed. Turning back, he saw the God of War, Huo Fenglie—a man who could face thousands of troops without flinching—now disheveled, gripping his wrist with shaky desperation. Crimson eyes lowered, his voice unsteady: "You... where are you going?" He said: "You can’t leave. Come home with me." Liu Zhenqing: "..." Crap! Was he recognized? According to rumors, he was the villain who got Huo Fenglie's brother killed, coveted his sister-in-law, and plotted against his nation! Remembering the fate of his previous body, he trembled in fear.jpg The little wolf pup finally carried home the bone he’d been longing for. Soon after, gossip blazed through the capital. Hadn’t the revered General Huo been famously rejecting imperial marriage offers for a secret, unrequited love? So why was he now keeping a pampered fool—the very pest who once harassed him—hidden in his estate? Truly, even the sternest man falls to persistence!