Modern-day corporate slave Chu Zhiwei is jolted awake by an overdue Huabei bill, only to fall asleep again and crash-land in the opulent splendor of the four-generation, three-prime-minister mansion of the Daqing dynasty. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s smacked with earth-shattering news: her family has offered every last dowry coin to betroth her to the Crown Prince.She refuses on the spot. “A melon twisted off the vine isn’t sweet,” she declares—only for the “gossip system” to boot up uninvited. Every thought in her head is broadcast to the entire court, instantly dropping the megaton scoop that both the Emperor and Empress have been poisoned. The useless noble daughter becomes the “Goddess of Gossip” in seconds.To keep his wife alive, the Emperor promises any reward she wants. The system, however, demands “intimate contact with the Crown Prince” in exchange for the antidote. Cornered, she steadies herself as the royal carriage lurches—and steals the prince’s first kiss, bartering it for half an elixir
