They were in charge of being beautiful, and she was in charge of taking the hits.

Wu Ziyan rubbed his eyes and woke up to find himself surrounded by a group of beautiful male servants.

They were all dressed in thin clothes, their fair skin exposed, their expressions listless, and their appearance effeminate.

As soon as she opened her eyes, someone started massaging her legs and someone else started patting her back.

Someone was peeling fruit. Wu Ziyan blinked, and a male servant spoke softly and sweetly from inside.

"Master Ziyan, you're awake!"

Wu Ziyan looked at them with some surprise, her whole body aching.

Some people, unsure of how to respond, covered their chests with their hands.

Seeing that she had woken up safely, the male servants no longer cared about her reaction.

Wu Ziyan felt somewhat embarrassed; she didn't know how to handle the situation.

She tried to search her memory, but it seemed somewhat hazy.

She didn't know why she was there, and finally Wu Ziyan tried hard to recall the situation before her.

Finally thought about it.

It turned out she was playing her newly bought otome game, "The Empress's Guide to Winning Over Her Male Gods".

While the loading screen was loading, I accidentally knocked over a glass of water next to me.

Water soaked her computer, and a flash of light appeared on the screen. The system had a bug, and she was also logged into the game.

When I came to my senses again, I found myself already in the game world, and I couldn't find the exit interface no matter how hard I looked.

And there's also a crash save file inside, where the progress is stuck on her excessive indulgence?

They didn't bother with proper planning, and then they messed up.

Then, this unlucky girl entered the game!

After entering the crash save file and reading the data inside, she discovered that the game setting was actually...

This game is so ridiculous that if you fail to win over any of the male leads, you'll suffer a brain death!

Just as she was cursing and yelling at the heavens, a system notification popped up: "Welcome to 'The Empress's Guide to Winning Over Her Male Gods,' I am System Xiao Jiu."

"You need to win over eight male protagonists here and become the empress of this world before you can return to the real world, otherwise you will suffer brain death!"

Then a series of images flooded into my mind, what were they?

Doesn't your husband love you? Doesn't your own mother care for you?

Not only did her sister try to steal her man, but she also wanted to kill her!

This is such terrible technology, to make even a otome game look like this!

After pondering for a long time, Wu Ziyan could only sigh in resignation, but a strange sense of satisfaction lingered in his heart.

With so many stunningly handsome men, isn't this the start of a harem?

But then the system voice announced: "The 'male god' compressed file has been transferred. Please unzip it and complete the task."

Wu Ziyan checked the quest: "Conquer the Male Lead, Sima Lingchuan."

Task 1: Raise his favorability to 10%. Reward: Panacea.

Turning the page, all that remained were question marks. Wu Ziyan rubbed his temples.

He frowned, thinking about how he had failed in the previous save file.

But the previous save file wasn't the one she played, so she could only occasionally load some fragments after a lot of effort. It was really brain-burning.

As he thought about it, he grimaced and sighed. The male servants noticed that Wu Ziyan was both sighing and frowning.

They all immediately knelt down: "Master Ziyan, have we not served you well?"

Seeing the actions of these male servants really startled her; although it was a game, the sense of contact felt too real.

Having grown accustomed to gender equality, she found it quite difficult to accept at first.

Looking at the handsome and refined attendants before her, she straightened her clothes and then sat up properly.

Wu Ziyan smiled somewhat awkwardly, waved his hand and said, "Beauties, gather around me."

Several male servants were puzzled by her sitting so upright.

Then, he cowered beside Wu Ziyan, who looked at one of the male servants and asked...

"You all seem afraid of me. Am I usually very fierce? Tell me the truth!"

The voice carried a hint of threat.

The male servant shook his head and replied, "No, you usually treat us very well, but you rarely sigh or frown, so we are worried that we are not serving Master Ziyan well."

[Looks like it really is a game; there's no hint or anything to help you progress through the missions.]

Wu Ziyan remained silent, and the male servants all lowered their heads and kept quiet.

Wu Ziyan stood up and looked at the group of men dressed in light clothing.

[How can they all be so good-looking? Only a game would dare to write something like this!]

If she didn't have to hurry up and complete the main quest, she would have loved to go up and play a couple of rounds.

"I ask you, where is Sima Zhufu now?"

Wu Ziyan cut straight to the point, thinking that these NPCs should be able to give her clues.

But none of the male servants answered.

Looks like I'll have to push the mission forward myself. Troublesome, I'll have to find people myself!

She didn't say anything more, walked out into the courtyard, looked around, and the scene was too real.

She touched the mahogany pillar beside her; the texture felt incredibly realistic.

[Does this mean everything in here is real, and I am real too? High technology is amazing!]

She looked up at the sky again; the weather was quite nice. Just then, her personal attendant, Mo Baiyun, walked over, his eyes squinting.

He always had a smile on his face and would ask her, "Why are you unhappy today, Master?"

Wu Ziyan stared at the short-haired boy with curly hair in front of her.

He was probably only thirteen or fourteen years old, but he already showed signs of maturity. Besides the innocence he concealed, there seemed to be other emotions hidden in his eyes.

At this moment, a line of his biography appeared above his head: "Mo Baiyun, Little Cloud?"

【Why is there only a name? The rest are all question marks!】 Wu Ziyan was speechless at this system.

Wu Ziyan pondered that since she had already started the game, she had to be careful with every step, otherwise she would die if she failed!

She asked, "Little Yun'er, where is Master Sima?"

"Master, you've never liked your husband and you really dislike it when others mention him. Why are you asking about him now?"

Mo Baiyun narrowed his eyes and began to think.

Hearing Mo Baiyun's answer, Wu Ziyan began to wonder if Sima Lingchuan was unattractive or had a bad temper.

Or perhaps she has some kind of illness? But that shouldn't be the case, even though I can't see her appearance right now when I load the save file.

But if he's called a male god, how bad could he be?

"Then tell me why I didn't want you to mention him?" Wu Ziyan asked Mo Baiyun tentatively.

How would I know about those things from the past! Now I can't see any notifications at all!

Mo Baiyun was taken aback, wondering what was wrong with Wu Ziyan today, what he was playing at, was he testing him?

She then replied, "My lady, I'll tell you then. Your husband was originally the person the second princess liked, but the empress bestowed him upon you in marriage, which is why you don't like him very much."

Wu Ziyan nodded, pretending to understand, but in his heart he was thinking about this matter.

Suddenly, I remembered those fragmented scenes from the save file, the blurry faces, and the arguing.

It's possible she's fighting with her second sister over a man.

At this moment, whispers came from the other room. Mo Baiyun narrowed his eyes, and Wu Ziyan went over to listen.

The male servant in the room said, "Doesn't our Leisurely Marquis know what he looks like?"

"He's short and clumsy, and acts like a man. I really want to be one of those three princesses' servants; at least that would be more enjoyable."

"Who can argue with that? Look at her today, she's a bit different from before, much more sober."

"Oh, what's there to be afraid of? She never cares about the affairs of the household. Last time I took a necklace to sell for money, she didn't even know."

Wu Ziyan listened for a long time, and what she cared about most was what she looked like.

She's quite pretty. She's 168 cm tall and weighs 100 kg.

A standard face with well-proportioned features, red lips and white teeth—how come they describe it as so unattractive?

Then she remembered the game's synopsis and its anti-setting: it was a matriarchal world.

The women here are generally tall, strong, and robust, so it's understandable that they find her ugly according to their aesthetic standards.

Mo Baiyun tried to rush in, but Wu Ziyan shook his head and stopped him, then left and walked to the other side of the courtyard.

Mo Baiyun followed behind, and at that moment, sunlight shone through the clouds and fell on a spot.

Wu Ziyan looked in the direction of the light, which shone on the back of a man.

Wu Ziyan scrutinized him closely. Just by looking at his back, she could tell he was a handsome man, though he seemed a little melancholy.

Her light blue dress hung to the ground, and her dark, silky hair was simply tied up.

He sat on a stone bench, a simple ebony hairpin tucked into his hair, embroidering a handkerchief with a needle in his hand.

Wu Ziyan told Mo Baiyun to stand at a distance, while she tiptoed over quietly.

She really wanted to see what the back of that figure looked like, and what the face in front looked like.

She approached and looked at his profile; the lines were very soft, his skin was fair, and his eyelashes were slightly curled.

It trembled and shook in the blink of an eye.

Sima Lingchuan had not yet noticed Wu Ziyan behind him; she coughed softly.

Sima Lingchuan looked up and saw Wu Ziyan, and was startled. He accidentally pricked his hand with a needle.

Seeing his panicked appearance, Wu Ziyan laughed out loud. This was her master husband?

But there's nothing wrong with it to the naked eye, so why is it so unlikable?

How did the original save file's brain work? How could she not like such a handsome man?

"I didn't know His Highness Ziyan was here. Lingchuan will return now." Sima Lingchuan's voice was feigned calmness.

But when he looked at Wu Ziyan, his eyes were filled with tenderness and surprise, which immediately turned into sadness and melancholy.

Seeing that Sima Lingchuan's expression was not right, Wu Ziyan immediately pulled up Sima Lingchuan's injured hand.

First, he placed it to his lips and gently blew on it, then looked tenderly into Sima Lingchuan's eyes.

"How could you be so careless? Does it hurt?"

Sima Lingchuan immediately withdrew his hand and covered the wound with his other hand.

His face flushed instantly, even his ears turned red, and he slowly lowered his head, at a loss for what to do.

Wu Ziyan simply gave him a smiling expression.

Why is he looking at me with such fear? Have I been mean to him before? Oh! No!

Seeing that Sima Lingchuan didn't seem to want to pay attention to her, she had no choice but to tactfully walk away.

Only after Wu Ziyan had walked far away did Sima Lingchuan raise his head and stare at Wu Ziyan's back.

In his eyes, she was someone bathed in light, and he had always longed to live harmoniously with Wu Ziyan like a married couple.

But this sudden change in attitude towards him felt a bit off.

Wu Ziyan had only taken two steps when he called Mo Baiyun to his side and instructed her, "Little Yun'er, I have something to ask you."

"Please speak, my lord."

"Those officials and attendants of mine, I found them myself?"

Mo Baiyun nodded; Wu Ziyan was acting strangely today.

He's no longer as listless as before, and his speech has become much more unrestrained.

[Why would you choose to pick these wildflowers when you have such a handsome husband like Zhengfu?]

Wu Ziyan's expressions were quite remarkable, changing at least a dozen times in an instant.

"Have those officials and attendants temporarily moved to another residence. I don't want to see them for the time being, understand?"