Wan Wan Lei Qin – Peng Biyao, Li Daikun

Top film producer Liu Qingying was thriving in the entertainment industry. However, a scandal started spreading and fermenting among the community, claiming that she was suppressing young male artists and engaging in unspoken rules with them. Journalists interviewed Liu Qingying about this matter, but she dismissed it with contempt, believing that a clear conscience required no further explanation. Nevertheless, these scandals directly affected the business of her entertainment company, and several film and television projects faced withdrawal of investment from sponsors. As a result, Liu Qingying was extremely stressed.

She continuously made phone calls to her acquaintances, but those so-called friends were all self-serving and none of them were willing to help her in this critical moment. Liu Qingying hung up the phone and exhaustedly lay down on the couch, eventually falling asleep. However, her mind was still preoccupied with the thought of how to make a fortune. In her dream, Liu Qingying traversed into the role of the monarch of the Western Liang Kingdom, a ruler who indulged in debauchery, neglecting state affairs and keeping numerous male favorites in the harem. Liu Qingying disliked this character setting, but the system informed her that she could obtain a fortune by finding the person who killed the monarch and clearing the game level.

Therefore, Liu Qingying immersed herself in the role. She was intimately involved with a handsome male favorite, Zhen Wan, but Liu Qingying clearly struggled to adapt to this lifestyle. When faced with the advances of Zhen Wan, she instinctively resisted, and she was surprised to discover her past self was so greedy. Zhen Wan, the male favorite, had only been taken from the commoners today, and in order to spend a blissful night with him, Liu Qingying actually ingested double the dosage of the "Hehuan San" aphrodisiac, leading to physical discomfort.

The monarch's health deteriorated, and the imperial physician and others hurriedly came to examine him. The male favorite, Zhen Wan, was temporarily restrained as well. The diagnosis from the imperial physician concluded that the monarch's condition was due to an overdose of aphrodisiacs, and the matter was left at that. However, Zhen Wan was not an ordinary person; he was a renowned assassin known as Hei Wuchang. Three days ago, he received a mission from his employer, promising him ten thousand taels of gold upon successfully killing the monarch, Liu Qingying. Therefore, Zhen Wan disguised himself as a male favorite and entered the palace, biding his time to strike.

While taking a stroll in the palace, Liu Qingying noticed that the men there were excessively forward. They all rushed towards her upon seeing her, prompting Liu Qingying to run away. In her haste, she collided with Zhen Wan. In order to shake off those male favorites, Liu Qingying quickly clung to Zhen Wan, causing the male favorites to disperse as they witnessed the monarch's newfound affection. Liu Qingying felt that such behavior was unacceptable for a monarch and decided to dismiss the male favorites, diverting her attention to governing the state affairs.

However, three male favorites declared their deep affection for the monarch and stubbornly refused to leave the palace until their death. They were Sun Xin, Yang Qingfeng, and Wei Qiansui. Liu Qingying decided to meet with these three individuals. Sun Xin excelled in his skills in bed and often awaited the monarch without wearing clothes. As soon as Liu Qingying entered, he rushed towards her, startling her and causing her to flee. Yang Qingfeng was the leader of the martial arts alliance, and his purpose for coming to the palace was to learn all the martial arts secrets within. Wei Qiansui had always been an influential figure and earned the monarch's trust as an advisor. However, upon seeing Liu Qingying, his demeanor changed, desiring to share the same bed and immerse themselves in a river of love. Liu Qingying was thus deeply troubled by this situation.

When news of Liu Qingying dismissing the male favorites in the palace spread, the male favorites were the most unhappy. Sun Xin, Yang Qingfeng, and Wei the strategist were all extremely angry, believing that the monarch had caused chaos from the beginning and abandoned them in the end. They refused to accept such treatment from the monarch and decided to confront Liu Qingying together to demand an explanation. However, Liu Qingying remained unaffected, stating that she no longer had the desire to be with men. Wei Qiansui analyzed that it was probably due to the excessive intake of Hehuan San by the monarch the day before, resulting in kidney deficiency, but resting for a while would help recover.

While Liu Qingying was struggling to get rid of the three male favorites, Zhen Wan arrived. Liu Qingying directly expressed that she was no longer interested in anyone except Zhen Wan, referring to him as her heart and embraced him, pushing the other three aside, stating that she wanted to spend the night with Zhen Wan. The three of them exchanged glances after hearing this and had no choice but to retreat reluctantly. Zhen Wan, on the other hand, saw this as a perfect opportunity to assassinate Liu Qingying and acted accordingly.

As Liu Qingying and Zhen Wan closed the palace doors, Wei Qiansui started to ponder. He found Liu Qingying's actions suspicious and believed that things were not that simple. He and the other two hid outside Liu Qingying's window to eavesdrop. Liu Qingying was well aware of Wei Qiansui's thoughts and hinted to Zhen Wan to cooperate with her. She tied Zhen Wan to the bed and whipped him with a whip, causing Zhen Wan to scream in pain. Wei Qiansui and the others, upon hearing this, became concerned that it might result in someone's death and hurriedly broke down the door to intervene. However, Liu Qingying claimed that Zhen Wan enjoyed such abuse.

Concerned about her safety with the male favorites constantly eyeing her, Liu Qingying was determined to exhaust their physical and mental energy during the day, making them fall asleep immediately at night to ensure her own safety. With this in mind, Liu Qingying suddenly had a new idea. She used the excuse that the male favorites lacked the masculine aura of real men and ordered her maid, Bai Quan, to arrange a training program on male virtues, aiming to make each male favorite embody the principles of obedience and morality and become a qualified male favorite who could better serve the Mistress.

The next day, the male favorites were gathered at the seaside. This training session involved amphibious exercises to comprehensively enhance their physical strength and willpower. To accomplish this, Liu Qingying specifically brought back General Wei, who had extensive experience on the battlefield, with the purpose of conducting practical training for these male favorites.

General Wei had long held a grudge against these male favorites, finding fault with their laziness and how they would only cause trouble in the palace. Therefore, upon receiving the monarch's orders, he showed no mercy in subjecting these male favorites, who were usually pampered and privileged, to devilish training. In order to create conflicts among them, Liu Qingying kept Zhen Wan by her side, and only the three male favorites participated in the training. As a result, the three of them grumbled incessantly. Unable to tolerate their mockery, Zhen Wan angrily carried Liu Qingying and ran towards the finish line. Seeing the monarch being carried away by Zhen Wan, the other three male favorites hurriedly followed in a chaotic frenzy. When Zhen Wan could no longer bear the weight, he dropped Liu Qingying and his subordinates immediately clamored to execute Zhen Wan by cutting him down.

Despite Zhen Wan's impudence, Liu Qingying wasn't angry. Instead, she showed a pleased expression and said she actually liked male favorites with such personality. She instructed her subordinates not to trouble Zhen Wan and invited him to have dinner together. Under the envious and jealous gazes of the other three, Zhen Wan dined with Liu Qingying. Seizing the opportunity, Zhen Wan discreetly added poison to the food, anticipating Liu Qingying's eventual death.

However, as the monarch, Liu Qingying was cautious. She carefully used a silver needle provided by her subordinate to test the food and indeed discovered the presence of poison. Bai Quan immediately led a thorough investigation, scrutinizing everyone involved in the process, from the imperial kitchen to the eunuchs and maids serving the food. However, despite the strict scrutiny, they couldn't determine the exact point at which the problem occurred.

To err on the side of caution, Liu Qingying decided to disband the imperial kitchen and have a few male favorites cook for her. Upon hearing that they would become her personal cooks, the male favorites, who usually avoided any menial tasks, felt aggrieved and expressed their unwillingness and lack of culinary skills. Seeing their reluctance, Liu Qingying became furious. She had already been poisoned, yet they were concerned about their image. It was evident that their professed deep affection for her was nothing more than empty words. Faced with their dark culinary creations, Liu Qingying invited General Wei to join her for the meal, but he had no appetite upon seeing the dishes.

Taking advantage of the situation, Zhen Wan poisoned the food once again. However, seeing Liu Qingying from a distance, he realized she was not as ruthless and evil as the rumors claimed. He couldn't bring himself to harm her when she was in distress. Instead, he approached and flipped the dining table, saying that if everyone despised the food, they shouldn't eat it. Unfortunately, one of the servants had already consumed the meal cooked by Zhen Wan and collapsed suddenly. The imperial physician quickly examined the servant and fortunately, it was just a case of fainting due to consuming excessively spicy food prepared by Zhen Wan.

The system had once told Liu Qingying that if she could successfully identify and capture the male favorites poisoning her, she would find a lot of treasures in her mausoleum. Curious about her own mausoleum, she asked her maid, Bai Quan, who informed her that since she was only twenty years old, she hadn't had the opportunity to construct her mausoleum yet. Liu Qingying felt the need to act promptly on this matter, so she commanded Zhen Wan to help her dig the mausoleum at night.

Liu Qingying noticed that Zhen Wan didn't want to get close to her, which made her believe that keeping him by her side was the safest option. However, Zhen Wan was distressed. During the day, he had to cook for Liu Qingying, and at night, he had to help her dig the mausoleum. Exhausted from these tasks, he barely had any energy left and just wanted to sleep. How could he even contemplate killing Liu Qingying? Unbeknownst to Liu Qingying, the person constantly lurking around her, day and night, was none other than the notorious assassin known as Hei Wuchang, who was constantly plotting to take her life. Nonetheless, they continued to coexist peacefully in the harem.