Transmigrated as the Emperor's Nanny
Former master assassin, Code X, wakes up as a 74 year old woman dressed in ancient clothing. Instead of a toned body and youthful features, she now finds herself with the body of a grandma, complete with a walking stick, white hair, and bad eyes! How did she end up with this situation? Simple — this was karma for all the blood on her hands. To atone for her past sins, she now has to save lives. The more lives she saves, the younger she becomes! But this is not as simple as it looks, not when she finds herself reincarnated in a warring kingdom plagued by death and crime. So when she saves the life of a young boy, she does not expect his next words: “Thank you, beautiful elder sister.” When she touches him, she momentarily regains her youth? But wait, this poor-looking boy is the Crown Prince? And she is now his nanny? What will she have to do to escape this weird situation? _____ “You really want to take me for Empress?” She tried to pry his hands off her back, but her strength was no match for the young emperor. In response, he only tightened his embrace, dipping his head and burying his face into her shoulders almost possessively. “You know what they will all say. You know what they are already saying —“ He sealed her lips with a fiery kiss. Pulling away, he looked her straight in the eye. “Let’s see if they could talk without a tongue.” He smiled. “Or without a life.” For the first time in years, she dared to look at him carefully. He no longer was the child clinging onto her lap during a storm nor the little boy begging for a bedtime story. Now, he towered above her, his soft features from before sharpened by time. Sensing how close he remained to her, uncontrollably, her heart skipped a beat. “Be my Empress.” _____ NO PEDOPHILIA (this is a slow burn and romance only appears later in the story)!!!!! This story is about dual salvation, so there will be NO RAPE and NO ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP!!!!! _____ Cover Art: Cover designed by the super super talented Bloom759!!! Please check out her stories here on Webnovel!!! All original image credits to the original artist. I couldn't find a way to contact the artist, so if there are issues with copyright, please message me as soon as possible (Instagram @tangerqueen_author)
Excerpt [Spoiler Warnings]
"The emperor is too young to know what's good for him," the court official spat, waving the cup of alcohol in the air. "She's what? Eighteen years his elder? Taking that old hag as empress…"
His voice wavered, and his eyes grew wide as he saw the couple standing by the door. After a moment of surprise and perhaps horror, he dropped to all fours, the porcelain cup shattering crisply against the hard stone floor as he pressed his forehead to the ground.
All the blood rushed to his head, the rush of fear temporarily clearing out the toxic effects of alcohol.
"Emperor…"
Hearing no response, he dared not to look up, in fear that he would lose his life. In that moment, he cursed himself a million times at why he could not hold his tongue. That woman was the emperor's nanny, the emperor's confidant, and the emperor's most beloved. Why had he thought it would be a good idea to speak out against her? It hit him at that moment.
Formally kowtowing once more, he spoke out clearly, "Your Humble Servant greets the Emperor and the future Empress."
"You may rise."
Hearing the young Emperor's response, the official let out a huge sigh of relief, one that he didn't even know he had been holding.
Looking up, he saw the woman. Although she was eighteen years older than the newly enthroned emperor, the toll of time had been merciful to her. He thought back to the rumors of how this woman was at least centuries old and was a witch who drained the livelihoods of men to grow ever younger. More than ever before, the official had believed those tall tales. There was no way this woman was actually thirty six years old. There simply was no way.
Despite her porcelain skin and cherry-tinted lips, there was something in her eyes that outlived her age. A sadness perhaps. Or pity. Nonetheless, those fierce eyes bore deep into the official's soul, piercing him from inside out.
The young emperor put his arm around the woman's shoulder, beaming as he whispered something unintelligible to her. As she giggled, never once did the emperor's eyes leave her. And never once did her searing eyes leave him.
The official knew for sure now. No matter how hard his peers may protest and object… No matter how the rest of the world may view this marriage… No matter how many beauties they may gift the young emperor…
This woman would become the Empress of the Hui Empire.
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