Eating Melon: The Pampered Princess Wants to Be a Badger in the Melon Field

Shen Biluo, a modern office worker, dies from overwork and transmigrates into the body of the most favored princess of an ancient dynasty, also named Shen Biluo. Determined to spend her new life in luxurious sloth, she soon discovers that she still carries her Gossip System, which allows her to uncover any person's secrets. Upon waking, she notices her maid Hu Po acting suspiciously and uses the system to learn that Hu Po is having an affair with a fake eunuch named Si Yu from the Third Princess's palace and is pregnant with his child. The system further reveals that Hu Po pushed Shen Biluo into the water on the orders of the Third Princess. Unbeknownst to her, the Emperor and Empress, along with every servant present, can overhear her inner conversations with the system, though Shen Biluo and the system remain unaware of this fact. The Emperor immediately interrogates Hu Po, who confesses under pressure. The Emperor then leads a party to the Third Princess's Xuanji Pavilion, catching her in bed with the monk Jing Yuan while Si Yu kneels outside the bed, just as the system had described. The Third Princess's illicit affairs with multiple men, including Daoist Priest Wu, are exposed. Furious, the Emperor orders the execution of all three men, the beating of Hu Po, and the imprisonment of the Third Princess's attendants. The Third Princess is sentenced to fifty lashes and permanent confinement in Jing'an Temple, a fate worse than death. She rages against Shen Biluo's favor, but her pleas are ignored. The Emperor, realizing the immense value of Shen Biluo's ability to distinguish loyal and treacherous officials through their secrets, decides to bring her to court sessions under the pretext of an imperial observatory divination that deems her an auspicious presence. Despite her slothful nature, Shen Biluo is destined to become the Emperor's most powerful tool in cleansing the court. The Empress wonders if the lazy princess will even manage to wake up for the early morning sessions. The entire affair cements Shen Biluo's safety and favor, while her secret weapon remains unknowingly at the center of palace intrigue.