Revert Ten Thousand Times, The Emperor Kneels and Begs Me to Ascend the Throne

Zhao Yan was an overworked office drone who died after being pushed into a frozen lake by a mysterious figure. Upon waking, he discovered he had transmigrated into the body of the Seventh Prince of the Great Chu Dynasty, a five-year-old cannon fodder destined to die young in a brutal succession struggle. He immediately activated the Infinite Reversion System, which allowed him to revert time to previous save points to avoid danger or correct mistakes. His new mother, Li Meiren, was a beautiful but politically marginalized consort who had lost the Emperor's favor. Despite her low status, she was fiercely protective of her son and relentlessly pushed him toward academic excellence, hoping to secure his future through imperial examination and favor.

The core conflict arose from Zhao Yan's struggle to survive in a hostile palace environment while hiding his adult consciousness. He faced the immediate threat of assassination attempts orchestrated by the Tianyou Emperor, who suspected Li Meiren of being a spy due to her inexplicable ability to manipulate time. The Emperor experienced similar time reversals, leading him to believe Li Meiren was practicing sorcery. Consequently, he ordered shadow guards to silently eliminate her. Meanwhile, Zhao Yan had to navigate the treacherous dynamics of the Imperial Study, where his older brothers, particularly the Second Prince and his mother Wen Guifei, viewed him as an obstacle or a target for bullying. He encountered Wen Guifei on his first day of school, who attempted to have her attendant slap Li Meiren, but Zhao Yan intervened by grabbing the attendant's hair, forcing a time revert that allowed them to avoid the confrontation entirely.

Key turning points included Zhao Yan's realization that his time-reversion ability was separate from his mother's, and the Emperor's growing paranoia. When Li Meiren was poisoned via chestnut cakes intended for the Emperor, shadow guards attempted to stop her from delivering them to the Imperial Study, but Consort Yun accidentally knocked over the food instead. This led to a physical altercation between Li Meiren and Consort Yun, resulting in both being punished by the Empress. The Emperor, seeing an opportunity, ordered Li Meiren's death by having her pushed into the lotus pond where Zhao Yan had originally fallen. However, Li Meiren knew how to swim and survived by catching a fish, repeatedly reverting time until she succeeded. The Emperor, witnessing these reversals, became increasingly confused and frustrated, realizing his assumption that Li Meiren was the source of the time anomalies was incorrect.

The story direction shifted as Zhao Yan adapted to his new life, using his system to cope with the grueling academic schedule and palace politics. He formed tentative alliances with his brothers, particularly the Sixth Prince, who served as his source of information regarding court factions. The narrative highlighted the absurdity of the succession struggle through the lens of a child who preferred comfort and safety over power. The Emperor's repeated time loops, triggered by events involving Li Meiren and the fish, created a comedic yet tense atmosphere as he tried to uncover the truth without causing further disruption. Zhao Yan's primary goal remained survival, avoiding the fate of the original host while maintaining a facade of a normal, if slightly dull, prince. The tension between the Emperor's suspicion and the actual source of the time manipulation set the stage for future conflicts, as Zhao Yan navigated the delicate balance between his modern sensibilities and the harsh realities of imperial life.