William Carter married into the Marquis's household to bring good fortune, becoming the sickly young marquis's male wife.

On their wedding night, the young marquis lounged lazily on the wedding bed and said, "Beauty, to be honest, I really don't want to get involved in household intrigue. I just want to eat, slack off, and be a salted fish."

A year later, the young marquis was gravely ill, holding William Carter's hand and sighing, "Wife, I'm about to die, but I feel like I can keep transmigrating. So that we can recognize each other in the future, let's set a secret code."

After the young marquis died, William Carter prepared to be a widow for life. Unexpectedly, after only half a year, a great general with outstanding military achievements came to propose.

William Carter would rather die than comply, but the general only said one sentence: "Odd changes, even don't change?"

William Carter: "...I'll marry."

Two years later, the general died in battle. Before William Carter could even grieve, he was summoned to the palace by the emperor.

The emperor complained aggrievedly, "Darling, I've become emperor this time, and my dream of being a salted fish is completely shattered..."

William Carter knew well that although his husband was lazy, when it came to scheming, no one could match him.

He patted the emperor's head. "Stop thinking about it. Go review the memorials, be good."