The Empress Forces Her Husband to Rule the Realm

Yang Xiao travels to a fantasy world and becomes the son-in-law prince of Empress Lin Qingya. On their wedding night, Lin Qingya must urgently enter seclusion due to cultivation issues, leaving the sickly Yang Xiao to govern the nation. The empire faces internal strife and external threats as the Prince of Southern Command covets the throne and a former sect seeks to restore itself. With no cultivation, Yang Xiao is in a desperate situation until a sign-in system arrives. He uses the system's rewards to defy fate, gradually eliminating threats, unifying Cangzhou, and ascending to the throne. When Lin Qingya finally emerges from seclusion, she discovers the former empire has transformed into an invincible holy empire ruling the entire continent, while she has fallen from Empress to Empress Dowager, leaving her shocked.