Beauties in Troubled Times: The Five-Dynasty Saga of a Cool, Brilliant Scholar

Ge Shishi, a top student and modern-day career woman, transmigrates to the chaotic Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, turning her life upside down. She becomes entangled in a love-hate relationship with the complicated Zhen Yi, in a romance reminiscent of “marrying the right groom by mistake,” full of emotional twists and turns. Modern ways of thinking clash with ancient society, and misusing her modern skills brings one crisis after another. The hypocritical powerful minister Zhao Hong and the increasingly vicious thug Wang Hu are both closing in, leaving Ge Shishi in dire straits.

With her loyal maid, Nanny Li, by her side, Ge Shishi relies on her wit and courage to turn a desperate situation around. Her relationship with Zhen Yi withstands hardship and grows ever deeper, yet also becomes unbearably painful. Caught in a maelstrom of political intrigue and love, can Ge Shishi break through her predicament and find a happy ending? Watch this brilliant, strong-willed modern woman navigate the turbulent Five Dynasties era, writing her own legend through both exhilarating triumphs and heartbreaking trials. Suspense and excitement abound.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.