Yin Ling, an overseas artifact restorer, opened her eyes to find herself the stand-in for a princess sent abroad for a political marriage. Faced with a court full of scorn and the threat of assassination, she crushed a teacup and declared with a smile, “In my homeland, restorers are best at turning broken things into the foundations of royal power.”
When the real princess returned and tearfully begged to reclaim her place, the man who held power over the entire court took Yin Ling’s hand and placed the imperial jade seal in her palm.
“Now,” she said with a faint smile, looking down on everyone, “this throne bears the name Yin.”
