Three Thousand Miles of Dust

[Traditional Historical Romance + Female Disguise as a Man + Coercive Love]

[Early on: The heroine disguises herself as a man and infiltrates the hero’s inner circle, becoming a favored courtier. She carefully maneuvers through court politics and steals secrets.]

[Midway: The heroine’s first secret identity is exposed by her own “wife.” The first and second male leads begin pursuing her, with a touch of sweetness.]

[Later: The heroine’s second secret identity is exposed by the person dearest to her. The first male lead turns to coercive love, with a touch of angst.]

[At the end: The heroine rises to become empress and begins conquering the surrounding kingdoms. The third and fourth male leads... make their entrances in turn, setting her on the path to building an imperial harem.]

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“Yuchen? Yucheng? Qin Ruojin? Which one is your real name?

“For all these years, you were my most trusted minister. In the blink of an eye, you’ve become Princess Yucheng of the Yunyuan Kingdom?

“From Suzhou to the capital, you stayed by my side all these years only for Yunyuan. Was there ever even a moment when you did it for me?!”

The wind on that snowy night whipped the hair across his brow. His eyes were bloodshot, his voice hoarse.

But the winter wind blew too hard, too relentlessly. Qin Ruojin leaned over her galloping horse and looked back, tears already blurring her vision.

She heard him, but didn’t know how to respond.

So be it.

Why measure the length of this life? One thought can cross three thousand miles of dust. Let my heart face the bright moon and light the road ahead. I will not cling to worldly splendor, but chase my dreams at a gallop.

When they met again, the emperor had personally led his army into battle.

A woman was brought forward before the troops, a long sword at her throat. “I’ve brought this impostor princess to trade for the real one.”

“Yu Ya!” Qin Ruojin cried out.

Everyone knew that the King of Yunyuan had seven sons and one daughter. The real princess he meant was now the empress.

She had thought that after faking her death, she could return to