The Princess of Contrasts

(Shapeshifting, palace intrigue, strong heroine, feel-good story)

Turn into a dragonfly, a butterfly, a magpie, a falcon, a carrier pigeon, a bat... all to gain the advantage of knowing more than your rivals.

Is a beautiful woman always a calamity? Is a "madman" always insane?

Every step is fraught with danger and schemes, again and again trapped in the struggle for power. The worries of past and present stain her brow.

A helpless woman, as her country falls and her family is destroyed, declares: "Though Chu had only three households left, they could still destroy Qin. Surely our great China cannot be without a single hero!"

She plans ahead and wins battles from a thousand miles away.

"I love the moonlit night, but I love the starry sky, too."

Pacify the northern Qiang, bring the western tribes to heel;

Promote loyal officials, purge treacherous ministers.

Crush the enemy forces and march undefeated.

A woman is every bit as capable as a man.

Rule with diligence and wisdom,

And become a great empress for the ages.

An alternate history inspired by the mid-to-late Tang dynasty.

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