Reborn as the Crown Princess: I Became Empress in the Northern and Southern Dynasties

Reborn into a chaotic age and caged in a gilded prison, her jade-white skin bears scars that cut to the bone.

A blood-written talisman lies hidden in a corner of Zhaoyang Hall, while a deserted shrine in the Quiet Garden kindles the flames of her resolve.

She tempers saltpeter and sulfur into sparks, using the pursuit of knowledge to break free of her chains.

She rides the shifting tides of the Southern Dynasty, wielding poetry as armor and ingenuity as her blade.

A woman in red rules the turbulent age, bringing the land together beneath sun and moon.

Who says a woman cannot inherit Heaven's mandate? With my blood, I shall forge an imperial palace!

Su Wan, a modern woman reborn in the depths of the Southern Dynasty's imperial palace, has become a pawn in a struggle for power. The scars burned into her jade-white skin are etched into her very soul. In her darkest hour, she uses blood for ink and broken pottery for paper, preserving the mathematics and sciences from her past life as kindling for the future.

Banished to the desolate Quiet Heart Garden, she finds saltpeter and sulfur amid the ruins after a rainstorm. From then on, the pursuit of knowledge becomes her sharpest weapon: she uses poetry to make a name for herself and weave a web of influence, improves people's lives with technology, and anticipates historical turning points such as the Northern Wei's internal strife and the Hou Jing Rebellion, using them to stir the tides of power.

When war between north and south erupts anew, the sparks she has nurtured become thunder! Armed with wisdom beyond her era and the earliest firearms, she breaks through the palace walls, seizes power, and brings peace to a chaotic age. She heals a century of division and wins the hearts of the people and the loyalty of the army.

Rising from the ruins of the old dynasty, she reaches the pinnacle of power and founds the new Guangqi Dynasty. Upon the jade steps, the woman in red takes the throne. Su Wan becomes the first empress to end the chaos and unite the land of Huaxia! With my wisdom, I shall forge my empire!

“Your Majesty, the rebels have broken in!”

Su Wan strikes a spark against her homemade gunpowder. “Tell them this:”

“The rule here is called science.”