Ling Ce transmigrates into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber as a young marquis, and he is at a loss.
With no family left, he is taken in by Lady Jia, only to discover that his rank in the family is even junior to Daiyu and Baochai's?
But the realm is in turmoil: scheming villains plague the court, foreign tribes eye the Central Plains, and the common people suffer terribly.
Ling Ce has no wish to be a saint. He just wants everyone to survive.
So he sits the imperial exams and takes command of the armies, crushing the Liao, Jin, and Yuan in the north and dealing with the blond barbarians at sea. He also tutors princes and invents all sorts of new things.
Once peace returns, he hopes to retire in seclusion with the aunts and sisters-in-law of his household. Instead, the emperor arrives with his ministers, blocks the gates, and declares him the Human Emperor!
Summary: The surname is Ling, but she is the nanny of the Jia family