Reborn: The Secret Casket Guards the Realm

(Based on real historical events. No harem, no clichés, no invincibility, no System, no mindless plot, and not a wish-fulfillment story.)

When Emperor Yongle died, a secret box was buried with him in the imperial tomb. He left an edict: "The secret box can only be opened with both the silver lock and the dragon token. The Embroidered Guard shall hold the dragon token. The silver lock... shall be given to the Crown Prince. But remember, it must never be opened unless the dynasty faces imminent collapse."

On a winter night in 1888, Cui Yujie, a descendant of the Embroidered Guard, was reborn inside the Forbidden City's silkworm house. She took on the corrupt, decaying Qing dynasty in a battle fought with blood as her bond and conviction as her blade, protecting the land and its people from ruin.