Jiang Wanning, an accomplished architectural designer, wakes up to find herself transmigrated into the Qing Dynasty as Ulanara Shulan, the primary consort of the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen!
Faced with a stern, old-fashioned husband who feels like her “boss,” a household rife with undercurrents, and a perilous life in the palace, Jiang Wanning can only sigh up at the heavens: Does she really have to keep working this lousy job?
Fortunately, her professional skills are maxed out! Poor drainage? She'll plan it! Dilapidated buildings? She'll renovate them! Over-budget construction? She'll optimize it!
Before long, Prince Yong's manor takes on a distinctly different character:
While others send poems and embroidered handkerchiefs to win at household intrigue, she presents a rigorously structured plan to improve the manor.
While others compete for favor with music and dancing, she solves the river-channel problem giving the prince a headache.
She even quietly brings a “practical” touch to the Forbidden City...
The cold-faced Fourth Prince discovers that his consort not only thinks in wonderfully unconventional ways, but also comes up with “clever ideas” that seem absurd yet work remarkably well. She becomes the most unexpected “secret weapon” on his path to the throne.
From a marriage as cold as ice to standing side by side, Yinzhen asks, “My consort, what ‘invention’ do you have for me today?”
Jiang Wanning replies, “Your Highness, can we talk about overtime pay... I mean, my monthly allowance?”
This is the story of a modern tech enthusiast who grumbles as she conquers the Qing Dynasty with her professional skills, and incidentally turns the Fourth Prince into a “henpecked husband” (crossed out), a wise ruler. See how this infrastructure-obsessed consort navigates the court and inner palace, ultimately becoming the empire's mother and creating a flourishing age unlike any other!
