The Story of Ruyi: Which Qianlong Did I End Up With?

When she woke up, modern office worker Luo Qianlong found herself lying in a bedchamber so lavish it could blind her: golden pillars carved with coiling dragons stretched to the ceiling, a rosewood bed covered in brocade from Jiangnan, and even the teacups were set with pigeon-blood rubies! Before she could drool with envy, someone who looked like her personal eunuch called out, “Prince Bao, it’s almost time for the imperial selection!”

Luo Qianlong was ecstatic. “Would you look at that! Prince Bao! Did I transmigrate as Qianlong? With all the power in the world, I’ll smash feudal trash beneath my fists, kick the European countries to the curb, and build the greatest nation in the universe!”

Then, at the selection, she spotted a late-arriving candidate. The girl was wearing a green qipao (?), with a side ponytail unlike the other candidates, and the hair piled atop her head looked like a “feast” beloved by flies. A thunderclap exploded in Luo Qianlong’s mind. She had never watched "Empresses in the Palace", but she recognized that face! And that look was so iconic. So which Qianlong had she transmigrated into?!

1. A woman transmigrates into a man. The protagonist has never watched "Empresses in the Palace" or "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace".

2. This is not a happy, everyone-gets-along harem story. The protagonist loves no one and will make fun of every insane character and absurd event in the shows.

3. Although the protagonist transmigrates into a man, she will always believe in her heart that she is a woman. However, to distinguish her from the concubines in the main text, the pronoun “he” is used for the protagonist.

4. Building a wealthy nation and a powerful army is just a joke. Once the protagonist realizes this isn't actual history, she mostly gives up and coasts. But she absolutely is not a kept son-in-law!