A Misplaced Empress

This story is entirely fictional. Please do not imitate it.

Modern girl Lin Wanqing is relentlessly exploited by her relatives. By chance, she and Xiao Chengyu, a boy next door in a similar predicament, are swept by a strange celestial phenomenon into the unfamiliar Great Yong dynasty. To build a stable life in this new world, they conceal their true origins and take on other people’s identities, struggling to make a start in a remote village.

She disguises herself as a boy and hides that she is a girl. With her gift for remembering everything she sees and her modern knowledge, she advances from the county and prefectural examinations all the way to the capital. He bears a mysterious jade pendant engraved with a dragon, and his steady, dependable presence protects her through the undercurrents swirling around them.

At court, princes vie for the throne, great clans struggle for power, and turmoil never ceases.

With her intelligence, she improves people’s livelihoods, reforms government, overturns wrongful convictions, builds waterworks, and opens up trade. As a woman, she holds up half the imperial court.

Amid layer upon layer of mystery, he uncovers his true origins: he is a member of the imperial family who was lost among the common people years ago.

From scholars of humble origins to pillars of the imperial court, from supporting one another to pledging their lives to each other.

He clears away treacherous officials, pacifies the realm, and promises her a place as empress unlike any other.

She safeguards his country and people, bringing peace to the land as they build a flourishing age together.

After he ascends the throne, an imperial decree announces to the realm: “Our empress assists the state with her talent and brings peace to the country with her virtue. All under heaven honor her, and her standing shall never change.”

A meeting across eras, a fated encounter.

From the depths of hardship to looking out over ten thousand miles of kingdom, she becomes empress against all expectations and joins him in ruling the realm!

Tags:

Female-oriented, historical romance, transmigrate, woman disguised as a man, equally matched leads, political intrigue, imperial examinations, imperial court, satisfying power fantasy, sweet romance, emperor and empress, mutual devotion, nation and people, inspirational, serious drama, one-on-one romance, no angst, long-form