Xianyang, afternoon sunlight slants into the courtyard. Ying Changqing looks down at his hands: pale and delicate, clearly never put to work. In his previous life, he was a wage slave who died suddenly from overwork. Now he has transmigrated as Prince Changqing, son of the First Emperor. Outside the Zhao residence, a long line of carriages waits to deliver gifts. Today is Zhao Gao’s daughter’s wedding. The nobles are using the occasion to ask Zhao Gao to persuade the emperor to restore the enfeoffment system. Zhao Gao? He knows this man all too well.
Chapter 1
