After Disguising Herself as a Man, She Joins the Princess in Ruling the Realm

[MAX-strength general’s only daughter × scheming, politically savvy princess]

Two female leads, girls’ love | Disguised as a man | Two equally formidable leads | 1v1 | Country and family

General Qin Xiao of the Northern Frontier had never known defeat, yet in the end, he died in the very capital he had sworn to protect.

Twelve golden summons ordered him back to the capital. Instead of an interrogation, he was met by a barrage of arrows waiting outside Chengtian Gate.

A year later, Qin Yanzhi, the general’s only daughter, assumed the name Qin Zhao, disguised herself as a man, and returned to Changning. She only wanted to clear her father’s name, but unexpectedly rescued Princess Zhaoning, Xiao Jin, when the princess was caught in danger while traveling incognito. Taken into the princess’s residence, Qin Yanzhi became her personal guard.

Everyone said Princess Zhaoning was gentle and virtuous. Qin Yanzhi, however, saw the sharpness hidden beneath her smile.

One wanted to use the princess to clear her father’s name; the other wanted to use her young guard’s blade to escape the depths of the palace. They tested and used each other, yet time and again entrusted their backs to one another.

Until genuine affection grew amid their schemes, and a pawn became the only ally either could trust for the rest of her life.

But the closer they came to the truth, the more they realized that Qin Xiao’s death was never just a wrongful conviction. It was part of a system that devoured people.

Officials profited from border conflicts, while the emperor sacrificed loyal subjects to consolidate power. The frontier was littered with bones, and people on the grasslands had been driven from their homes. For the people of the realm and countless women, simply living on their own feet had become an impossible dream.

Xiao Jin asked, “Why did you approach me? What is it you really want?”

Qin Yanzhi answered, “At first, I wanted to use Your Highness to clear my father’s name.”

“And later?”

“Later, I wanted to turn this realm upside down with you.”

If this world insists that someone must kneel to survive,

then they will join hands to overthrow the old order and build a new world where no one has to kneel.