Disguised as a Man to Serve the Crown, She Was an Awkward Sight

Wakes up younger + woman disguised as a man + strategist + System + nation-building + sapiosexual romance + fates turned upside down + a touch of political intrigue

Xue Tan was a town mayor in China, in charge of the local economy. After work, she accidentally walked through an iron gate and found herself transported to the borderlands of the Great Yong Dynasty, in the body of a sixteen-year-old “teacher.”

One day, the System dropped out of the sky and gave her a mission: eight months from now, Prince Qi will betray the country and Yuzhou will fall. She has to stop it.

How? She’s a former grassroots official with no money and no troops. What can she possibly do?

System: You have me.

Xue Tan: Besides getting me into trouble, what can you do?

As it turned out, getting her into trouble really was all the System could do.

The good news was that she successfully became Prince Qi’s strategist. Step by step, she reformed the system and boosted the economy, making the borderlands more and more prosperous.

The bad news was that Prince Qi was hot-tempered and bloodthirsty. She went from being kept on the sidelines to earning his trust, then becoming part of his inner circle.

Turns out nobody can resist falling for it in the end!

At first, he treated her like a lucky charm and a decoration. Before long, he wanted her hanging off him wherever he went, taking her along every step of the way.

He met her for a particular reason, put her through her paces, and scrutinized her. Then he began to care about her.

He fell in love without realizing it.

His words were harder than anyone’s: “Why should I care so much about a mere strategist?”

But his heart was softer than anyone’s. Wherever she was, his gaze followed.

She thought she was building a career.

He thought he was simply making the most of her talent.

In love, whoever speaks first loses.

There is a romance. The career is secondary; the romance is the focus.