[Theatrical, scheming fake heiress VS sharp-tongued, stone-faced censor; body swap; lighthearted power fantasy] (The schemer reforms the court / The censor takes the inner household by storm / Tough guy acts coquettish)
Shen Jiaojiao is a scheming fake heiress who gets by in the marquis’s household by pretending to be frail and bursting into tears.
Pei Zheng is a stern-faced censor whose signature talents are denouncing corrupt officials, cracking his head against pillars, and lambasting the entire court. He’s nicknamed the “Living King of Hell.”
The night before the real heiress returns and Shen Jiaojiao is about to be thrown out, the two of them swap bodies!
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At court:
The Ministry of Revenue impeaches him: “Pei Zheng has embezzled funds and broken the law. Your Majesty, punish him severely!”
The entire court waits for “Pei Mad Dog” to roll up his sleeves and start cursing.
Instead, the eight-foot-tall “Censor Pei” suddenly turns red-eyed, leans weakly against the dragon pillar, and pulls out a handkerchief to dab at nonexistent tears.
“Your Majesty, please see the truth~ This humble official has lived on coarse food for half a month while investigating the case, yet these lords still bully me so. My loyal heart is truly about to shatter, sob sob sob…”
The Minister of Revenue: ???
The entire court: !!!
The emperor flies into a rage. “My dear subject, you’ve suffered! Dock the Minister of Revenue’s pay for six months!”
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In the inner household:
The real heiress storms in. “I’m going to tear that vixen’s face off!”
“Shen Jiaojiao” remains calm and unruffled. “Article Twenty-Eight of the Great Yan Code says that anyone who gathers a crowd and carries weapons to cause trouble shall receive sixty strokes. Steward, report this to the Shuntian Prefecture.”
The real heiress: ? You used to do nothing but cover your face and cry!
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A secret meeting in the dead of night:
Shen: Your stepmother is awful!
Pei: Cry.
Shen: ?
Pei: You taught me. Let the tears well up without falling. I tried it, and it works really well.
Shen: …For a blockhead, you’re surprisingly good at this.
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