Holding Hands Together

Mu Yunliu, a modern social science student, was in a car accident while conducting research and transmigrated to an unknown dynasty. With the original owner’s memories, she found herself in a dreadful situation: both her parents were dead, her childhood sweetheart had abandoned her, and an injured stranger had been sent to her door. ...Let it all burn. To make matters worse, oppressive rule and marauding bandits kept appearing one after another. All she wanted was a quiet, stable life, but in the end she turned her attention to the man who had woken up with the mind of a fool. Mu Yunliu thought she was living a fairly peaceful and happy life, but her foolish husband’s gaze grew increasingly unsettling. His sincere devotion at first had turned into a dark, possessive stare. Then one day, Mu Yunliu noticed signs that the bottom drawer of her dowry chest had been opened. She knew she was in trouble. In a panic, she pulled out their contract of marriage, which stated that he had married into her family, and even solemnly wrote him a letter of release, hoping to get back to her peaceful life as soon as possible. But after a flood, her husband vanished without a trace. When they met again, she was struggling to find him in Jingzhou, and he had become the lofty Crown Prince. He looked down at her with those familiar phoenix eyes. “What village wench is this? Take her away. I don’t want her in front of me again.” [Bonus scene] One night, the county office in Jingling County, Jingzhou, was robbed. The culprits turned out to be two women. One had sharp brows and bright eyes, with a strikingly heroic air. The other was beautiful as a flower, composed and self-possessed. Astonishingly, they couldn’t care less about the heaps of gold and silver in the storeroom. Instead, they plunged into the dusty archives and started searching through them. As Mu Yunliu recorded and tallied the data on grain, land, and population among mountains of county records, she couldn’t help missing how easy it was to search a modern database. It took her a long while to come to her senses. Something feels off. Wasn’t I supposed to be living a quiet life? How did I end up doing social research? When Emperor Yuxing, Li Chengyu, was still Crown Prince, his handwritten comments on memorials were always scathing and merciless, filled with remarks like “useless fool” and “an utter imbecile.” After ascending the throne, he used decisive, thunderous measures to sweep away the previous dynasty’s deep-rooted abuses, restoring prosperity to a realm that had been in decline. He was clearly destined for greatness. But only his closest attendants knew that the wise, mighty emperor who commanded respect in court without even needing to show his anger had another side once he left the throne room. Mu Yunliu, now Empress, looked down at him as she had in Jingzhou. “Li, you actually came back?” “My surname isn’t Li. It’s Mu.” Li Chengyu, who had once again become Mu Yu, took the opportunity to snuggle into Mu Yunliu’s arms. “Wife, I’ll take your surname, and the whole realm can take yours too...” Reader’s guide: 1. Both leads are each other’s first and only. The female lead transmigrates into another person’s body. At first, she just wants to keep her head down and live peacefully, but she gradually grows over time. The novel is set in an alternate historical world, with a mash-up of dynasties, some historical references, and light research. Friendly discussion is welcome. 2. The early chapters focus on rural romance, the middle on erupting conflicts, and the later chapters on a sweet? happy ending for everyone. There will be political intrigue, so feel free to guess at the foreshadowing as you read! Theme: Be the one who moves your own pieces.