A Nobleman Nests in the Hall

When a long saber was held to Cheng Xu's throat, she nearly thought she was going to die.

The woman constable Bai Xiuxian held the saber in one hand and caressed Cheng Xu's cheek with the other.

Her palm was warm, but her words chilled Cheng Xu to the bone.

"I know you're not Cheng Xu, and I know you're a woman. If you want to live, you'll do as I say."

Cheng Xu was too frightened to breathe. "Please spare me, heroine. I-I'll do what you say."

Bai Xiuxian smiled faintly. "Marry me."

Cheng Xu: "...?"

To stay alive, Cheng Xu steeled herself and got married.

She thought that with Bai Xiuxian covering for her, she could finally relax a little.

But what was going on with this yamen? Why did someone show up to report a case every other day?

Then, as they investigated the cases, Cheng Xu realized something was wrong.

Could this Cheng Xu be the very same Cheng Xu from the history of the Great Jing, the one who opposed the Chancellor and was ultimately defeated and beheaded?

But the real Cheng Xu had already died on the night she transmigrated here, hadn't he?

So was she, the one who'd taken Cheng Xu's identity, the person destined to be beheaded?

Cheng Xu couldn't sit still any longer. She had to resign from office!

Before she could put her resignation plan into action, a plague left countless families shattered and bereaved.

Natural disaster and human calamity turned a small city into a living hell.

Bai Xiuxian stood beside her, her voice trembling uncontrollably. "My lord, do you still want to resign?"

Cheng Xu hesitated. That moment of hesitation set her on the path of history, right up to the brink of life and death.

Bai Xiuxian gripped her bloodied saber and stood in front of her. "Cheng Xu, if you want to live, you have to listen to me. Go!"

But this time, Cheng Xu didn't want to run away.

Since she wasn't Cheng Xu, she would write her own ending as Cheng Xu.

*Transmigration into another person's body

*One-on-one romance

*Happy ending

[IMPORTANT READER'S GUIDE]

1. This is an alternate history, and everything in the story is unrelated to reality.

2. There are countless personal interpretations. If that's not for you, please don't read. Let's respect one another.

3. Logic takes a back seat. Things happen just for fun. Please don't read if you're a nitpicker, a canon purist, or a contrarian.

4. There are endless good stories out there. Choose the ones you enjoy, and there's no need to tell me when you drop this one. Thank you.

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Synopsis written Wednesday, February 4, 2026. Screenshot saved.

Theme: Establish a heart for the world and a destiny for the people