A Ministry of Works Employee's Guide to Survival

[Ambitious, career-minded, teasing heroine x self-deluding, love-struck, loyal-dog hero]

Li Qing, a hydraulic engineer at a design institute, dies from overwork and discovers that she has traveled back to ancient times.

The good news: Women in this era can serve as government officials, so she can put her expertise to work and make her mark.

The bad news: She can only become a low-ranking official, and when the Jing River dike collapses, she is made the scapegoat. Whether she confesses or not, she's doomed.

Her professional skills can't save her, so to protect herself, she claims to be the Crown Prince's betrothed, hoping to intimidate the man before her who has ordered her execution.

Unfortunately, she chose the wrong person to lie to. The man standing before her is the Crown Prince himself.

A little embarrassment is nothing. She's definitely going to die now. With no way out, Li Qing gives up and starts cursing: "You corrupt official! Shoddy construction! Scum!"

But the Crown Prince does the unexpected: He acknowledges the betrothal and tells Li Qing to hand him the "marriage contract."

"Your Highness, this woman is a liar. She must be..."

"It's been a long time, my betrothed."

Lu Chuan, Crown Prince of the Liang Dynasty, was present when the Jing River dike collapsed during a sacrificial ceremony. Rumor had it that the river dragon was enraged and that the Crown Prince was not Heaven's chosen one. He therefore petitioned his father, the emperor, to investigate the incident thoroughly.

But every person involved in the case committed suicide out of guilt, leaving the investigation at a dead end. The only surviving junior female official was also a lunatic, insisting that she was his betrothed and even claiming to have a marriage contract?

He was determined to find out what...

Lu Chuan accepted the betrothal, but everything about it had happened far too conveniently. It was like being handed a soft pillow just as he was nodding off.

She was the only one who survived,

She knew a great deal about flood control,

And she was exceptionally beautiful...

Suspicious, Lu Chuan scrutinized her, questioned her, and kept an eye on her, until he could no longer take his eyes off her.

He confidently confessed, hoping to make that so-called "betrothal" official,

but she rejected him, putting her work first.

Lu Chuan: Heartbroken puppy.jpg

Mini-scene:

Lu Chuan: "If you and your work fell into the water, who would you save?!"

Li Qing: "The water? Is something wrong with the canal? Take me there, quickly!"

Lu Chuan: "..."

Li Qing: "Your Highness, look. This is the Grand Canal linking Beijing and Hangzhou, a marvel where seven parts flow toward the emperor and three parts head south to Jiangnan."

Lu Chuan: "And you? Which way are you headed?"

Li Qing turns and looks straight at Lu Chuan: "Who do you think I'm looking at, Your Highness?"

Lu Chuan: Blushing.jpg

Theme: Love can overcome every obstacle.