The Tang Dynasty's Badass Ladies

Game designer Lu Yunshu transmigrates to the Tang dynasty and is about to marry Prince Ji, becoming the tragic princess consort who is "married at thirteen, bears a child at fourteen, and dies at thirty-five." What a horribly rigged character setup! Lu Yunshu wishes she could crash and log out.

Lu Yunjin and her older sister Yunshu have been close since childhood, sharing an unbreakable bond. In her previous life, Yunjin married Pei Xingjian, but they still didn't live to grow old together. At least she enjoyed a few more peaceful years than her sister.

Reborn, Yunjin feels for her sister Yunshu and risks taking her place in the selection, leaving the Pei family's marriage contract for her sister.

After the substitution is discovered, Yunjin hides in a Taoist temple to escape trouble and quickly makes connections with famous scholars. Who could have guessed that her birth mother was of royal descent from the Eastern Women's Kingdom, which is now seeking a worthy girl to name as its heir? Knowing that her younger sister cannot bear to leave the Tang, Yunshu travels to the frontier in her place, returning to the hometown of her previous life.

Lu Yunshu knows her history. She understands that the Eastern Women's Kingdom, which has submitted to the Tang, will enjoy only a century of uneasy peace before falling with the Tang's decline. With a tiny, vulnerable nation, she navigates the shifting balance of power, extending the kingdom's tradition of "women holding power."

Meanwhile, Yunjin becomes the imperial food official personally appointed by three generations of emperors, overseeing the Tang's cuisine, medicine, and economy. Though separated by thousands of miles, the sisters watch over and help each other. Together with the formidable women of the Tang, they rewrite the script of their fate, daring to turn the tables and build something new as they pursue the light in a turbulent age.

1. This story is entirely fictional. It runs from the sixteenth year of Zhenguan to the first year of Shenlong. The historical trajectory remains unchanged, and reference materials are cited.

2. A dual-female-lead story with equally weighted storylines. The older sister is an untouchable, aloof beauty with a main career storyline. The younger sister has many suitors and two marriages, with a main romance storyline.

3. Tang dynasty transmigration, rebirth, a Mary Sue beloved by everyone, a rivalry among men for the heroine, a husband chasing his wife, and food.

Theme: Women should maintain their independence.