The Empress Dowager (GL)

I transmigrated to a time period that never existed in history, and shared a story with the Empress Dowager.

She and I were nothing alike, except for our fiery hearts.

Looking at her disappointed eyes, I couldn’t help asking, “Your Majesty, why can’t you become emperor?”

First she looked shocked, then thoughtful. Finally, I watched the smile at the corners of her mouth grow brighter and brighter.

“Yan Shu, you truly are a goddess.”

“Why can’t I?”

She embraced me and whispered in my ear, “There’s no reason you can’t.”

1. Transmigrated woman and Empress Dowager | Yan Shu x Ji Xian

2. Mostly first-person narration, with a little third-person narration mixed in (highlighted!!)

3. Fictional setting, switch dynamics, and a very loose historical framework. Don’t expect period-accurate language or dialogue.

4. Nine-year age gap physically after transmigration; three-year age gap mentally before transmigration.

5. The Empress Dowager has a nine-year-old son who is emperor, but he barely appears.

6. The plot is good-for-nothing and not historically rigorous. Basically pure wish fulfillment (highlighted).

Guiding Principle: A refined woman can stay strong all her life.