Two Beauties (Qing Dynasty)

My name is Yun Feiyan. My twin sister and I got lost in the desert near distant Dunhuang and fell into a sand river.

In this world, the Manchus rule everything. I never knew my fate could become entwined with the imperial family.

Little sister, if you're in this world too, can you hear me calling? I'm about to enter the palace, to be swallowed up by those vermilion palace walls...

A woman who is no less capable than a man, with an extraordinary destiny: that is the meaning behind my name.

Yun Guozheng. That's my name.

I lost my way in the Dunhuang desert. Even with my excellent military training, I couldn't tell north from south.

Damn quicksand! Sister, you didn't fall in, did you? Before I lost consciousness, I prayed to the heavens.

After leaving the forest, I came to a small town.

Jiangnan in the Qing Dynasty, spring of the forty-third year of the Kangxi reign!

Wasn't I in the Dunhuang desert? Sis, what do we do?

A man with ordinary looks but the bearing of a prince is my destined love. Unfortunately, I don't want to become a flower in his courtyard, waiting to be plucked...