The Princess Can Move Mountains

Liu Mingyue's father is the founding emperor, and her mother is the late emperor's one true love and first wife. As their only daughter, Liu Mingyue should be the most honored royal in the Great Yu dynasty, second only to the throne. But she grew up in the countryside, knowing nothing of courtly etiquette. She dares to charge into court and punch a prince, and after her husband's death, she even openly holds auditions for male favorites at her residence. No princess in history had ever been so outrageous. Even Emperor Zhaoming, who doted on his daughter more than life itself, could only demote Liu Mingyue from princess to commandery princess to appease the officials. * On a snowy night in the ninth year of Zhaoming's reign, a common woman beat the grievance drum outside Mingyue Tower, accusing a son of the Boling Cui clan of abducting her younger sister and forcing her to serve as a maid. Mingyue Tower's main business is investigating cases. The grievance drum at its entrance was bestowed by the emperor and allows wronged people to bring their grievances directly to the throne. It is the most mysterious place in Luojing. When the new dynasty was founded, the censorate and the Court of Judicial Review were controlled by powerful clans, and the cries of wronged commoners often went unheard. This was the first time anyone had beaten the drum since Mingyue Tower was founded. The woman who struck it was named Gu Zhenniang, and the person she accused was dead. * From a butcher's daughter in the countryside to a princess of the realm, Liu Mingyue's goal has never changed. She once wanted to become the head of a village. Now she wants to become the ruler of a dynasty. After her demotion, she founded Mingyue Tower herself. She helped her father suppress the powerful clans while secretly building up her own forces. She could be the blade her father used to cleanse the court, or she could sharpen that blade and turn it toward the palace. When Emperor Zhaoming rose in rebellion, he cried, "Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to their stations?" Later, when Liu Mingyue led troops to surround the Taiyong Gate, she raised her arm and cried, "Are men born to their stations?" Reading Guide: 1. The female lead must ascend the throne. 2. Also known as The Moon Still Shines and Liu Mingyue and Dongfang Yu. Two female leads with a close friendship. 3. Plot-focused, with romance as a secondary element. Sisters are as close as hands and feet; lovers are as disposable as clothes. 4. Strong female lead and beautiful men. The heroine is an authority figure and does have male favorites. The first male lead is her final consort. All male characters are chaste. 5. An alternate world, with a bureaucratic system cobbled together from the Han, Wei, and Jin dynasties. Many clues are planted, with frequent flashbacks, and the ending has a twist. 6. The transmigrate tag is there because a supporting character transmigrates into another body. This is not a modern person transmigrating into the past. Their identity is revealed at the end. Welcome to a game of "Who is the undercover agent?" (The first outline was written on 2024.1.22, and the blurb was first saved on 2025.3.1. Both dates are documented.) Theme: Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to their stations?