Li Zongxian transmigrated into the body of a young princess confined to the Cold Palace.
She thought she would be locked away for the rest of her life, until her imperial father opened the gates of the Cold Palace.
The dazzling sunlight blurred her vision.
All of Li Zongxian's brothers had died in the rebellion that challenged the throne.
Her father was the last winner, and also the last loser, because all his sons were dead.
Years later, the emperor's last blood heir, a woman, was placed on the throne.
A hen crowed at dawn, and heaven and earth changed color.
The rebellion came as expected.
Because women were unfit to rule the world.
The rites and laws, the bonds of human relationships, the clan rules and teachings: each one pressed down on her like a mountain.
Li Zongxian was forced before the ancestral tablets, surrounded by swords, spears, halberds, and lances, as the masses denounced her and ordered her to kneel.
Li Zongxian would not kneel. She never would.
From the city tower, Li Zongxian drew her bow to its full length and shot an arrow through the rebel leader's eye.
Li Zongxian was a woman, and so she would be the Empress.
She would not kneel. She never would.
Content warnings:
1. The female lead has several men over the course of the story, and the last male lead is much younger than her.
2. The female lead is not a virgin, while the male lead is.
3. The female lead has three children. The heir is her eldest son, not her daughter.
4. Any character other than the female lead may die.
5. This is not a story about a powerful female lead, just a brainless web novel for casual reading.
6. More to come if I think of anything.
This blurb was written on January 14, 2022.
Theme: Even when faced with adversity, keep searching for hope.
