The word count may change later. This is my first time writing, so I don't know how to estimate it.
The Dongheng Kingdom has a pair of twins, a brother and sister who look remarkably alike.
The female emperor, Xie Zhiwan, is ruthless in her methods. She makes sure to eliminate every treacherous minister from the previous dynasty. Everyone fears her, yet everyone respects her.
But in private, the once-imposing female emperor actually begs her younger brother, Prince Anding, to "rule in her stead" while she travels.
Usually, the female emperor's trips last only two or three days. This time, though, she was gone for an entire year. What happened along the way? No one knows. All they know is that a year after the female emperor returned, an immortal lord arrived in Dongheng searching for his wife. According to him, his missing wife had the surname Xie. Her most distinctive feature was that she had a courtesy name: Huaiyi.
"So, Your Majesty intends to abandon me?"
"Your Majesty, you ask why I'm different from before? Of course... I was just good at disguising myself..."
Theme: To be determined