The Fanfiction Writer Who Rose to the Highest Rank in Ancient Times

Fang Jing, the reigning champion of modern-day overwork and a writer of historical fanfiction, wakes up inside the new story she just started: The Years I Spent Writing Fanfiction in Great Yan.

Initial character setup: a frail, helpless, put-upon woman who clings to others for support.

Character arc: grow into a female chancellor through writing fanfiction.

Outline progress: 0/100.

For the first time in her life, Fang Jing thinks the most treacherous pit she's ever fallen into is her own imagination.

Anyway, the spirit of a workaholic is to leave no pit unfilled and no task undone. With a heart full of passion, half a stack of historical sources, and a belly full of personal headcanons, Fang Jing makes a stumbling entrance.

What if the Crown Prince wants to rebel? Let me help you sort through those emotional foreshadowings everyone forgot about.

What if the Empress is too domineering? I'll help you dig up those character highlights buried all these years.

How do you deal with an overly obsessive Director? Tsk.

On that point, Fang Jing says: Conviction, conviction is important. Who says an OOC story can't be historically realistic...

Can it?

One day, Zhu Yinan, famed for her "good words and virtuous deeds," personally escorts her to the cloud-top, second only to the sovereign. Then she turns around and imprisons her in a corner of the lofty palace, whispering:

"My lady, have you ever heard the saying, 'A leopard cannot change its spots'?"

Theme: Women, too, can make a name for themselves