The Making of a Female Official at the Bureau of Astronomy

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As a renowned meteorologist of the 21st century, Xu Xiyun has complete confidence in her professional skills.

But after transmigrating, she has to rely on her expertise not only to earn a living, but also to stay alive?

The villagers tie up her sister and offer her as a sacrifice to pray for rain? Fine, she’ll make it rain herself!

The villain wants to kill her with an artificial earthquake? Fine, she’ll build an earthquake model!

Mudslides, floods, frost damage, and desertification control? None of it is a problem!

Xu Xiyun: Hah! If only you weren’t so backward in your equipment, I could build you a whole meteorological bureau!

Before long, everyone knows that a weather shop has opened in the capital, where the next day’s forecast is broadcast every evening.

Human comfort level: 3, hot.

Morning exercise index: 2, not recommended.

Clothing index: the lighter, the better.

Every evening after dinner, the people of the capital stroll over to take a look.

Then word spreads through the capital that the owner of the weather shop has actually become a female official in the Imperial Astronomical Bureau!

Good heavens, this is a big deal. She’s the first female official in the Imperial Astronomical Bureau since the founding of the Nan Dang dynasty!

After entering court, Xu Xiyun still keeps her people in mind and begins working day and night on new inventions.

Seismoscope? Build it!

Wind-measuring instrument? Make it!

Guide to preventing meteorological disasters? Write it!

Only then do the people realize they’ve found themselves a real treasure!

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Cheng Yan was disliked by everyone from childhood. His father looked down on his low birth, while his mother treated him only as a pawn in her struggle for power.

His Crown Prince brother was useless in every way, yet somehow he was the one adored by all.

Cheng Yan refused to accept it. He studied hard and traveled far and wide, all so that one day people might finally look at him with respect.

Then he met her, and knew his opportunity had come.

If he could bring her under his wing, he would surely gain a foothold at court.

He went to great lengths to hide his identity, all to bind her to the same boat as him.

Even though she said the most startling things,

Even though she cared little for worldly conventions,

Even though he had begun to suspect that she did not belong here at all.

Still, again and again, endlessly, a thousand times, ten thousand times, he chose to believe every word she said.

All for the sake of that little bit of joy.

Bonus scene:

Recently, the Empress has been shutting herself in the workshop for an entire day at a time.

She no longer eats with the Emperor or does morning exercises with him. At night, she makes clanging noises until the dead of night, then quietly climbs into bed.

Cheng Yan sighs. To Xu Xiyun, those strange things seem to matter more than he ever will.

One night, by the faint moonlight, Xu Xiyun gently lifts one corner of the quilt, ready to slip in as she always does and slowly inch her way inside.

She has just settled down and closed her eyes when someone instinctively pulls her into his arms.

Still half asleep, his voice hoarse, he rests his chin against her forehead and grumbles, “Why don’t you become the Emperor instead?”

“Let me be your subject. That way, I could have more of your attention.”

“How about it?”

(I’ve done my best with this blurb, so please click through and read the story!)

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Reading tips:

* The dynasty is fictional, and the setting is entirely made up. Please don’t overanalyze it.

* The professional knowledge comes from the internet. If anything is inaccurate, feel free to point it out.

* One-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s first, happy ending. I can’t bear to put my precious heroine through angst.

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Theme: Love for both family and country