Lady Historian

Orphaned with no parents, Cheng Yi knew that knowledge could change her fate. With financial aid and welfare support, she raised herself and went on to earn a PhD in history.

At last, with graduation just around the corner, Cheng Yi was about to reap the rewards of all her hard work.

She opened her eyes, and her whole world collapsed.

She had transmigrated!

Not only was she married, she had married Pei Zongqi, the most notorious treacherous official in the history of the Nanxia dynasty.

And she also had a “lover,” the Second Prince, who had killed his father and elder brother to seize the throne.

Cheng Yi's vision went black. She looked up at the sky and wailed, “Heavens, what have I done to deserve this?!”

Once she had calmed down, Cheng Yi comforted herself. At least she knew this dynasty's history well enough.

How could a young woman from the twenty-first century fail to change her own fate?

Cheng Yi looked at Pei Zongqi, so gentle and refined, and shook her head.

Although he treated her with every consideration after their marriage, respected and cherished her, and seemed like a good match, he was ultimately tortured to death by the slow slicing punishment. He had a miserable end!

Cheng Yi looked at the cold and distant Second Prince and shook her head again.

He was ruthless and merciless. How could someone who had killed his own father and brother have any affection to give? He was no good match.

Cheng Yi decided it was better to rely on herself than on anyone else!

She returned to her old profession, took a low-level post in the Historiography Institute, and began researching history.

But the more she studied, the less things added up. The people she met, though notorious in the history books, proved to be either loyal or steadfast in their principles.

Meanwhile, those who had abused their power and manipulated politics were praised in the annals of history.

Committed to the rigor and care that scholarship demands, Cheng Yi was determined to find out: who had altered history?

The male lead's perspective:

Pei Zongqi considered himself handsome, refined, and powerful, the sort of man many women dreamed of marrying.

Yet he had met his match in one little woman.

His new wife was interested in inkstones, historical records, and political reform. She seemed interested in him, too...

But there was something odd about her interest. It didn't feel like romantic affection. It was more like she was looking at... an object?

[The heroine's promotion progress]: Unranked Palace Archivist - Seventh Rank Records Clerk - Sixth Rank Official Historian - Fourth Rank Deputy Historian of the Veritable Records Office - Imperial Noblewoman - Third Rank Director of the Veritable Records Office - Second Rank Director of the Historiography Institute - Female Chancellor.

P.S. 1. The leads are each other's only partners. Sweet romance, marriage first, love later.

2. The heroine is sensitive and suspicious, and doesn't fall in love easily. The hero talks himself into falling for her.

3. This is a fictional dynasty, so please don't try to pin it to any particular historical era!

[Reason for entering the Leaping Carp, Later Takes the Lead contest: A scholar transmigrates into the very dynasty she has been researching. Starting as an unranked Palace Archivist, she rises to become a female chancellor, revises the history books, and holds up a clear mirror for future generations, restoring the truth of history.]

Theme: Seek the truth of history, separate fact from fiction, defend justice and truth, and build a better future together