Shen Peining had long been prepared to spend her life observing the proper rules.
She would honor her mother-in-law, treat her husband with mutual respect, and, while taking care of these duties, hope they might one day share a loving bond.
But after falling into the water, she gradually realized that none of her original plans mattered.
Through a twist of fate, she went from the inner chambers of a noble household to the imperial court.
The person she had to deal with became the emperor, who held the power of life and death.
She had no choice but to focus on staying alive.
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Qi Song never expected that he would take a liking to a low-born secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, intending to promote him to a trusted aide and seize the right moment to weaken the aristocratic clans.
But as things progressed, not only did imperial tactics fail to work on him, Qi Song himself became distracted and let him lead him around by the nose.
As emperor, Qi Song believed there was nothing he could not give up for his country and its people.
Anyone who disturbed his heart would be executed.
Just as he was about to personally put an end to this increasingly bizarre bond between ruler and subject, he discovered that the ruler-and-subject relationship was a sham.
After learning the truth, Qi Song finally let go of the weight on his heart and spent the whole night deep in thought at Feng'an Palace.
At court the next morning, he looked listless. "My dear ministers, the weather is getting cold, and my harem is indeed a little too quiet."
Before the ministers could rejoice that the emperor, who spent every day finding new ways to strip them of their wealth and status, had finally fallen in love, a puzzled voice came from the gilded dragon throne.
"But how can I turn a minister's wife into my wife?"
(The setting is fictional, so please don't take historical accuracy too seriously.)
The heroine transmigrates into her former husband's body. She lives as a man during the early stages of their relationship.
Content warnings:
The male lead is not her original husband.
The heroine is not perfect.
The former husband's ashes are scattered.
(The heroine and the male lead do not have any inappropriate feelings for each other before she divorces her husband.)
Theme: Live as the person you truly are
