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[A dazzling top-tier actress, a drama queen through and through with a degree in diplomacy x a gentle, jade-like nobleman driven to rebellion after his closest kin repeatedly betray him]
Xi Wei transmigrates into the body of an unrecorded Qin princess.
When she fails to persuade Fusu to seize power, she abandons him without hesitation and flees for her life alone.
All she wants is to live. That's all.
Xi Wei wanders from place to place but can't escape captivity. Unwilling to meet the same fate as the Qin princesses in history, she grits her teeth and takes Hu Hai hostage, fighting for a slim chance to survive. Also fleeing for his life with her is a kindhearted, capable young nobleman who adores his younger sister. Xi Wei abandons him in danger time and again, yet he never complains.
The land falls into turmoil, the strongest vie for power, and the iron hooves of the chaotic age eventually trample over them both.
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Fusu died once and was reborn in the body of a little-known prince who shared his father with him.
His concessions, meant to protect the nation and its people, instead became the fatal move that let his younger brother destroy their country.
He fled Xianyang with his "sister," recruited troops, and became one of the warlords, risking his life to save the beleaguered Qin.
…
The two open their eyes once more, reborn in Shang Commandery amid whirling sand and flying stones.
Xi Wei shoulders her pack again and walks right past Fusu. "You can go ahead and kill yourself again. As for me... of the thirty-six stratagems, the best is to run."
Fusu looks at her, his eyes dim and unreadable, and holds out his hand. "Your big brother will take you back to fight."
Xi Wei: Is this how the story is supposed to go?
1. The author is not a historian. This is not a historically accurate story, but an alternate timeline. Laws, culture, and other details may differ slightly from historical records of the Qin dynasty to suit the plot. Please don't nitpick.
2. Neither lead is truly good or perfect. They make mistakes.
3. Both grow. Though they are reborn, this is not a power fantasy. The two miserable souls flee for their lives, and only turn the tables and get revenge midway through the story.
4. They are not biologically related. This is not a body-snatching transmigration story; the heroine's final rebirth is into her own body from her previous life.
5. This is not a story about an empress. The hero ascends the throne, and each lead has their own area of expertise.
6. Given the heroine's characterization, there will be no pregnancy or children. The male lead is devoted and has no harem.
Theme: Love your family, then your people, then all living things.
