The Prince’s Substitute Takes the Throne

With treacherous ministers in power, the Empress Dowager once again runs rampant through the harem. To put the Tenth Prince on the throne, the vicious empress poisons the emperor, kills the other princes, and forges the imperial edict of succession!

The Tenth Prince is only three years old. The ambitious vicious empress plans to rule from behind the curtain.

The Fifth Prince is the only adult prince left, and has already received word from the harem.

'Flee the capital, make for the border, and seek help from my uncle!' It was the only way.

The substitute would leave through the south gate, while the Fifth Prince would leave through the north! The original plan was for the substitute to die and the Fifth Prince to escape. Then he would rally an army, surround the capital, and claim the rightful rule of the realm.

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The original 'Chen Shisan' was the Fifth Prince's body double and hidden guard, someone meant to die in his place just once.

Normally, 'Chen Shisan' had a pretty easy life. To make sure he wouldn't get any funny ideas, he didn't need to learn martial arts as the prince's double.

All he had to do was become the Fifth Prince's shadow, learning how to dress, groom himself, and carry himself, as well as the proper etiquette... even the way he wrote.

Chen Shisan, who transmigrated only to find himself about to die, had one thought: I don't know if I should say this.

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One real Fifth Prince, one fake. The real prince dies at the south gate.

Chen Shisan: I'm done for~

Subordinates: We pay our respects to the Fifth Prince!

Chen Shisan: Huh?!

The subordinates thought: Hey, we don't want to die either.

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Truth and falsehood no longer mattered. All they knew was that the Fifth Prince unified the realm, expanded its borders, and gave the people a peaceful and prosperous life. His officials hailed him as a wise ruler! Any talk of him being an impostor was nothing but nonsense.

Theme: The right time, the right place, and the right people