The Chancellor Is as Beautiful as a Flower

[Female Disguise + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Political Intrigue + Cunning Schemes + Satisfying Read] Lin Wan, a woman from the 21st century, drank herself to death at the wedding of the man she had secretly loved in her previous life. In a ridiculously dramatic twist, she transmigrated into the Great Qi Dynasty as an unloved concubine-born daughter whose birth mother was gone. She battled her legitimate elder sister and her father's concubines, then disguised herself as a man and rose to become the powerful chancellor who controlled the court. From then on, she plunged into political intrigue! Excerpt One: Beneath the white jade steps, every official bowed in homage. As the eunuch Fu Hai read out the emperor's decree, the emperor on the golden dragon throne gazed tenderly at the chancellor, his infatuated look as if he were gazing at a stunning beauty. “My dear chancellor, stay and have lunch with me, then keep me company while I rest for a while.” Thus began a storm of rumors throughout the court! They feared the emperor had become a lover of men. They feared the emperor was favoring treacherous officials. They feared the chancellor's power had become too great. Excerpt Two: One afternoon, the emperor was out boating when he fell into the lake. The loyal chancellor jumped in to save him. Everyone watched in alarm as the dashing emperor stared fixedly at the chancellor, drenched from head to toe. “My dear chancellor… you truly are as beautiful as a flower.” The chancellor was actually a woman! The entire court was stunned! … And now, was the man she had secretly loved in her previous life going to pursue her? Would the King of Jinliang from the great desert refuse to live without her? Lin Wan sighed. She had finally escaped the painful unrequited love of her previous life. All she wanted was to make something of herself, not fall in love with an ancient man! But no matter how carefully she planned, she never realized that she had already fallen into the clutches of a certain emperor. (One-on-one romance, past and present lives. The earlier chapters focus more on political intrigue, while the later ones are super sweet! Come on in!)