The Prime Minister’s Concubine Escapes and Ascends the Throne

[The cross-dressing heir apparent × the gentle, calculating minister who works from the shadows] In the fifth year of Jiasui, she was the beloved young heir of Chiyu Palace, proud and adorable, loyal to her sovereign and devoted to her country. Everyone bowed to her, but he alone glimpsed the intoxicating curve of her waist beneath her robe embroidered with chi dragons. “Your Highness, you can go bind your chest now.” In the ninth year of Jiasui, she became a disgraced traitor who had fled to the enemy. So she simply imposed herself on his residence as his concubine. She was happy to forget all the mess at Ning Palace, but why were her former subordinates asking her to conquer the realm, her cousin inviting her to be queen, and her betrothed calling her his prince consort? And why was her husband, whom she had conveniently married, so determined to crown her emperor after she rose through the ranks to become a marquis and chancellor?