Chapter 1: Knocking Out the Dog Emperor Right Off the Bat

“……” Ouch.

Qin Wan opened her eyes to see a man on top of her. Expressionless, he was doing something indescribable to her.

The man was wearing a dragon robe.

… Must have stayed up too late, I’ll sleep a little longer.

Three seconds after lying down…

“–” Oh my god!

She shot up in shock and grabbed a nearby porcelain pillow, smashing it hard against the man’s head.

A trail of blood trickled down the man’s temple at a speed visible to the naked eye. He fainted. Staring at the scene before her, Qin Wan was dumbfounded.

How did she end up here?

Looking around, she found herself in an antique palace. Immediately, she recalled the ancient painting that her grandfather had bought for 300 million yuan last week.

Looking closer, the furnishings in this room were exactly the same as in the painting.

She had told him that the painting was eerie, but he insisted on buying it and hanging it on the wall.

Then she remembered. Half an hour ago, she had been thirsty and went downstairs to pour herself a glass of water. Glancing at the painting, she saw moonlight shining on it in the living room, and lights flickered on within the painting.

An inexplicable chill ran down her spine, and she quickly ran back upstairs.

Everything that followed was a blur. So, had she… transmigrated?

At that moment, her head was filled with a deafening roar, as memories that didn’t belong to her surged into her mind.

The owner of this body was named Leng Qingqing, a tragically abandoned concubine.

Leng Qingqing was a hopeless romantic, deeply infatuated with the handsome Emperor Jiang Beiyue. But he loathed her.

Finally, one day, her wish was granted. She entered the palace and became his concubine. However, her happiness was short-lived. Inexperienced in palace intrigue, she was framed by other concubines within half a month and banished to the Cold Palace.

… That dog emperor never even looked at her properly since she entered the palace, and completely forgot about her afterward.

So the question was, if the dog emperor despised her so much, why did he suddenly call for her?

The answer was simple: the Leng family’s ancestral grave suddenly emitted auspicious smoke. Leng Qingqing’s brother achieved great military success on the battlefield, rising from a mere general to a renowned and respected figure. Not only was he deeply admired by soldiers and civilians alike, but he also held significant military power.

Her merchant father wasn’t too shabby either. In the past two years, his business flourished, becoming unbelievably wealthy overnight and ranking among the richest in the Jiang Kingdom.

And as luck would have it, a war had recently broken out in the country. So, wasn’t this the dog emperor’s perfect opportunity?

To win over the general and to raise funds for the war, the dog emperor reluctantly flipped her jade plaque.

This was supposed to be the happiest day of Leng Qingqing’s life, but who could have predicted that Qin Wan would take over her body at this exact moment?

Qin Wan carefully examined the unconscious emperor.

Well, he was indeed quite handsome, comparable to the popular idols in modern costume dramas. His sharp eyebrows exuded a heroic aura, beneath which were long, thick eyelashes. The corners of his eyes were slightly upturned, and his nose was high and straight. His chiseled face was simply a masterpiece.

… Even when he’s unconscious, he still carries this imposing, imperial aura. No wonder Leng Qingqing was so infatuated with him.

… But… cough, cough, she vaguely saw that in the emperor’s sleeve, his slender, bony fingers were tightly clutching a… Tsk, tsk.

How incredibly rude.

Couldn’t he at least pretend to be sincere when he was asking for a favor?

Did he really need to use props?

Was he that disgusted by the original owner of this body? Or was he just that insecure about himself?

Qin Wan couldn’t be bothered. Anyway, she wasn’t Leng Qingqing. Her top priority was figuring out how to get back.

“–” But as soon as she jumped off the bed, her phone slipped out of her pocket and landed on the floor with a thud.

… What? Phone? You came along too?

She recalled that she had been scrolling through videos on her phone when she went downstairs for water. In other words, whatever she was holding in her hand when she time-traveled would also come with her?!

“–” She quickly picked it up and patted the “Get Rich Quick” phone case. Fortunately, the screen wasn’t cracked. It was just that there was no signal, and the time seemed to have stopped at the moment she had arrived.

Just as she was about to make her escape with her phone in hand, the fingers of the unconscious man on the floor twitched. He was waking up.

qq note about the hierarchies of imperial harems **Hierarchy of an Ancient Chinese Harem:**
In ancient China, Emperors needed kids, and they had a harem to do that. The harem was usually very organized and members each had ranks in a hierarchical fashion. This hierarchy dictated the ranks and duties of the women within the palace, primarily defined by their relationship to the Emperor. and why I apologize in advance if concubine and consortSHORT VERSION: The ranks for a harem are confusing to translate. If a woman who is married to the Emperor refers to herself as concubine, it could be a way of speaking humbly about herself, and I’ll keep it, otherwise I’ll use Consort. Next note is my uneducated breakdown of a harem structure, don’t click if you don’t care, its prolly wrong TAT are used a little ambiguously(warning, long)[ – **Empress (皇后, Huánghòu)**: The highest-ranking woman in the harem, officially the Emperor’s principal wife.
– **Imperial Noble Consort (皇贵妃, Huáng Guìfēi)**: A rank below the Empress, holding significant influence and status.
– **Noble Consort (贵妃, Guìfēi)**: Senior to ordinary consorts but below the Imperial Noble Consort.
– **Consort (妃, Fēi)**: Recognized as the Emperor’s secondary wives, holding an intermediate status.
– **嫔 (Lower-tier Consort):** Pín (literally it means Imperial Concubine, but the Raws use it when referring to ladies who are married to Jiang, so…
– **Noble Lady (贵人, Guìrén)**: Lower in the hierarchy but still considered significant within the harem.
– **Concubine (妾, Qiè):** Held a lower status compared to consorts and noble ladies. Not legally married to the Emperor but recognized as part of the Emperor’s household and responsible for bearing children.
– **First Class Female Attendant (常在, Chángzài)**: Below the noble ladies.
– **Second Class Female Attendant (答应, Dáyìng)**: More junior attendants.
– **Lady-in-Waiting (宫女, Gōngnǚ)**: The servants who were often not recognized as wives or consorts but served higher-ranked women.
source: (don’t)trust me bro. We’ll learn a little more about Jiang’s Imperial Harem later, but dw, this is a pure cp , coughcough ]