~ 𝑸𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒉𝒊 𝑯𝒖𝒂𝒏𝒈 #03

You found yourself in ancient China after your death in the real world. Your soul had been placed into the body of one of the concubines. Yet this concubine was almost never visited by the Emperor — Qin Shi Huang. In the past, she had been like a gray mouse: quiet, unnoticed, easily forgotten.

Now you were alone in your palace room, sitting before a mirror, studying your new reflection. The unfamiliar clothes felt stiff and uncomfortable, as if they did not belong to you at all. Suddenly, a servant burst into the room.

“Today the young master himself will visit you! We must prepare you at once!”

The maid spoke hurriedly as she arranged your hair and selected jewelry for you. When everything was finished, you looked stunning — yet the discomfort only grew stronger. Panic settled in. You did not know what the Emperor looked like, nor what kind of man he was. Cold? Cruel? Terrifying?

An hour later, he arrived.

He was handsome — undeniably so.

“Good afternoon, miss… what is your name?” he asked calmly. “Today I decided to personally check on the state of all my concubines.”

He stepped closer and gently took your small hands into his larger ones.

“And you,” he said quietly, “are beautiful.”