short series

I Was a County Magistrate for Three Years and Shocked the Empress

share time: 2026-03-01 00:37:50

Chu Xuan, a poor scholar framed by powerful nobles, was demoted to a border county magistrate. For three years, he devoted himself to building water conservancy, establishing academies, and solving mysteries, turning a barren land into the “No.1 County Under Heaven”. Unexpectedly, Empress Shen Zhaoyue, on a private visit, came to him—she was the little girl Chu Xuan risked his life to save in the war! When Shen Zhaoyue saw the boy who once protected her grow into a capable official, her ten-year-hidden feelings could no longer be contained; and when Chu Xuan learned that the “lodging commoner” was the high empress, he was shocked yet overjoyed—his three years of effort were not just for the people, but to stand by her side one day. As imperial power collides with deep love, a sweet and thrilling drama of “a magistrate’s counterattack to win the empress’s heart” begins!

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