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After the Empress Was Forced into Seclusion, I Rule in Her Stead

share time: 2026-01-12 06:04:33

Luo Zhao, the female emperor of Da Jing, was ambushed while practicing an ancient divine art and forced into three-year seclusion. To prevent court chaos, she entrusted the task of “ruling the kingdom” to Shen Ci, her shadow guard leader who had followed her for ten years and never set foot in the court. Shen Ci, a cold-hearted assassin who hated politics, couldn’t refuse Luo Zhao’s trust—“I only believe in you”—so he put on a human-skin mask and pretending to be the empress. But the court is full of dangers: power-hungry officials want his throne, concubines suspect his identity, and enemy states invade. Worst of all, Su Wan, Luo Zhao’s maid, discovers his secret as a man and blackmails him to investigate her family’s murder. As Shen Ci deals with troubles, he realizes Luo Zhao’s seclusion is a conspiracy—the mastermind is in the court, and it’s linked to the massacre of his family ten years ago...

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