Girl Emperor of Daqi

Xiao Changle, princess of Daqi, is raised carefully by the transmigrated Empress Xie Wanning. Her life shatters when the emperor brings back Su Wan, a woman from the enemy state, and decides to dethrone the empress. Heartbroken, Xie Wanning travels back to the modern world, leaving the court in chaos. While investigating, Xiao Changle activates a pendant and travels to the present to find her mother. She learns modern governance ideas before returning to Daqi. She outwits Su Wan and Pei Yanzhi’s scheme to restore their old kingdom, ascends the throne as empress, and launches the imperial exam for women, carrying on her mother’s ideals.