At first read it seems like your cliché imperial Harlem trope, but the author does really well and adds concepts that are not expected due to gender stereotypes and breaking norms while also empowering the LGBTQ community, in addition the character is also flawed so they're not mary sue but human and many things are beyond their control and in addition there's not many plot holes and this story is very educational as it's very historically accurate and you can learn historical terminology and Chinese words and culture.
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