The Forbidden Ink Inheritance

I wake with my fingers stained by ink and my name already borrowed by someone else. Li Yansheng has a scholar’s body, a sharp tongue, and a court that expects him to read the world better than anyone else. The problem is simple and cruel. Every history I knew is wrong, because the realm changed three generations ago and left me with dead maps and false answers. I keep moving anyway. I solve little gaps in the records, repair broken seals, and earn trust where I should be making enemies. That same pride helps me survive and keeps costing me things I cannot replace. My father will not meet my eyes. The woman I keep circling is promised to someone else. A ribbon on my desk becomes the one thing...