Summary
Lin Ziyin, a modern-day mechanical professor specially recruited by the university, possessed extraordinary potential in her field. Yet because of family circumstances, she could only treat research and teaching as secondary pursuits, devoting most of her time and energy to farming and the family food business. Even with her low-key nature, she couldn’t escape her sister’s fury—an enraged car crash abruptly ending her life and sending her back to ancient times.
By all accounts, her character was impeccable. So why did fate cast her into the desolate Northern Land? Known as a death zone, this barren frontier was where exiles were sent to spend their lives—and often die. Surprisingly, Lin Ziyin felt no resentment toward her new identity. Though she had lost her parents’ protection, she still had her siblings and grandfather to rely on. At home, her younger brother and nephew also depended on her. That depth of familial love was more than enough to offset the hardship of poverty.
And poverty itself didn’t frighten her. She had years of farming experience, and the vast stretches of uncultivated land in the Northern Territory felt as though they had been made for her. Hard labor wasn’t an issue either—she was skilled at designing all kinds of practical tools. Whether it was the emperor’s incompetence in neglecting aid to the border king or the frequent raids by the shameless Tatars, none of it fazed her. She always found a way forward. It was no surprise that the border king often boasted about how fortunate he was to have married such an extraordinary queen.