The greats have said to make people believe the unbelievable they must be their own strongest believer. That phrase was passed down from the first master illusionist. A man said to have been such a powerful mage that even his illusions became reality. His legend was the beginning of the age of illusions, his name was Fai RuLan.

Born and raised on the streets, Fai RuLan fancies illusions and deception of the eyes. But let’s face it, what kind of stable occupation can a master of illusions have?
A sudden edict from the imperial palace sets an elaborate plan in motion. The newly crowned emperor offers the position of imperial wife, a position of respect and power, to anyone who can win him over in the three nights of his birthday celebration. The qualifications strict:
1) Must make a good mother
2) Must be liked by his niece
3) Must be generous and sincere in affections

With no family aside from his brother in arms, he decides to take on the greatest illusory heist in the empire where failure could cost him his life.

“Yuen XianYu, lets seduce the emperor!”

His younger brothers jaw dropped at his sudden declaration.

“But big brother…you are a man, right?” Yuen XianYu eyed him up and down making sure he hadn’t been deceived.

“Of course, but nowhere does it say it has to be a woman. Anyway, we’ll have long left before he catches on.”

---Later--
ML: "Now dear wife, where do you think you're going without telling your husband?"

*Fai RuLan sweating nervously* "No...no where, I swear."

*As a side note: Since this is a story I am writing as I go there may be changes to previous chapters// As well as name changes since I am not the best at names, forgive me if I have misused the names in anyway and please inform me.
I am still fleshing out all of the characters, so updates do not have a set schedule
Disclaimer: The characters in this story have no relation to real life people or events
Also credit for the cover image: Photo by Denis Oliveira on Unsplash