After Our Divorce, I Became a Palace Official

After Mu Suhe fell into the water and divorced her husband, Qi Huaiyi rescued her, treated her illness, and gave her a place to stay. She felt terribly embarrassed, so she suggested paying him back.

“Then I’ll just give you money. That would make me feel better about it.”

“Do you have any money?”

“…No.”

“Exactly. You don’t have any, so how are you going to pay me?”

“I can find work.”

“What kind of work?”

Mu Suhe was stumped. Right, what kind of work?

She thought and thought, but couldn’t think of a single job she could do.

“Since you want to find a job, I actually have one for you. Would you be interested?”

Mu Suhe narrowed her eyes and scrutinized him. “What kind of job?”

“Become an official.”

“I’m a woman. How can I become an official?”

Qi Huaiyi smiled. “Our dynasty has a position for a female official who assists the empress in managing the imperial harem. I can ask the crown prince to appoint you. It shouldn’t be a problem.”

“Then I’ll think about it.”

After the New Year that year, the new emperor ascended the throne, and Mu Suhe successfully entered the palace as a female official. From then on, she spent her workdays outwitting people in the palace and her evenings slacking off at the Qi residence.