Growing in the Mud

Read with caution! The female lead is not a virgin, while the male lead is; she's strong and he's weak. 1v1, danger at every turn, living by the sword's edge, and scheming against one another.

A frail female strategist × a pure-hearted young nobleman. [Not a conventional romance] An unconventional palace-intrigue story.

Women face endless criticism in this world, especially those born to poor families with no power or influence. Yet one woman dares to save all the women in the world from their desperate circumstances. This is her only hope, and theirs.

A flower grown in the mud of a bitterly cold land is naturally far wilder and more defiant than a delicate bloom raised to be obedient.

Cunning nobles and princes scheme endlessly, hoping to strip even more people of their freedom. They oppress and enslave the weak, seeking to ride on the backs of the common people as they drink and revel. This world runs on the strong preying on the weak. Only when the victims rise up together can they overthrow the tyrants who run rampant.

He is willing to defy everyone for her, even to wield a knife and castrate himself for her. He is a model for all men in the world.

Together, they struggle through the mud, and in the end, they will surely bloom into beautiful flowers.