At just 25, Ren Sangyu has spent three years taking the civil service exam, only to fail by a mere 0.01 points!
You think she took the exam to secure a government job.
No!
It's mainly because she has a heart for standing up to the strong and helping the weak!
Her ideals remain out of reach, so anguish wells up inside her. She is miserable, dejected, and frustrated...
So frustrated she dies?
What a damn life, driving her to grief. She wishes she could smack Heaven right across the face!
What she never expected was that even after dying, she would have to take another civil service exam in the Underworld to earn a chance to be reborn!
This time, she vows to pass and be reborn in a matriarchal world, where she will improve people's lives!
With men, she'll enjoy their bodies but never give them her heart! With the people, she'll never go through the motions: she'll give them her whole heart!
She intends to enjoy handsome men and seize power, too.
But she starts from the worst possible position, with wolves and tigers ahead and a sly bystander waiting to swoop in from behind.
Watch as she gradually roots out corrupt officials, fights ruthless predators, recruits the worthy, combats corruption, enacts reforms, and protects the people...
With all her heart, she'll devote herself to her cause, unite women's strength, and become a wise ruler for the ages!
If this world is crawling with parasites, then she'll be the one to clear them out.
If gods stand in her way, she'll kill the gods. If Buddhas stand in her way, she'll kill the Buddhas!
P.S.:
1. The main plot focuses on her career and improving people's lives.
(The romance is not a major focus.)
2. This is an ensemble story centered on the female lead. The female characters support one another and build a prosperous, well-governed age.
3. The men mostly appear as romantic interests.
Almost no men make notable achievements or hold power at court. The male characters are therefore generally weaker, and the romances mostly feature women on top and men on the bottom.
4. This is a matriarchal world in an alternate history.
Some official titles, palaces, and historical details are a mishmash of typical elements from various Chinese dynasties, so don't expect them to withstand close scrutiny.
