Cao Mupan, the Third Young Lady of the Prime Minister's residence, is the Great Wei Dynasty's number one troublemaker.
Skilled in martial arts, horseback riding, bandit hunting, and climbing walls, she tamed a wild horse at ten and wiped out mountain bandits at fifteen. No one in the capital dares marry her.
Zhou Sheng, Commander of the Imperial Guard, is the emperor's sharpest blade.
Cold-faced, iron-fisted, and impartial in his duties, he inspires both fear and admiration among the capital's noble ladies.
And yet, these two...
Well...
They got together!!
From then on, Zhou Sheng's life went like this:
Daily life, day one:
Cao Mupan charges through the palace gates with a red-tasseled spear in hand. Zhou Sheng chases after her, shouting, "My lady, he's on our side!!"
Daily life, day two:
The emperor "rises from the dead" for the Nth time and attends court. The ministers are numb to it: "Your Majesty, how many days have you been dead this time?"
Cao Mupan takes it seriously and is about to mobilize troops to rescue the emperor on the spot.
Zhou Sheng grabs her. "My lady, calm down. His Majesty is faking it."
Daily life, day three:
Cao Mupan sneaks into the enemy camp at night and carries back a "prisoner," tossing him to the ground. "Interrogate him!"
Zhou Sheng looks down and sees that it's his own informant.
"...My lady, he's one of ours."
Daily life, day four:
Cao Mupan is heading out of the city to suppress bandits. Zhou Sheng silently hands her his insignia. "Take me with you."
"You're the Commander of the Imperial Guard. You're coming bandit hunting with me?"
"If I don't go with you, I'll be the one you stab next time."
Empress Dowager Zhao wants to seize power, the Thirteenth Prince wants to rebel, and the Turks want to invade south.
The entire court is in a panic, but this married couple is the only exception:
One is killing the enemy, while the other handles the aftermath.
The emperor hides in Penglai Palace, gnawing on a duck neck, and says to Consort Shu:
"The best thing I ever did was marry your third younger sister to Zhou Sheng."
Consort Shu smiles. "You're right, Your Majesty. The best thing I ever did was not stop you."
Daily life in a court where everyone is afraid of my wife!
