A Prisoner Son-in-Law, in Hell from the Start!
The moment Gu Yan opens his eyes, he has gone from a poor scholar to a condemned prisoner awaiting execution, and become the Su family's son-in-law, someone everyone in the wealthy household can bully.
Caught between court intrigue, family schemes, and powerful enemies on all sides, his starting position is worse than that of an ant!
Yet an unyielding wildfire blazes in his eyes. With the ability to see through people and wisdom from another world, he searches for a way to survive even in this desperate situation!
Even a commoner can move the pieces; even a poor scholar can take charge of his own fate!
From clearing his name with a clever defense in court, to making his name in the imperial examinations and shaking the throne room; from stirring up trouble as a low-ranking clerk, to wielding power as a rising star at court!
He outwits treacherous ministers, foils enemy nations' conspiracies, and single-handedly saves the empire from disaster!
His wife, Qingyue, is gentle and warm, his safest haven in a chaotic age.
The Princess of Mingyue is peerlessly graceful, and feelings quietly blossom amid a political marriage.
The swordswoman Hongling follows the point of her blade, caught between the tangled love and hatred of the martial world.
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As his power grows, even the emperor watches him closely. The young ruler comes of age, and before the throne, the new emperor bows respectfully: “Imperial Tutor, please teach me!”
He clawed his way up from the mud and was forged in blood and fire!
A poor scholar moves the pieces and commands the world, becoming the peerless Imperial Tutor from a humble family...
