[An independent, clear-headed woman who tops the examinations + an ominous, scheming prince]
Political intrigue + two formidable leads + turning the tables + secret love + sweet romance
“When the Great Yao dynasty announces the results of the civil service examinations, Song Yuetang claims the top scholar title as a woman. In the Golden Hall, she silences the old ministers who mocked her as ‘useless because she’s a woman’ with a single retort: ‘The examinations test your knowledge of the classics, not the length of your beard.’
The officials across the court wait to see her make a fool of herself. Little do they know that Seventh Lord Xiao Jinhan, called ‘an ill omen’ and living outside the capital, has already taken her under his protection.
At a palace banquet, a nobleman smashes her jade pendant, the token of her top scholar title. A figure in black robes appears like a ghost, his pale eyes edged with ice. ‘Do you want to lose that hand?’
She is a woman scholar who can shape the court with her words. He is a mad prince who dares to stain the palace with his sword.
They join forces for mutual gain, but he insists on breaking the curse of being ‘ill-omened’ and cutting down corrupt officials for her.
She had planned to make her way through talent alone, but in the end, his words set her eyes ablaze: ‘Only I may protect the woman who belongs to me.’
Later, everyone marvels: Seventh Lord isn’t protecting some top scholar, he’s protecting the treasured darling of his heart!
[Two formidable leads flirting while plotting at court|Woman top scholar × unhinged Seventh Lord|From school uniforms to... no, from the Golden Hall to standing side by side]
