The Woman Top Scholar Who Fled an Arranged Marriage and Became a Marquis

On the day I disguised myself as a man and placed first in the imperial examinations, the emperor granted me a marriage in front of all the civil and military officials. When the bridal sedan arrived, I threw off my veil, climbed over the wall to escape the wedding, and headed straight for the frontier garrison. Three years later, after earning a marquis’s title through military merit, I returned to court in triumph. And there he was, sitting on the dragon throne. With a faint smile, he rubbed his thumb over his ring. “My dear subject, where do you plan to run this time?”