The Brothel's Talented Lady: I Pass the Exams and Rise to Become Grand Tutor

Su Qingjue was once the most talented young woman in the capital. Then her family was destroyed, and she was forced into a life of degradation.

To clear her family’s name, she cut off her long hair, hid her feminine finery, and entered the imperial exams under the name Su Jue.

In her essays on the classics and statecraft, her modern sensibilities dazzled everyone. In the cut and thrust of court politics, her sharp mind saw through every scheme.

But Gu Yanxi, the most impartial censor in the realm, set his sights on her.

At first, Gu Yanxi sneered, “Lord Su is certainly handsome, but what a shame he’s just a pretty-faced dandy.”

Later, he cornered her by a wall in the Grand Secretariat, eyes bloodshot. “Su Jue, if you were a man, I’d gladly become your sworn lover. If you’re a woman, then this life of mine… is yours!”

When her true identity as a woman was revealed, the whole capital thought Su Qingjue was as good as dead. But Lord Gu, whose power reached across the court, carried her up the steps of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. “Whoever dares take my beloved’s life, I’ll take theirs!”