Imperial Exams in a Matriarchal World: Forced to Take a Husband

Shen Qingci was gentle as jade, upright, and fastidious, unwilling to let even a trace of worldly grime touch her. She came to stay with her maternal uncle’s family in the capital so she could sit the imperial examinations. All she wanted was to focus on her studies and earn a place in government, but an unexpected incident shattered the peace. That day by the river, Xiao Jingrong, the marquis’s eldest legitimate son, accidentally fell into the water. With his life hanging in the balance, she was the only one who reached out to save him.