After My Entire Clan Was Executed, I Disguised Myself as a Man and Rose to Power

[A woman disguised as a man + court intrigue + powerful allies + a strong female lead + mystery and investigation + no saintly heroine]

From the start, her entire family is condemned to death. Zhao Xihe, daughter of the Minister of Justice, fakes her death to escape.

When she returns to the capital, she is Gu Qinghe, a cool and aloof new jinshi who rises swiftly to become Vice Minister of Justice.

Others become officials to get rich. She becomes one to overturn wrongful verdicts!

Well-versed in the Great Jing Code and Commentary and armed with the Orthodox Meaning of the Five Classics, she cites the classics to lambaste officials at court and unravels bizarre cases at the Court of Judicial Review.

The new Minister of Justice sees her as a pillar of the Jing dynasty. The Crown Prince is infatuated with her. Even the cold-faced General Xie Yanji, freshly defeated on the frontier and under surveillance throughout the city, has fixed his attention on her.

At first, Xie Yanji holds a sword to her throat. “A Crown Prince's lackey deserves to die!”

Gu Qinghe sneers. “A defeated general thinks he can tell me what to do?”

Later, the two join forces to expose a shocking corruption scandal involving the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War, and turn their swords toward the Son of Heaven himself.

One day, the new Minister of Justice laments, “Lord Gu, I know you are exceptionally talented, but you must not engage in that sort of relationship with the Crown Prince!”

Before Gu Qinghe can speak, General Xie, famed throughout the land, kicks open the door and shields her behind him. “My lord, you've misunderstood. She's carrying my child.”

The court officials: “???”