She Disguised Herself as a Man and Joined the Court, Now Everyone Bows and Calls Her Lord

[Disguised as a man, the daughter of a disgraced minister rises to become the top scholar]+ [Court intrigue and strategy, carefully bringing down a treacherous chancellor]+ [I was born a woman, but I intend to become the most powerful female chief minister in the land]

When Shen Zheng was eight, her entire family was executed. She crawled out through a tunnel beneath the execution ground and spent ten years honing her skills, all to earn the title of top scholar.

Disguised as a man, she goes by Shen Zheng. By day, she is the Imperial Censorate's youngest incorruptible judge. By night, she is the hidden master of Dark Fragrance Pavilion, the capital's intelligence network.

Her enemy, the chancellor, stands in court, yet he fails to recognize her.

She wants more than an emperor's favor. She wants to turn the whole board upside down. From a low-ranking clerk to the most powerful figure at court, she will make everyone who harmed her bow and submit. More than that, she will show the women of the realm that this empire has never belonged to men alone.

“They say women shouldn't have names. My name is Shen Zheng. In these turbulent times, I dare to be the first.”