Hongyao's biggest regret in her life was that she could not take part in the imperial examination.
She was born into a famous Chi family, but her family fell into decline due to her father's dismissal from office. She lived in a dilapidated old house in Jin'an City, the capital of Chizhou. He wakes up at 9 o'clock every day, takes over as a substitute teacher at a private school in Dongshi City, and takes over jobs at an embroidery workshop in West City, barely supporting a family of five. She can write beautiful strategies for her students and can recite the full text of "Zhenguan Politicians" backwards, but she is not even qualified to enter the examination room - the eight-state national examination is only open to men.
Until the messenger sent by the prime minister knocked on her door and asked her to enter the palace as a noble concubine to assist the "faint king". It is rumored that the new king Zichen is obsessed with the harem and ignores the government affairs, and all the officials are alienated. However, when Hongyao met the Holy Emperor for the first time, he discovered that His Highness was not fatuous, but was being ignored by the powerful ministers of the dynasty and was unable to move. He could not even say "I understand" without looking at the Prime Minister's face. She sorted memorials and analyzed the current situation for Zichen in the imperial study room. She changed from a noble concubine to the emperor's teacher, and from the emperor's teacher to a reform ally. Zichen asked her: Do you want to take the imperial examination? She said: I want to. Zichen said: Then change the rules.
Since then, the first female Tanhua, the first female minister, and the first female prime minister were born in the eight states - and this is just the beginning. When the imperial power fell and the powerful ministers took over, Zichen placed a volume of abdication edict in front of her: "I leave this country to you, do you dare to take it?" Hong Yao looked into his eyes and said one word: "Dare."
——From the embroiderer to the imperial concubine, from Tanhua to the empress, what she says always counts.
