Mu Linghua, a direct descendant of a noble family, did not want to be trapped in the internal strife in the back house, so she concealed her identity and participated in the imperial examination under a pseudonym. Along the way, she used careful reasoning to uncover the fraud case in the examination room, and slapped a group of court officials who despised women. She also joined forces with Wei Zheng, a military general who had returned from guard, to uncover the rebellious forces that were stirring up the court, and finally found his own smooth path forward in the vortex of ancient machinations.
