After Fleeing an Arranged Marriage, I Disguised Myself as a Man and Became a Minister of the Court of Justice

The Su family lives by the Yellow River and has made its living retrieving corpses for generations. To the rest of the world, they are despised, ill-omened commoners.

Su Xiaoyu, the Su family's sole heir, is an excellent swimmer. But when she is sixteen, the county magistrate forces her into a marriage.

To avoid marrying an old widower, Su Xiaoyu cuts her hair, disguises herself as a man, and goes to take the imperial examinations.

While others read the sages' books and talk about benevolence and morality, all Su Xiaoyu sees in those books are lives hanging in the balance.

Every word of her policy essays drips with blood, and every sentence solves a case.

The examiners exclaim, "This essay brims with a killing intent, yet holds a heart full of compassion. She must be the Star of Literature descended to earth!"

After entering government service, her colleagues look down on her as a country bumpkin. But with the bone-examination skills she learned retrieving corpses, she solves countless cold cases and rises swiftly through the ranks.

Years later, Su, the Chief Councillor of the realm, stands by the Jinshui Bridge, coldly eyeing the assembled court officials.

"I have retrieved wronged souls from the bottom of the river, and I have dragged corrupt parasites out of the court. If you dare take another bribe, I will personally send you to meet the River God!"