After Seducing the Powerful Minister, I Donned Men's Clothes and Ruled the Court

[Woman Disguised as a Man] [Everyone's Favorite] [Political Intrigue] [Comeback] [Strong Female Lead]

In the business world of Southern Chu, there is a man known as Third Master Shen.

At eighteen, he controls half the region's trade networks and the mighty grain transport industry. The prefect treats him with respect, while grain merchants tremble at his name.

No one knows that "he" is a woman.

In those cruel times in Southern Chu, women were no more than caged birds and bargaining chips in political marriages.

Shen Zhao smiles faintly. "What kind of rule is that? Men made the rules, so I'll tear them up and rewrite them!"

By day, she dresses as a man and wields power with ruthless authority, cutting off her rivals' escape routes with a laugh and manipulating the powerful as if they were in the palm of her hand.

By night, she becomes the timid and delicate "Shen family's cousin," making the grain transport commissioner lose his mind and willingly become her blade to clear the way.

Then, in the blink of an eye, she is once again the mysterious, lonely beauty atop the Jinghong Tower. One glance over her shoulder drives the iron-willed crown prince, traveling incognito through the south, completely mad with desire.

When faced with Third Master Shen, who can turn the world upside down with a flick of her hand, and the "cousin" behind her:

At first, the wary and distant powerful minister and crown prince say, "Third Master Shen is young and reckless. The Shen family's cousin is just a sheltered flower."

Later, the men lose control and break down: "Where is she? Search every corner of Southern Chu and find her for me!"

Finally, the heir to the throne, who holds all the power in the world, sees her remove her man's clothes and take off her crown. Red-eyed, he kneels at the hem of her skirt and begs:

"I'll give you the realm, and my life too. Won't you look at me, just once?"