Disguised as a Man, I Became the Grand Tutor, and the Wolf Cub Went Mad After Seizing Power

Yan Qingci disguised herself as a man and served as tutor to the young emperor for three years, personally training the violent little wolf cub into a cold-blooded regent who commanded the world with fear.

On the eve of his enthronement, knowing her achievements had made her a threat to the throne, Yan Qingci set the Star-Picking Tower ablaze, took a million taels from the private treasury, faked her death, and fled to Jiangnan to open an academy.

With the sky above and the world at her feet, she kept male companions, savored pre-rain tea, and lived carefree for three whole years.

Until one day, as torrential rain poured down, armored cavalry trampled the academy's gates to splinters.

The new emperor, whose power now dominated the court, stood alone beneath the covered walkway in a bloodstained dragon robe. In his hand, he weighed the sandalwood ruler she had once used to smack his palms, along with half of a phoenix seal with a corner missing.

"Tutor, you once taught me to 'leave room for others in all things,'" the new emperor said, dropping to one knee and fastening the phoenix seal tightly to the golden lock around her ankle, his eyes bloodshot. "Then why did you never teach me how not to go mad without you?"