For the past ten years, the emperor of the Great Xia Kingdom had been bedridden with a chronic illness, and no civil service examinations had been held to select and employ talent.
To silence the public outcry, the frail emperor held the imperial examinations himself and, for the first time ever, accepted a female official.
That official was me, the woman everyone said was incredibly lucky.
And I really did feel incredibly lucky, because the frail emperor seated on the throne was Xia Chenyi, my first love.
All those late nights studying had paid off. I had only hoped to make a name for myself in the palace examinations.
But I can't do any of the things a woman is supposed to know how to do.
And I don't do any of the things a subject is supposed to do.
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This is too short! Not enough!
The partition walls have ears, so what's the use of blowing out candles?
I feel like this type of writing would definitely look good in a long form.
I also have a Chen
Hahaha, I like short stories like this o(∩_∩)o
Just know that the emperor is not a good person
Wow, the short story is too short. . . . . Is that Hu Ba Ba a female? ?
Hahaha. Secret room! Then the emperor must be pretending to be weak.
It feels a bit like a female diaosi! I also love drinking!
Is the female minister so useful? ? Real power? ?