Jiang Yue was the first son and fifth daughter of the State of Hui, raised as a boy from childhood.
At ten, Young Master Yue was named crown prince.
At eighteen, the true son was born and named Qi. That same year, Crown Prince Yue was deposed, and Young Master Qi was named crown prince.
Jiang Yue thought she could retire early and set off to travel the magnificent land. But a month later, the ruler suddenly died, leaving the young Crown Prince Qi behind. Jiang Yue was forced to take the throne, becoming the first regent ruler in the history of Great Zhou.
To clear the way for her younger brother, she killed the treacherous ministers in the country, but one of their sons got away. The fugitive vowed to kill her with his own hands.
She used cunning tactics to seize land from a small neighboring state, earning its hatred. It called on a great power for support and attacked her. Against all odds, Hui won, humiliating the ruler of the great power.
When the country ran short of silver, she set her sights on a crooked merchant in the city and extorted him every few days. When grain ran low, she personally forced him to release his stores to relieve the famine. The merchant must have hated her guts.
Just as she thought she was about to embark on a career of conquest,
At twenty-three, Earl Bo Yue of Hui was assassinated. The people mourned the untimely death of this great ruler, posthumously honored as Duke Dao.
At the funeral, a taciturn strategist discovered that the body was a fake.
The real Jiang Yue had iron chains wrapped around her legs and was locked away in a lightless dungeon. A man wearing a gold mask called her "Young Lady." She had two things on her mind: when would her gender be discovered, and with so many enemies, who exactly was trying to kill her?
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