Seven Years After Becoming Regent

What's the most painful thing in life? Getting up early to attend court. Kou Honghong only wants to be a spendthrift princess, but her brothers are so useless that she's forced to roll up her sleeves and take charge herself. The only real perk of ruling from the throne is probably being able to abduct handsome men... In the seventh year of her regency, the princess still doesn't want to govern, but she isn't willing to give up power either. Reading guide: An understated story about the everyday life of a regent princess Half politics, half romance. This is a completely fictional setting, so please don't scrutinize it for historical accuracy. Coming soon: How a Celebrity Scholar Is Made The second young master of the Shen family is an obscure child prodigy. He knew a thousand characters at three, recited poetry at five, had mastered the Four Books and Five Classics at seven, became a licentiate at ten, and earned the rank of provincial graduate at thirteen. At sixteen, just as he was preparing for the metropolitan exam, his father suddenly died, and he had to observe three years of mourning. Before his death, Master Shen was most worried about his second son. He left instructions for his second wife: the family must not be divided until the boy passed the imperial examinations. But once the mourning period ended, the second young master jumped into a river and ran away while on his way to the metropolitan exam! Second Young Master Shen: To become a celebrity scholar, naturally, you have to take the road less traveled. Theme: