The Grand Princess

Qi Mingyue, the first princess of Great Qi. Her father was the founding emperor, and her mother was a noblewoman from a great family. With the most exalted status, she could have enjoyed a princess's stipend and married the finest man. But when the nation was in danger and the court advocated peace, she donned armor and went to war. As a woman, she saved her country from peril and reclaimed its lost lands. The great families attacked her, and corrupt scholars denounced her, but she was Great Qi's hero. Song Siy an, the top scorer in the imperial exams during the ninth year of Emperor Wu's reign. Born into poverty, he was nevertheless a once-in-a-generation talent. He pushed through sweeping reforms and took on a crowd of scholars all by himself. One defended the nation from outside threats, the other brought order at home. Though they had never met, they had long admired each other from afar. Theme: Women are just as capable as men.