Born to Be a Wife's Slave

★ No romance. The female protagonist disguises herself as a man. Song Yuan'an is the fastest-rising official in Dayu. At seventeen, she was named the top candidate in the palace examinations. At twenty-one, she became a Censor-in-Chief. At twenty-two, she went as an envoy to Daliang and used her silver tongue to break the alliance between Liang and Wu. She was promoted to Secretariat Draftsman, and became Right Chancellor at just twenty-six. He had unparalleled talent and a beauty capable of captivating the world. Song Yuan'an was a woman with a man's appearance, and her looks were so exquisite that women often threw fruit at her carriage when she passed by. Even the furious emperor would soften his manner when he saw her. Everyone said the Right Chancellor was as handsome as a jade statue. It was just a pity that she already had an ugly wife at home! Rumor had it that her wife was hideous and narrow-minded, and often used her past kindness to berate Song Yuan'an. Yet Song Yuan'an respected and pitied her. Even when she went to court with bruises around her eyes, she would joke like an old acquaintance that the grape trellis had fallen on her. Her rivals attacked her as a "henpecked husband." ★ For the first fifteen years of her life, Xiao Hu disguised herself as a boy. She was the Crown Prince of Dayu, raised to inherit the throne. A conspiracy took the lives of her royal parents and left her wandering among the common folk, a nameless, identity-less ghost. At fifteen, Xiao Hu saved Song Yujin, who had lost her family. Bound by similar misfortunes, they embarked on the same path of revenge. From then on, Song Yujin took her brother Song Yuan'an's name and disguised herself as a graceful young gentleman. Xiao Hu taught her to read, and in doing so, raised a beautiful scholar who came first in both the provincial and metropolitan examinations. Xiao Hu guided her in the ways of serving as an official, speaking as an emperor. The first thing she taught her was that to become a high-ranking official, one needed a harmless flaw that everyone knew about. For example, being afraid of one's wife. ★ The Right Chancellor Song Yuan'an in court: commanding, decisive, and purging enemies of the state for the good of the country and its people. The Right Chancellor Song Yuan'an at home: "Elder Sister, I'm so tired. I don't feel like going to court today!" Theme: When sisters work together, their strength can break gold!