[Girl Disguised as a Boy]
The Wang clan of Lingnan is a great family, its status passed down through the generations, its halls ringing with music and filled with riches.
Every son of the clan is a paragon, devoted to bringing peace to the realm and harboring grand ambitions.
The only blemish is that the legitimate branch has few heirs.
The concubine-born branch, by contrast, has descendants aplenty, each excelling in both scholarship and martial arts and bringing honor to the family.
The principal wife of the first branch gave birth to three daughters in a row.
When the fourth child was born, she conspired with her trusted maids to register the fourth daughter as a legitimate son.
Wang Chenyue became the eldest legitimate son.
She could study and learn to write, enter government service, and avoid being confined to the inner quarters to serve a husband and raise children.
To uphold justice throughout the realm and govern with integrity.
To use the sharpness of her pen to write down the voices of the people, buried in the stinking soil beneath these magnificent mountains and rivers.
That was what she wanted.
Though she was a woman, once she entered public service, she would speak up for the people and follow her heart.
What a man could do,
she could do as well.
Theme: Blooming into the most beautiful flower in the face of adversity
