Wind and Moon Minister (Female-Dominated World)

[Ambitious, calculating transmigrated female lead + outwardly tough but softhearted male lead]

Grand Tutor Xie Changning held power over the entire court and hated two things above all else: people coveting her authority, and people trying to tarnish her good name.

Her newlywed husband, however, had managed to do both.

Everyone in the capital knew that Grand Tutor Xie couldn't stand her new husband.

People sighed: No matter how handsome the young Master Shen was, he would never win the Grand Tutor's favor.

But no one knew that, late at night, Xie Changning was utterly enthralled by him.

She heard the young man ask her through restrained sobs, "D-Do you think I'm clumsy?"

His voice was soft and hoarse, like silk soaked in water, ready to tear with the slightest touch.

Xie Changning stopped, her eyes narrowing slightly.

Clumsy?

That waist was so supple. Who started that rumor?

Later, at court, the Grand Tutor maneuvered at every turn to protect the Crown Prince, wielding power as a minister.

But as soon as court was over, she rushed home, afraid that her husband, who was scared of the dark, would be waiting for her with a lamp in hand.

The court officials all sighed: How could someone like the Grand Tutor lose her heart to a man?

Xie Changning only smiled and said nothing.

She had led him into her trap, step by step.

But so what?

She would have the power she wanted, and she would have him, too.

PS:

1. The female lead has transmigrated. She's eccentric, and power comes before everything else.

2. The clothing and official ranks are mostly based on the Western Han and early Ming periods. In this setting, the Grand Tutor is one of the highest-ranking nobles, outranking the Chancellor. A marriage at this level is purely a political alliance.

3. She transmigrated as a child. She personally chose the general's son as her husband and used a few tricks to marry him. The reason will be explained in the story.

4. The male lead fell in love with her at first sight, but thinks she doesn't like him.

Theme: Cherish and nurture a beautiful life.