The General Is Both Beautiful and Dashing, and the Powerful Minister Kneels at Her Feet

[A woman disguised as a male general vs. an obsessive powerful official] Everyone says Ge Ningyu, the adopted son of the general’s household, is a dog who eagerly cleans up their messes. Little do they know she is the legitimate daughter of the Ge family, disguised as a man. One day, the emperor summons her back to the capital. There, she finds her father dead and a grand feast that is really a trap. The court is full of treacherous currents and secret schemes; one careless move could cost her life. She is cautious, then more cautious still, but can’t stop a lowborn man at her side from stirring up trouble. She can’t stand Wen Jingyuan, who loves reporting on her. He’s always fiddling with wooden figurines and tripping her up at every turn. At first, Wen Jingyuan watched Ge Ningyu bound hand and foot to a torture rack, a carving knife in his hand. “The general is so beautiful. What wonderful material for a doll.” Later, Wen Jingyuan held her close and toyed with her lips. “Sister, none of what I said before counts. If you like, would you let me be your doll?” Only in the end did Ge Ningyu learn that the smiling tiger, once so ruthless, had gambled everything on her twice: once with his heart, and once with his life. Reader advisories: 1. The heroine has transmigrated, but has no overpowered golden finger; the romance develops later. 2. The author is terrible at naming characters. 3. This is a fictional version of the Western Han dynasty; please don’t scrutinize the historical details.