Royal Betrothal

A decade after being rescued from the brink of death, Meng Tinghui rises from a nameless survivor to become the Daping Dynasty's first female scholar admitted to the prestigious Hanlin Academy. Renowned for her razor wit and calculating mind, she has spent years navigating the perilous currents of the imperial court. To her peers, she is a ruthless official; to herself, she harbors a quiet devotion to the man who saved her—the Emperor Ying Gua. Tinghui vows to help Ying Gua ascend to the greatest ruler in history, whatever the cost. Yet amid the internecine power struggles and political intrigue, she remains oblivious to a single truth that could alter everything: the Emperor's heart has belonged to her all along.