Summary
Chapter 0 My older brother and I both served as officials at court. I climbed the ranks all the way to Left Chancellor, while my brother was demoted again and again until he was exiled to the desolate, barely inhabited province of Lingzhou. Then, for the seventh time, he sent me a letter: “Little Sister, I’m begging you. Bail me out.” My eyelid twitched. The next day, when I attended court, I was so distracted I could hardly keep my composure. The emperor accepted my memorial, his eyes curved with a smile. “My dear minister, is something troubling you?”