The Mistake of the Mandarin Ducks

Plot Synopsis

Song Lingyuan was forcibly betrothed to the new emperor when she reached the age of fifteen. However, she had lofty aspirations and thus escaped on the eve of the wedding. Coincidentally, the young emperor also fled outside. Zhuge Academy was a place where extraordinary people and strange scholars gathered. Song Lingyuan disguised herself as a man named Song Shisan and competed with Jing Yuan for the last spot in the academy. However, it was snatched away by Murong Bin by relying on his power. The two had no choice but to become auditors. During the period of working part-time to support their studies, the two gradually developed feelings for each other but didn't know each other's identities. After experiencing the assassination attempts by their younger cousins and the betrayal of their masters respectively, when they were about to confess, Song Shisan's family came to look for her.