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Gu Zhao, a poor scholar, and Su Wan, the daughter of the Minister of Rites, are childhood sweethearts. To make Gu Zhao worthy of his daughter, Su's father secretly arranged a 'backdoor' for him to pass the scholar exam. However, Gu Zhao had been studying hard in secret for ten years—he rejected the 'arrangement' and won the top scholar title with a perfect policy essay that hid his deep love for Su Wan. When Su's father awkwardly took out the 'backdoor' letter, Gu Zhao smiled and handed over the emperor's edict: 'Father-in-law, this is my betrothal gift for Wanwan.' To everyone's surprise, the emperor had long noticed his talent and appointed him as 'Lord of Dingguo'—this 'counterattack' was his ten-year plan to 'stand side by side with Su Wan at the top of the country'.
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