short series

The Top Scholar's Quest to Clear His Mother's Name

share time: 2025-12-22 06:05:38

On the day Lu Zhaoyi, the newly crowned top scholar, celebrates his achievement, he receives the devastating news of his mother's wrongful death in prison. A decade ago, his mother was framed for 'colluding with enemies' and executed along with most of the family—all because she refused to help the powerful Duke of Zhen seize farmland. Now returning home in his red official robes to reopen the case, Lu finds all evidence destroyed, and the mastermind is none other than the Duke himself. Enduring accusations of being an 'unfilial son' for challenging the past, he tracks down survivors: a threatened old coroner, a hidden maid who witnessed the crime... When key evidence points to the Duke's son—his close friend from the imperial exam—Lu risks his career and life to clear his mother's name. Can this underdog's fight against power and corruption finally bring justice?

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