Was there a plot in an ancient novel where the male lead was a high official and the female lead was a newly promoted scholar?

I tried hard to think, but to no avail. I only vaguely remembered the following clues:
1. The male protagonist was already a high-ranking official, and the female protagonist was one of the many female scholars of that year. At first, the male protagonist did not put her in his eyes, but assigned the important task to the female scholar who was awarded the first place. However, that person was too straightforward and did not know how to be flexible. The male lead did not like her, and the female lead's tactful way of doing things made him admire her.

2. The male protagonist felt that the female protagonist was a material that could be molded, so many things were handed over to the female protagonist to do. The two of them got along a little like a master and disciple in the officialdom. As they got along, the male protagonist silently praised the female protagonist's smooth way of doing things. Later, he found out that the female protagonist had lived a hard life since childhood and knew that reading people's eyes was a compulsory course for survival. Hence, he felt even more pity for her.

3. As a result, the master began to have ideas about his disciple... I forgot everything else, but I remember that this book was very interesting.

4. Finally, the key clue is that the title of the book seems to be eight words in the format of XXXX,XXXX. I hope I didn't remember wrongly... (I'm not sure about that)

Answer 1

😋I recommend "The Marquis of the Thief" to you. This book is a historical fiction novel. It tells the story of a young scholar who eventually became a thief. I believe that you will enjoy immersing yourself in ancient storylines. I hope you like this fairy's recommendation. Muah ~😗