The Young Master Is Actually a Spy

A seal burned cold against Wanzhi's palm as she hid it under her travel chest. By daylight, she had to smile as the Wei household's young master and report every court secret to the people working against her family. Her body could not use power the normal way. Years ago, a notebook from her family ring taught her a lonely method built from scents, brush marks, and memory. It made her useful, but it also kept her apart from everyone her age. Lanyue, the palace record keeper, sees through Wanzhi's careful act. Together they turn court poems and perfume rituals into private messages. Then Wanzhi's exam grade is changed in public, and old objects from her ring begin to prove that her family lie...