Saiunkoku Monogatari 3 (Kadokawa Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Thanks to the efforts of King Liu Hui, for the first time in history, women were allowed to participate in the National Examination. The girl, Shurei, who passed the narrow gate with an excellent score of "Tobana (third place)," finally fulfills her longtime dream and walks the path of becoming an official. However, in a thoroughly male-dominated workplace, the hardships that befall the only new female official are extraordinary... Undaunted by the bullying and unfair treatment she receives, Shurei's battle begins as she fights off the repeated advances of the king... This is the third installment of the "Hope Blossoms" series.

劉輝王の尽力により、有史以来初めての女人参加が認められた国試。その狭き門を「探花(第三位)」という優秀な成績で通過した少女・秀麗は、長年の夢を叶え、ついに官吏の道を歩むこととなる。だが徹底した男性優位の職場で、たったひとりの新人女性官吏に降りかかる苦難は尋常でなく…。隠湿ないじめや不当な扱いにも屈せず、ついでに国王の度重なる求愛すら撥ねのけて、秀麗の戦いが始まる-。希望の花咲くシリーズ第3弾。