The Story of Saiunkoku

1. There's a Different Side to Every Good Story

Kou Shurrei is busy working her many jobs when she is visited by an important...

2. The Frog in the Well Knows Not the Great Ocean

Shuurei after meeting King Shi Ryuuki, who pretending to be someone else, she...

3. The Hawk with Talent Hides Its Talons

After a month in the palace, Shuurei and King Shi Ryuuki continue being tutor...

4. Casting Pearls Before a Swine

Shuurei finds out that Ryuuki had been 'playing dumb' the entire time, at the...

5. A Genius Can't Be a Genius Without Effort

Things start to go missing of Shuurei's, it turns out that they were poisoned...

6. Lacking the Finishing Touch

Shuurei realizing that it is time to leave the palace, is suddenly kidnapped....

7. Those That Swim Well Drown Even the Strongest Swimmer Can Drown

After being rescued, Shuurei is still poisoned. The King must make a promise ...

8. Wanting to Borrow a Cat's Paws

Ryuuki works on a proposal that will make Shuurei's dream come true, and will...

9. A Journey of a Thousand Miles Starts with a Single Step

Back in the palace with a new mission, Shuurei not informed about Ryuuki's pr...

10. Fine Weather Comes to Those Who Wait

Ryuuki plans an evening visiting to Shuurei at her house, however a bandit at...

11. There Is No Cure for Lovesickness

A side story that took place after the aptitude test but before the results w...

12. Discretion Is the Better Part of Valour

Shuurei passed the aptitude test and can take the exam. Others who have come ...

13. From a Gourd Comes a Horse

Shuurei along with Ryuuki, Shuuei, Kouyuu, Seien and To Eigetsu are hold up i...

14. On a Rock for Three Years

Shuurei and Eigetsu pass the exams, and start their journeys as officials. Th...

15. Children Know Not Their Parents' Hearts

Shuurei and Eigetsu continue their hard work. Kouyuu reflects and ponders his...

16. There Are No Demons in This World

Shuurei and Eigetsu continue to be bullied while working to prove themselves ...

17. Poking a Bush Draws Out a Snake

Kou Reishin is under arrest because of the rumor that he used dishonest metho...

19. If You Love Your Child, Let Them Go on a Journey

Shuurei and Eigetsu as well as all of the other new officials are given their...

20. Flowers Blooming from Dead Wood

Seiran recalls the events that led to his exile 13 years ago and the family t...

21. The Wise Man Does Not Court Danger

As Shuurei prepares to leave for Sa province, she, Eigetsu and Ryuuren Ran he...

22. While There's Life, There's Hope

Shuurei, Eigetsu, Kourin, Ensei and Seiran leave for their journey to Sa Prov...

23. It's the Company That Makes Travel Unpleasant

While the rest are caught at the borderguard in Sairi, Shuurei has to make he...

24. Water on a Sleeping Ear

Ensei and Seiran were set free from their prison thanks to Kokujun, as Shuure...

25. An Accidental Resemblance

Shuurei muses over the new information she learned from Senya that the Kou pr...

26. The Raven of Darkness

The real identity of Lin Senya is revealed, and Shuurei is caught in his clut...

27. The Prettier the Flower, the Higher the Branch

After recooperating from her fatigue Shuurei struggles to discern her emotion...

28. The Fear Is Worse Than the Danger Itself

Shuurei and Eigetsu finally begin to learn that their positions will not come...

29. Many Years' Worth of Thoughts in a Single Day

Shuurei, Eigetsu, Seiran, Ensei, and Shou Sai head for Koren after hearing of...

30. Women Are Brave

Shuurei, Eigetsu, Seiran, Ensei, and Shou Sai break into Koren and head to Sh...

31. A Diamond in the Rough

Shuurei leaves the group's hideout to meet with Sakujun, becoming a guest at ...

32. A Woman's Word Is Her Bond

Shuurei searches the Sa stronghold for Kokujun and Eiki with some help from S...

33. Water Can't Be Returned to the Basin

It's the night of the selection ceremony for the new head of the Sa clan. Ens...

34. Poison Gets the Better of Poison

Shuurei and Shunki descend underground to find Kokujun, who claims the title ...

35. Meeting Is the Beginning of Parting

Seiran's game of death with Sakujun doesn't go as planned, but there are othe...

36. All Is Right in the World

Shuurei and Eigetsu finally meet the other assistant governor, Tei Yuushun. T...

37. Tears Fall Like Rain from Heaven

Shuurei has been working over time with no rest in order to keep her mind off...

38. There Is No Today After Today

Shuurei and Seiran return to Kou province for the palace celebration, and the...

39. Fate Is an Inscrutable and Interesting Thing

Shuurei and her company in the capital celebrate, but while this is going on ...