The young marquis He Ming has been getting into trouble ever since he was a child. As both his friend and his companion, Xiao Shuyu has spent his whole life apologizing, paying compensation, and getting He Ming out of trouble. That life came to an end only when the Empress Dowager Xiao Qin, grieving for the two Xiao family's legitimate sons who had died on the battlefield, brought Xiao Shuyu into the palace to look after him.
When Xiao Shuyu was twenty-three, he earned military merit on the battlefield and was exceptionally promoted by the Empress Dowager to the post of Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. After that, he returned to his childhood role of cleaning up after He Ming.
But now, every mess He Ming got into involved a case: the Deer Park Case, the Fright Garden Case, the Corpse Buried in a Dry Well Case, and countless others. As Xiao Shuyu solved them, he not only had to stop his colleague and subordinate Pei Xian from arresting He Ming, but also guard against being assassinated.
“I really don't want to live like this anymore!” Xiao Shuyu sighed.
No romance. Sweet moments and heartbreak early on. Pseudo-ancient setting. Everything apart from a few names is made up. A mindless power fantasy (I had fun writing it). Tragic ending (read with caution).
