The Mystery of the Case: A Young Lady’s Romance is a novel that blends criminal investigations, romance, and court intrigue.
In her previous life, the heroine was a criminal police officer. After her close friend on the force was tortured and killed by criminals, she threw herself into her work. Later, she was murdered by a suspect and transmigrated to the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty, becoming the legitimate daughter of a minor aristocratic family in Suzhou. Disliked by her father and mistreated by her vicious stepmother, she is sent to live at an estate. The hero comes from a powerful family and is known in Chang’an as the “Terror of Ghosts.” He is ruthless, sociable, and cunning. The second male lead is a genius who despises political infighting and prefers to work as a tutor while also writing legal petitions. The third male lead is an assassin who shares a mutual attraction with the heroine but carries too many burdens.
After transmigrating, the heroine is provoked by her stepsister, so she snatches her gold hairpin and pretends to attempt suicide, forcing her stepsister to leave. Later, while out walking, she revives a boy who appears to be dead. The second male lead then drags her along to help examine a corpse, bringing her into contact with the hero and the third male lead. Impressed by her dedication and intelligence during the autopsy, the hero wants to take her back to Chang’an to help him. At first, her status as the legitimate daughter of an aristocratic family prevents this from happening. Later, after the hero’s grandmother learns that he is fond of her, she sends someone to propose marriage. The second male lead also proposes to the heroine. In exchange for helping the hero examine corpses, the heroine makes him withdraw his proposal and take the second male lead away. She then travels to Chang’an with her cousin, encountering several murder cases along the way.
In Chang’an, the heroine faces numerous dangers, including a princess abducting her cousin and a prince kidnapping her to threaten the third male lead. She does her best to save herself and even develops poisons and knockout drugs. In the end, moved by the hero’s thoughtfulness and warmth, she lets go of the third male lead and accepts the hero. Meanwhile, the novel also depicts the open and covert rivalry between the Crown Prince and the princes. The hero is drawn into court intrigue, and as the cases are solved
