In the capital of the Great Jing Dynasty, the law was strict, yet countless conflicts between love and justice lay hidden beneath the surface. Shen Yanci, the stern and impartial Vice Minister of Justice, handled case files and walked alone between the law and the human heart. Lin Mo, a clever and resilient young woman from a fallen family, struggled to make her way in officialdom with her keen powers of observation.
In his more than twenty years of life, Shen Yanci had never met a young woman like Lin Mo. She dared to talk back after crashing into his carriage, dared to “nitpick” when she joined his staff, and even lived next door while making noise every day. Yet those bright eyes of hers could always spot details in a case file that others missed, and her lively, down-to-earth presence cured his years of insomnia. At first, he only wanted to drive this “walking headache” away. Later, he felt his heart ache whenever she was wronged and grew jealous whenever she spoke to someone else. Vice Minister Shen was utterly flustered: he had fallen for this quick-witted junior clerk long ago. From then on, the cold-faced judge became a devoted protector, investigating cases with her by day and joining her in the chaos by night, all while hoping to bring her home as his wife soon. “Lin Mo, from now on, I’m the only one you’re allowed to bicker with.”
