Luoyang Paper Is Precious: The Scarlet Peony

[Ancient History + Deduction + Political Intrigue + Suspense + Criminal Investigations + Two Strong Leads + One Female Lead] I am Bao Zheng’s last disciple, but after wrongly sentencing a famous courtesan to death, I was haunted by guilt and requested exile. On my first day out of the capital, I used my knowledge of poisons to solve a locked-room murder. Everyone said I’d just gotten lucky. Only “Prime Minister Xu,” who holds power over the court, kept sending urgent letters to save me from one crisis after another. It was only when she gave me half a jade pendant that I realized she was the little girl I’d rescued ten years ago! Now she wants me to help her expose a wrongful imperial examination case that has lingered for twenty years, and bring down the whole court!