The Palace Director’s Compendium of Strange Things

Lu Qingyuan, a female official in the Forbidden City’s artifact storehouse, possesses the uncanny ability to read the memories of objects. Wei Huaien, the powerful chief eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial, is a master of reading people and holds the seal of office. A mysterious palace case entwines the fates of two people who otherwise would never have crossed paths. He relies on her abilities to uncover the secrets of the inner palace; she depends on his power to protect herself amid the turmoil. They go from professional partners who use one another as pawns to each other’s sole confidants. Among one ancient object after another that can “speak,” they search for the truth and uncover the deepest secrets and feelings in each other’s hearts.