The Cold Palace Empress Goes on a Case-Solving Rampage

Name: The Cold Palace Empress Goes on a Case-Solving Rampage
Author: Chubby Zeze

冷宫皇后靠破案杀疯了

by Chubby Zeze (胖泽泽)

Status: Completed
Length: 1.0M Words
Genre: Mystery
Subgenre: Female-Channel Mystery
Updated: 10mo ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

Shen Yihan, a police captain, falls off a cliff while pursuing a killer. When she opens her eyes again, she has become the most miserable empress in history: the widow of Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Yunwen. The tyrant Zhu Di has usurped the throne, three thousand palace maids have been brutally executed, and danger lurks everywhere in the Cold Palace. She slams a palm onto the imperial desk. “Solving cases is my specialty. Killing people isn’t yours!” Zhu Di flies into a rage. “Seize her!” Who could have guessed that this empress would take down the Imperial Guard single-handedly, kick the Royal Guards flying, and somersault her way out of a death cell?

After escaping the palace in disguise, she uses modern forensic techniques to solve bizarre cases across the Ming Dynasty: corpses floating in the Qinhuai River, a string of poisonings at the Imperial Examination Hall, and the mystery of stolen treasures from the imperial tombs. Rewards pour in, and her fame spreads throughout Yingtian Prefecture. Zhu Di grits his teeth and orders a citywide manhunt, but she sneaks into his army as he leads a campaign and solves a murder in the military camp by reconstructing the crime scene.

One day, Zhu Di sees a familiar profile at a crime scene, and his pupils contract. “My empress, you look much better solving cases than sitting on the phoenix throne.” Shen Yihan tosses him an autopsy report. “Your Majesty, next time you kill someone, remember to wipe off the fingerprints. And by the way, want to take the case of your nephew, Emperor Jianwen’s disappearance?”

[Hard-hitting criminal investigations + palace intrigue and martial arts + mystery-solving + an unstoppable heroine]

[The heroine is sharp-witted throughout, overwhelmingly powerful, and excels at both solving cases and face-slapping her opponents]

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