[Strong Female Lead + Suitors Competing for Her + Powerful Heroine + Political Intrigue + Mystery Cases] (Mystery cases in the early part, political intrigue later)
(Not an all-female cast; the heroine does not disguise herself as a man. The heroine and supporting heroines have long character-growth arcs. The heroine is free to make use of all the male and female leads and supporting characters.
There will be a harem, but only one official consort.)
In the early years of the Yuanqing era, a new emperor ascended the throne and granted a general amnesty.
That same year, a major scandal rocked the capital.
The valiant general of the Chi family, famed for her exploits on the battlefield, turned out to be a woman.
Though she had committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, His Majesty took her many military achievements into account and graciously appointed her a junior deputy minister of the Court of Judicial Review, granting her the title of County Lady of Anping.
Strange cases plagued the capital, while the court was awash with uncertainty.
Through her own intelligence and resourcefulness, this junior deputy minister repeatedly cracked bizarre cases and earned great merit.
She seemed to stand apart from the court, yet remained firmly at the heart of its swirling currents.
After transfers, promotions, and demotions, her true purpose and ambition gradually became clear.
“I once studied the rites in the women’s quarters, and I’ve also fought on the battlefield. Others tell me to follow the rules, but I was born with a rebellious streak. I would rather break than bend.”
