Qingqing can understand animals, a secret she kept until she discovered that...
There were all kinds of little animals in the imperial court, and they knew all sorts of secrets: secrets about the palace, and secrets about the officials that no one else knew.
The censor who was always impeaching people at court was actually, in private, a...
The Prefect of the Capital, who oversaw the prisons, was actually, in private...
And the emperor, his consorts, and all the great clans had more secrets than anyone could imagine.
Qingqing didn’t want to get involved, but the animals were just too eager:
“Young mistress! Help! My master’s been poisoned!”
“Little ancestor! That villain is trying to hurt our general!”
And so the Great Liang dynasty gained a little genius:
She solved cases with a big black dog’s nose, caught culprits with a magpie’s intelligence network, and protected herself with a lone wolf’s fighting strength.
