Crossing Snowy Mountains

[A string of unsolved cases in a county yamen, with the jianghu and imperial court both taking the stage]

◆ Also known as: How a Female Jail Warden Solved Cases and Rose Three Ranks in the County Yamen

◆ The heroine has already avenged herself and been promoted. Court politics and case-solving alternate throughout.

In the Ding Dynasty, being a jail warden was a thankless job hated by both people and ghosts. Only Qi Songxue, who had to be out of her mind, took over her father's post and became Qingfeng County's only female jail warden.

Breaking prejudice and silencing gossip, putting on a tough front, and using interrogation to break down suspects: that was Qi Songxue's daily life.

Outside of work, she served as an informant for the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Her ability to read people and spot lies earned her the favor of her superiors, and her standing in the county yamen kept rising.

Later, two county magistrates died one after another. The new magistrate clung to his last lifeline and asked Qi Songxue how many days she needed to solve the case.

Qi Songxue had a lead. She would soon catch the culprit and bring them to justice! A promotion and a leap up the social ladder were within reach.

Two days later, the culprit was caught. It was none other than Qi Songxue's own father, Qi Dashun.

Qi Songxue: ...Great. Everything went wrong from the start.

To save her father, Qi Songxue took a dangerous chance and investigated the clues alone, accidentally uncovering the tip of a much larger storm.

An obscure little county by the sea was suddenly rife with undercurrents and strange cases:

Three county magistrates died in succession, while rumors of a curse spread like wildfire;

Elopements by women became commonplace, and the money they left behind seemed suspicious;

Miss Guo landed in jail, and weddings and funerals followed one after another;

A series of murders at the academy began with a scholar's heart being cut out, while strange visions appeared on a haunted island...

But the three people who gave Qi Songxue the biggest headache were:

An unwelcome guest of mysterious identity who used her as much as she used him;

Her childhood friend, the new county magistrate who had defied an imperial edict and returned;

And her superior, a female Embroidered Uniform Guard commander who had come from the capital...

Such a small temple, with so many Buddhas. Fortunately, Qi Songxue was there to turn the tide.

Case One: The Missing Girl Case (complete)

Case Two: Minor Cases Across the Wards (ongoing)

Case Three: The Scholar's Heart-Piercing Case (foreshadowing)

◆ Reading Guide | 1. The heroine drives the plot, focusing on investigations with daily court life as a secondary element.

2. Plotline male lead: Feng Qianqiu. Romance male lead: Song Qing.

3. A little ensemble romance. All male characters with romantic feelings are virgins, as is the heroine.

4. The story is set in the fictional Ding Dynasty, with extensive original worldbuilding and inspiration from the Ming Dynasty.

◆ Please note | Corrections and constructive criticism are welcome. Unsolicited writing advice, malicious warnings, and accusations of copying are not.

◆ Blurb | Original timestamp: 2025.04.15 | All characters are fictional and based on no real people. No stand-ins.

Theme: Fame is worth half a sheet of paper, while a thousand mountains lie under snow and wind.