The Empress's Secret Inspection Tour

The Empress of the Great Cang Kingdom is both learned and capable, and cares deeply for her people. Yet years of natural and man-made disasters have left the treasury empty.

The only thing to do is travel incognito, observe the people's lives, root out corrupt officials, and bring peace and prosperity back to the realm.

Why does the silk from Jiangnan keep having quality problems? Where does the trouble lie?

The brothels were supposedly shut down. Why are so many women still going missing?

The enemy nation has hidden elite troops. How extensive is its shadowy network of illicit industries?

A young woman ascends to immortality. What blood and tears lie behind the glory?

The border is constantly at war. Is it all just about profit?

Watch as the Empress observes every detail and cracks each case.

Cover: Ling Zhang

Upcoming novel, "Unconventional Palace Intrigue," blurb:

Ming Luo falls unconscious in a fire and transmigrates to an imaginary dynasty, where she becomes a low-ranking concubine who serves a villainous, favored consort.

Her life is supposed to consist of being the consort's lackey and helping her do evil.

Later, when their crimes come to light, the consort is punished, and Ming Luo is dragged down with her and sentenced to drink poison.

The System tells her to turn things around. For every person she saves here, one more person who was injured or fell unconscious in the fire in her own world will survive.

If she saves a thousand people, she'll get ten million and be able to lie flat in her own world.

Ming Luo is fired up and ready to get to work.

The System gives her a golden finger that lets her rewrite the script. She expects everything to go smoothly, but then discovers that she might not be the only one in this palace with a golden finger.

This palace intrigue is nothing like she imagined!

This isn't a physical attack. It's a magical attack!

Theme: Seeing is believing