【Li Xingge】*【Xie Qingxiao】
【A clever heroine who plays the pig to eat the tiger】*【A sensitive, healing-seeking male lead with a love-addled brain】
【A slow-burning, career-focused block of wood】*【A love-at-first-sight romantic who can’t hide his feelings】
Blurb:
Good news: Li Xingge escaped being sold to a brothel by the people in her village.
Bad news: She fell into a trafficker’s trap instead.
A country girl’s diary of escape.
Li Xingge originally wanted to become a constable in the Tokyo Prefecture, solve the occasional case, drink a little, and feel the hand of a handsome man.
Instead, she became the prefect of Tokyo and the empress’s trusted aide.
Li Xingge: But how come I’ve been promoted so many times, yet there’s still only one handsome man?
Handsome man, gritting his teeth: May I ask, Lord Li, how many more would you like?
Xie Qingxiao fell for Li Xingge the first time he saw her.
In a shabby earthen house, a girl dressed like a beggar had a pair of bright eyes.
It was as if flames were burning in them.
And those flames burned their way into his heart.
From then on, the world could stretch on forever, but wherever you are is where I belong.
Xie Qingxiao, pretending to be aggrieved: I’d follow Lord Li anywhere. I’d even be willing to be your concubine.
Lord Li, rolling her eyes: You jealous fool, shut up!
Reader’s guide:
1. One-on-one romance, happy ending, both leads have only ever been with each other. The heroine is strong, and the male lead is love-struck from the moment they meet. They heal each other.
2. 【No rivalry between women for a man!】
3. The main plot focuses on everyday case-solving and the heroine’s career.
Content warnings:
1. This takes place in an alternate history, and the wording isn’t particularly historically precise. Read with that in mind.
2. The leads will get involved in a succession struggle later on. Read with that in mind.
3. In the end, a woman becomes emperor and the heroine becomes an official, while the male lead holds no official position! No official position! Read with that in mind.
Theme: Hold on to your dreams, keep your feet on the ground, and believe in justice
