*Tough, no-nonsense heroine × lovesick guy who craves sweetness*
Lin Zhaozhao was determined to become a mystery novelist, but unexpectedly transmigrated into the role of a female clerk in the Directorate of Records.
Her job involved managing palace maid records and registering their pay, but she still dreamed of becoming a bestselling mystery novelist.
One day, an accident left Lin Zhaozhao locked in the library, where she overheard a secret about missing palace maids. She discovered that one or two maids disappeared every month.
The missing maids continued to receive their pay, but Lin Zhaozhao didn’t know that this still counted as a dereliction of duty. In serious cases, it could cost her head. With her life on the line, she had no choice but to investigate in secret.
Lin Zhaozhao discovered that Ling Yue, one of the missing maids, was Shen Changyuan’s younger sister. The Imperial Guard Shen Changyuan was also secretly investigating the disappearances.
She arranged to meet Shen Changyuan in the library at the Hai hour, hoping to form an alliance and investigate the case together. But Shen Changyuan’s willingness to join forces kept wavering, and he grew suspicious of Lin Zhaozhao.
They agreed to question Mei Qin, a friend of Shen Changyuan’s sister, at noon the next day.
But the next morning, they heard that Mei Qin...
Theme: You should always have a dream. You never know, it might come true.
