Passing a Knife to the Lord of the Capital

Blurb: Falling in love under the pretext of solving cases is nothing but hooliganism. Extra sweet. In her previous life, Dugu Heng dumped her fiancé and insisted on marrying her sworn elder brother, only to meet a tragic end. In this life, Dugu Heng is determined to be a good and supportive wife to the Lord of the Capital Prefecture. When her husband investigates a case, she holds the umbrella for him; when he delivers his verdict, she backs him up with force. She wants to be the kind of wife her husband can be proud of, one everyone praises. Male lead: "..." What a busybody. A rule-obsessed, aloof and devoted man who pretends to be inscrutable X a proud foreign beauty with a silver tongue who is always trying to get noticed The author is a true mom to her characters, committed to making things swoony, satisfying, flirty, and sweeter than first love. --★Content Guide★-- 1: The surname in this story is "Dugu." The author accidentally wrote it as "Gudu" once. If that kind of thing bothers you, feel free not to click. 2: This is a fictional setting, so don't nitpick the history. Light mystery; solving cases serves the romance. 3: One-on-one romance, happy ending. The author is just writing for fun, and you can read for fun. If it's not your thing, click X and we'll meet again another time. For more historical romances, click "Author's Column" in the upper right. Remember to bookmark! Theme: