I'm a Detective at the Dali Temple

This story will be completed on March 1. The chapters from Chapter 29 onward will be available to paying readers. Thank you for your support. Jiang Wenjun went back to her old line of work on the third day after she inexplicably transmigrated. She'd discovered that the cheap dad she'd picked up had the title of richest man, but was a bona fide miser who wouldn't part with a single coin. After four meals in three days, she decided she had to earn her own living if she didn't want to starve. Finding work in ancient times was hard. After several fruitless days, she still didn't want to work in a brothel. Then she heard the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review had suddenly died. The emperor issued an edict: whoever solved the case would become the new minister. Jiang Wenjun thought about it. The minister's salary should be pretty good, right? Solving cases was no problem. The main issue was... She hugged herself sadly, close to tears. Why were women in ancient times all so well-endowed? After finally disguising herself as a man and becoming the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, Jiang Wenjun dreamed of living an easy life, eating her fill, and doing nothing. But... That high-and-mighty Minister of Justice, a rising star at court, spent all day picking fights with his junior subordinate instead of tending to his own duties. It was infuriating. But that wasn't the point. The point was... My lord! I sell my skills, not my body. I'll investigate cases, but anything else is out of the question! Coming soon: Title: That Treacherous Minister Has His Eye on Me Synopsis: Shen Yannong transmigrates into a widow whose husband dies on her second day in the palace. A seventeen-year-old orphan empress dowager, saddled with a young emperor who has inexplicably latched onto her, Shen Yannong knows her survival depends entirely on a single word from Grand Tutor Gu Xingyan. To stay alive, she has no choice but to cling to the treacherous minister's coattails. If the treacherous minister says east, she wouldn't dare go west. When the treacherous minister kills someone, she keeps watch. They scheme together and commit every evil under the sun. She also has to shower the treacherous minister with all kinds of embarrassingly over-the-top flattery every day. At heart, Shen Yannong only wants to earn a little goodwill, hoping Gu Xingyan will spare her life because she's sweet and obedient. Maybe she acts too convincingly and her flattery sounds too sincere, because before long even Shen Yannong herself starts to believe it. Little scene: Shen Yannong is secretly listing Gu Xingyan's ten major crimes: The day before yesterday, she fell in the imperial garden and the treacherous minister caught her by the waist: shameless and brazen, he dared to make advances on the empress dowager! Yesterday, while she was reviewing memorials in the imperial study, the treacherous minister drank from her cup: insolent and disrespectful, he dared to make advances on the empress dowager! Today... She catches sight of someone entering from the corner of her eye. She quickly puts away her little notebook and turns to say something completely ridiculous to her son, who is practicing his calligraphy. "Your Grand Tutor helped you take the throne in your hour of need. You must remember his kindness. Work hard for the people and don't let him down." Her adopted son has been so thoroughly brainwashed that he solemnly replies, "Rest assured, Mother. I will respect the Grand Tutor just as I respect Father." Gu Xingyan smiles without a word. Shen Yannong: ... That's not necessary. Theme: Having a skill that can keep you alive is important