Raising a Magistrate Who Plays Dumb to Get the Better of Me (Mystery)

Complete! Upcoming novel, please show it some love! The Road to the Eastern Palace - Qu Zhao is the daughter of a general. A little hellion since childhood, she tamed all the young scions of the capital, including Zong Ren, the refined, handsome, gentle and scholarly official who sat in the Court of Judicial Review. As a child, Zong Ren was timid and awkward. Qu Zhao bullied him relentlessly, and he came home injured every day. The Zong family was so angry that they severed ties with the Qu family. - Years later, who could have imagined that one day, when Zong Ren was injured while investigating a case, the emperor would take pity on his keen mind, lament that he could handle letters but not weapons, and issue an imperial decree assigning Qu Zhao to guard him? The Zong family submitted a petition that very night: Your Majesty, please spare us! Our son isn't even married yet! - Qu Zhao hadn't seen Zong Ren in ages. Delighted, she leapt down from the rafters, landed on the desk in front of him, and lifted the man's chin with a commanding air. "Have you missed me, little brother?" Zong Ren: "Zhaozhao's here! Σ( ° △ °|||)︴" Qu Zhao raised an eyebrow. "Hmm?" Zong Ren: "Welcome, big sister! ┗( T﹏T )┛" Qu Zhao wasn't satisfied. "Be happier!" Zong Ren: "I'm so happy I'm dying. ┏┛Tomb┗┓...(((m -__-)m" - Zong Ren in public: I can't beat her! Zong Ren in private: I was pretending, hehe. A purehearted female general x a male civil official with a heart as dark as the sea 2020.09.21 Also known as: The Nobleman Takes His Revenge, Ten Years Later; The Villain Gets His Revenge by Taking Her to Bed; A Story About Playing the Fool to Catch a Tiger - Little Zong Ren's diary: My family has taught me since childhood to be kind, benevolent, humble, and courteous. The first time I met the wicked girl next door, I politely bowed and even gave her a little wooden figurine I'd carved. She hit me with green kumquats and tripped me. I was furious, but I had to keep smiling. Then she called me "too weak to even wring a chicken's neck," "a civil official with a smile on his face and clenched teeth," and "a spineless weakling." As I ran away crying, I remembered a saying I'd just learned in the Analects: A gentleman's revenge can wait ten years. Heh. Just you wait. Grown-up Zong Ren's diary: At last, she's in my hands. Warnings: 1. Fictional men are never the same as real men. Please keep that in mind. 2. Updates follow the rankings before the paid chapters, then daily updates afterward. 3. About their heights: Qu Zhao is a young general, between 172 and 176 cm tall. Zong Ren is half a head taller than Zhaozhao, usually around 10 cm taller. Pick whatever height you like for him :) Little Zong's height would put him between 181 and 187 cm. He'd prefer to be at least 185 cm, but trust me, he's probably between 182 and 184 cm. Definitely not 185. But if you tell him that outright, he'll put lifts in his shoes. - Completed sweet romance: Your Excellency, I Can Read Fortunes (Mystery) - Upcoming novel: The Road to the Eastern Palace - When they were young, Li Xiyan, daughter of the Grand Tutor, was obedient, well-behaved, and always followed the rules. Who could have guessed that she would rebelliously fall in love with the Crown Prince, Jiang Chen? He was the moon, surrounded by stars. She was the dimmest star circling him. Every day, Li Xiyan looked forward to going to the palace for lessons, where she could catch a glimpse of his face. She quietly stayed by his side as he went from a disinherited, feckless young man with no one to rely on to a ruler firmly seated on the throne, who changed the era name to Tianqi. Li Xiyan was always watching Jiang Chen, but he never saw her. Only when Jiang Chen brought Lady Su into the palace did Li Xiyan realize his heart already belonged to someone else. Six years later, News that Emperor Tianqi had suddenly died spread through the capital. Yet among the crowd mourning the late emperor, Li Xiyan saw Jiang Chen again. He had faked his death and left the Forbidden City. She turned and ran, determined never to get involved with him again. But Jiang Chen pursued her relentlessly, cornered her against a wall, and asked in a hoarse voice, his eyes red: "Can we still be together?" Li Xiyan lowered her eyes, as docile as she had been back then. But all she said, softly, was: "No." A wave of grief surged into Jiang Chen's throat. The road to the Eastern Palace is long and winding, winding and twisting. She walked in for him, and he walked out for her. Characters: Crown Prince from the cold palace x youngest daughter of the Grand Tutor Feckless playboy x sweet, innocent girl Proud x sensitive Warnings: 1. Devoted love + unrequited love becoming mutual + rekindled romance + a groveling chase to win her back: a four-flavor hot pot 2. Some of the setting is an alternate version of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Theme: Growing up gives us sharp edges, while maturity teaches us to be accepting of the people around us. That's what it truly means to grow up.