At the Emperor's Feet

During the Zhengyuan era, an extraordinarily talented writer appeared among the people, dazzling the capital and beyond with works such as The Story of Consort Yuan and The Story of Ximen. Pingping humbly explained, "Romantic tales are only my side gig. I'm actually a detective, taking on all kinds of strange and baffling cases and guiding everyone toward science, uh, I mean, the truth." A curious onlooker glanced at the handsome, noble-looking person beside her. "Are you two partners, I mean, like-minded companions?" "Our paths are different," the person replied coolly. "She solves cases. This prince handles her." Other completed novels in the same series: Splendor of the Nation, Tales from the Ladies' Quarters, and The Tang Dynasty's Strange Cases Theme: Uphold the law like a mountain, keep yourself pure as jade, love the people as your own children, and hate corruption as you would an enemy. - Jin Lansheng, Admonitions and Couplets