Minister Liu: I'm the grandson of your mother's uncle, which makes me your distant cousin. Call me Cousin and let me hear it.
Lady Pei: ...
Minister Liu: Just call me Brother. It sounds more affectionate.
Lady Pei: ...
[Mystery Arc]
An innocent child dead in the snow, a wretched courtesan whose flesh was torn apart, a bloody infant in a sheep's belly. Each case is horrifying.
A female coroner with noble habits despite her fallen fortunes X a high-ranking, talkative, scheming Ministry of Justice official
They join forces to catch killers and crack one strange case after another.
The traces left behind by a corpse are messengers sent to the living. Listen carefully to the last message they bring.
[Romance Arc]
One is cool and proper, the other a social butterfly.
One is excessively polite, the other a shameless flirt.
Music, chess, calligraphy, painting, incense, and tea. We solve cases and hunt down killers. Just watch me secretly outdo you all!
A favored child of heaven from an elite family, wealthy and well-connected: Madam, let's go home and have a baby!
Cousins are the best!
Theme: Cousins join forces to catch killers in a Tang Dynasty social mystery, using real history to comment on the present
