Case Files of a Cat Prince Consort

A female-led story, driven by plot, with the male lead in the background.

After her identity as a woman is exposed, the Right Chancellor accuses her: “To pose as a man and sit the imperial examinations is the first offense against propriety. To become an official through those examinations and associate with men is the second. To play games with poetry after your scheme is exposed is the third. A person who has committed such offenses deserves the death penalty.”

Zhou Wangshu had been kneeling with her head bowed, but upon hearing this, she slowly rose to her feet. “I have nothing to say about the crime of deceiving the emperor. But I cannot accept the accusations you have made.”

Each word rang out with conviction. “When I took the examinations, was it not I who answered the questions? I ranked first in the palace examination. Were my knowledge and talent inferior to everyone else's? I served as an official for seven years. I would not claim to have achieved great things, but what wrong have I done? The princess appreciated my talents and shielded me. The sovereign and his ministers cherished one another, and women showed compassion for one another. What crime is there in that?”

With disaster looming, she remained as calm as ever. “I have the talent to serve as an official. The Right Chancellor looks down on me for only one reason: I am a woman.”

“But is the Right Chancellor's mother not a woman too?”

“I have studied the sages, traveled thousands of miles, and won first place the first time I sat the examinations. I am a woman, but which of you here have I proven myself inferior to?”

An upright, brilliant, supremely talented female princess consort.

A gentle, pure-hearted puppy of a man, Lord Lu.

Content warnings:

1. Not a GL story. The setting is entirely fictional. The princess has many other romantic pairings.

2. Very little romance. The couple get together naturally; the male lead is there to cheer her on and sing her praises.

3. Written purely for love. It will probably be badly written because I'm not very clever, but I'll do my best.

4. The main plot is solving cases. The subplot follows the emperor, empress dowager, and princess vying for power at court.

5. The female lead sometimes favors women, so she may not always be entirely fair and impartial.

6. Updates may be slow because I'm not very clever.

7. Nothing is perfect.

The male lead and I: Zhou Wangshu!!!

A very, very, very, very devoted fan of the female lead.

Theme: Don't sell yourself short