Just as the Plums Ripen in Jiangnan

Synopsis One:

At the start of the third lunar month, when plums ripen in Jiangnan and spring is at its finest, two major events shook the capital.

One was the sudden death at home of the prime minister, a man renowned for his upright and unassuming character. He died in the bed of one of his concubines.

The other was that Li Jing, the cold-faced judge and Minister of the Court of Judicial Review in charge of the case, married his subordinate, Shen Fengxi.

Ever since Shen Fengxi began investigating cases alongside Li Jing, idle tongues had been wagging about her. Thankfully, he cared about protecting her reputation as a woman and married her.

That day, at the scene of the prime minister's death, Shen Fengxi was about to investigate as usual when Li Jing stopped her with a push before she could even step inside.

"You're an unmarried young woman. Why are you going in there? Don't you care about your reputation?"

But Shen Fengxi was focused on the case. The words slipped out before she could stop them, and she regretted them the moment they left her mouth.

"If you're so concerned, why not marry me, then?"

To her surprise, Li Jing actually took her up on it.

Synopsis Two:

The closer she came to the truth, the more terrified she became. Just as Shen Fengxi nervously entered the palace, summoning the courage to report the truth about the prime minister's case to His Majesty, she saw that Li Jing had arrived before her. He stood in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The refined young man who had always been so gentle and elegant now looked like a blood-soaked Asura. His long hair spilled loose, wild even without a breeze.

Li Jing held a longsword and approached Shen Fengxi step by step. His eyes were bloodshot, yet his expression remained utterly calm. He still called her by her childhood nickname.

"Qing Fu'er... It's been days since we last met. How is my father-in-law?"

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