I’m Just Solving Cases, So Who’s Trying to Win Over the Male Lead?

【Sickly Canary x Ambitious Man Who Takes What He Wants ✗ Lazy Armchair Detective x Self-Deluding, Wolf-on-the-Outside, Puppy-on-the-Inside ✓】 Xue Fuling transmigrates into the role of a palace woman official and wants nothing more than to run away and retire. But after solving the “White Porcupine Repays a Kindness” case, she meets Prince Jin, Ye Qian, who is vying for the throne, and gradually gets swept into the maelstrom of a palace coup. On the eve of the coup Xue Fuling: Were you going to... Never mind. The less I know, the safer I’ll be. Ye Qian: Good. You understand. Once it’s done, I’ll give you an explanation. After the coup succeeds, Ye Qian plans to make Xue Fuling empress. He never expects to be met instead by the “corpses” of the Xue sisters. Ye Qian: What exactly did you think I meant by an explanation?? Xue Fuling: I still knew too much. After changing their names and identities and taking her sister with her, Xue Fuling thinks she can finally retire in peace. But then a “murder plotter” throws down a challenge, and her former boss, who can somehow chat across worlds, refuses to leave her alone. Few know that Prince Jin, Ye Qian, decisive and undefeated in battle, has been haunted time and again in the dead of night by the scene of his birth mother’s death. Born into the imperial family, he thought no one could ever uncover the mystery of his mother’s early death, let alone dare to. But someone as bright and clear as a gentle breeze and a moonlit night enters the game with a perceptive, clever mind and clears away the confusion for him. Ye Qian: Everyone tells me to weigh the pros and cons. She’s the only one willing to tell me the truth. Xue Fuling: I can’t say no to solving a mystery. Ye Qian: Others call me a wolf with ambition, but she comforts me, saying the capable should take the throne. Xue Fuling: If you can help the people live better lives, you’re a good emperor. What’s the problem? Ye Qian: Exactly. She must love me. Only when Xue Fuling fakes her death does Ye Qian finally realize that everything she did before was unintentional. He mistook the gentle breeze for a sign of affection and foolishly dreamed of taking the bright moon into his arms. Still, he is willing to protect her freedom for the rest of her life. If he can win even a little of her true affection, that would be a blessing. If not, he’ll accept that too. Xue Fuling: ...You can’t force a melon to be sweet. Ye Qian: How do you know I don’t like sweet melons? You have feelings for me. Reading Guide 1. The dynasty is fictional, and very loosely based on anything real. Many details serve the cases, which are all human-made and contain no supernatural elements. 2. Case overview: ① The White Porcupine Repays a Kindness: A porcupine spirit kills from afar ② The Living Turn to White Bones: A man reunited with his dead wife turns to bone ③ Shattered Kunshan Jade: A precious peony burns without a flame ④ No Way to Keep the Setting Sun: The imperial consort’s corpse vanishes ⑤ The Thousand-Catty Honey Recipe: A showdown between culinary masters ⑥ Two Bodies Become One Again: A kidnapped girl escapes against all odds ⑦ A Guest at the Jade Pool: A mistaken entry into an immortal’s manor leads to an endless loop ⑧ The Divine Dwells Between Being and Nothingness: A flying head trapped in a secret room Theme: Knowledge dispels fear