Novels like At the Foot of Gemstone Hill
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- 1 Case Files of the Great Xuan 大玄探案录 Wu Qingyun is a low-ranking official with only one goal: to investigate cases and catch criminals. A mysterious case brings him to the capital, where, by a twist of fate, he becomes embroiled in a struggle for power. He also meets Li Liuyun, a gifted young man from a prestigious family. The two join forces to solve countless strange cases, but find themselves drawn ever deeper into the treacherous politics of the Great Xuan court, until they are even caught up in the battle for the throne. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Dali Temple Mascot Has Come to Life 大理寺吉祥物成精了 [Mystery and deduction + ancient forensic investigation + two strong leads] A quirky young woman who is a stone lioness x the aloof chief of the Court of Judicial Review. With her uncanny ability to spot clues in the dust, Jixiang joins forces with the “ghost catcher” Pei Yanzhou to crack one strange case after another: the grieving blood coffin, the Yin-Yang Bodhi, the curse of the stone stele, the beauty of the haunted village, the butterfly bones of the Flower Festival, and rouge-fueled obses 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Chief Secretary’s Police Detective Wife 首辅的刑警妻 [Marriage First, Love Later]+ [Strong Female Lead, Feel-Good Story]+ [Portable Space]+ [Both Leads Are Chaste]+ [Political Intrigue]+ [War]+ [Criminal Investigation] She was a special forces soldier in the 21st century. After retiring, she became a tough female detective, but died during an operation because of a moment of carelessness. When she awoke, she had become a country girl. See how she rises from the ashes, thrives in an unfamiliar world, and even earns a noble title and a high-ranking 100Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 4 The Peerless Detective of the Tang Dynasty 大唐无双神探 After transmigrating to ancient times, Fang Wushuang discovers that the dynasty in this world is called the Great Tang, but it is not the Tang dynasty from the history he knows. Faced with mysterious and baffling cases and murders shrouded in uncertainty, Fang Wushuang becomes a legendary detective in another world, teaming up with martial artists who can travel to heaven and earth to solve one deadly case after another. Human brains made into elixirs, deadly lotuses, a snake-demon crone, bloods 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 In This Moment, You Are My Only Answer 在这时光里，你是我的唯一解 (Mystery is the main focus, with romance as a secondary element) (High-IQ deputy team leader & composed, confident team leader) “Captain Xi, we're such a well-matched team!” “Deputy Lin, I really understand you less and less...” After a transfer, Lin Shuangqian arrived in the capital from Jiangzhou. When she first met Xi Rui, he seemed just like the grumpy old man from any other novel. But after working together, she saw a different side of him. Xi Rui was quite impressive on the job. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Investigative Guard: Framed as a Death Row Inmate, I Solve Cases to Escape a Deadly Trap 察事卫：穿成死囚我靠断案逆死局 [Transmigrate into a book] [Ancient-style Inspectorate] [Hardcore Mysterious Cases] [Comeback from the Brink] Reincarnated as a condemned prisoner, you're due to be executed along with your entire family in three days. Everyone says demons stole the silver, but Wang Ming sees through it at a glance: it was all done by human hands. One case file tears apart the false evidence, and three sentences leave the presiding judge speechless. Seven days to solve the case and live. Fail, and die. A demon c 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 After Divorcing My Husband, I Became a Female Litigator 休夫后，我成了女讼师 On the day Pei Zhiyuan graduated from high school, Jiang Mingzhao thought three years of hardship had finally paid off. Seven days later, her mother-in-law died under mysterious circumstances, and her husband produced a confession he had written long ago, personally sending her to face trial. The poison was found in her trunk, her maid identified her in person, and every piece of evidence forced her to admit to a capital crime. But Pei Zhiyuan had forgotten that the laws he had studied and the c 48Reads—Score10814d adds
- 8 The Zhenfusi Case Files 镇抚司缉凶录 [A reserved, honest heir to a prominent family × a free-spirited, highly skilled heroine, one-on-one romance, detective work and revenge, reunion after years apart] Chu Zhi, a beggar from Ghost City, is the closed-door disciple of the Marquis of Anqing, Chu Qingxuan. The ninth in her generation, she is a peerless martial artist and unmatched in beauty. Bright and gifted, Chu Zhi solves a cold case at fifteen and makes a name for herself in the capital. The Emperor grants her a marriage, and she 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 A Day in the Life of the Imperial Guard Investigation Bureau 内卫司探案日常 Xu Fengmian takes Zhou Jian, a new recruit in the Imperial Guard Bureau, under her wing because of social obligations. She assumes the young man from a noble family is here to coast along, but it turns out he can not only cook and sew for her, he can help her solve cases too! A thief who stole a precious pearl dies in a fire. A young nobleman who longed for the martial world meets his end in a narrow alley. A gambler dies along with his creditor. A refined young lady dies in a hot spring. In a s 353Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 10 The Great Zhou Detective 大周女探案 Ever since Ye Sheng took office, Jiangning has been far from peaceful. The Wu family’s bride mysteriously dropped dead, and the Lu sisters were both found with their throats slit. One strange incident followed another, leaving everyone on edge. To clear his father’s name, Tan Xin traveled a thousand miles to Jiangning. There, he and Ye Sheng supported each other as they sought the truth. Amid shifting fortunes, greed, anger, delusion, truth and falsehood, who is right and who is wrong… 12Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 11 The Song Dynasty Ministry of Justice Case Files 2 大宋刑部侦缉档案2 In the early summer of the second year of Shaoxi in the Southern Song, a string of bizarre beheading cases shakes Xiangyang, the city on the border between Jin and Song. The cases draw in both courts, inflaming tensions until war seems imminent. The emperor sends an imperial inspector to Xiangyang to investigate. With the situation proving difficult, he seeks help from Han Zhiyuan, a young gentleman who has retired to Xiangyang after repeatedly helping the court solve major cases and earning a n 58Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 12 The Hundred Poisons Compendium 百毒谱 In the final years of the Dayan dynasty, the skies are clear and the days are long. The Jin army's hoofbeats press against the northern frontier, undercurrents surge through the court, and yet the martial world has its eyes fixed on one thing: the Xie family's medical compendium. The compendium has three volumes: medicine in the first, poisons in the second, and techniques in the third. Six years ago, the Xie clan, a family of distinguished generals, was wiped out overnight, and the compendium s 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Autumn Court of the Tang Dynasty 大唐秋官 During the Xianqing era of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, more than forty Daoist priests at Lusong Abbey outside Chang'an were slaughtered overnight. One of them, a priest named Xu Shihang, was brutally scalded alive in a cauldron. The killer left no clues behind, and the case should have remained an unsolved mystery. But Xu Shihang's son was Xu Yougong, one of the ten greatest detectives in history. And so... 386Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 14 Lin Xia, Does This Look Like the Killer to You? 林夏，你看这个像不像凶手 Ever since her father died, Lin Xia has gone down the “wrong path.” That’s not what Lin Xia thinks, but what all her aunts and uncles think. The reason is that she didn’t fulfill her father’s dying wish and quietly marry, support her husband, and raise children. Instead, she chose a path of no return... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Detective Bieyang: The Dali Temple Deputy Minister's Personal Advisor 女探别漾，大理寺少卿的私人参军 By a twist of fate, Bie Yang and her adopted younger sister Zhong Ling save Xiao Rui, a former junior minister of the Court of Judicial Review who has been demoted to county commandant of Linglong County. They assume their paths won’t cross again, but when two unidentified skeletons are discovered in a secret room at Xiuwei Pavilion, they are brought together once more. Hoping to solve the mystery quickly and keep it from hurting the pavilion’s business, Bie Yang and County Commandant Xiao join 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 What? I Traveled Back to the Wu Zhou Era, Solved Crimes, and Fell in Love? 什么？穿回武周破案还谈了个恋爱 [One-on-one romance + transmigration + crime-solving + romance + happy ending] Criminal profiler x Minister of the Court of Judicial Review Miao Chenshuang, a criminal profiler who'd been single for twenty-two years, never imagined that one day she'd transmigrate back to the Tang Dynasty… only to take up her old profession again and become a judicial officer at the Court of Judicial Review! Miao Chenshuang rolls up her sleeves. All right, let's see what I've got! Anyone can solve a case! Mu Bai, 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 I Transmigrated into a Female Coroner and Fell for My Ice-Cold Boss 穿越成女仵作，与冰块上司谈恋爱 [Transmigration + mystery + crime-solving + sweet romance + devoted couple] Modern forensic examiner Su Lanfu transmigrates and becomes a coroner at the Dali Temple. To find the real culprit behind her sister's murder, she must track down the mysterious Plum Blossom Society of the martial world. But the icy, hard-to-please Dali Temple Minister is no easy person to work for, and she has to tread carefully just to get by under him. Yet after they solve one baffling case after another at the Dali 118Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 18 After I Transmigrated, I Worked at the Dali Temple 穿越后我在大理寺打工 (Main story complete) [No romance for the protagonist + a touch of secret identities + amnesia + ghost hunting + case solving + a hint of an ensemble cast] (Note: The protagonist has no romance, no romance, no romance! Supporting characters do!) Yun Qing, an overworked wage slave, transmigrates one day and lands two government jobs. In the world of the living, he is a junior minister at the Court of Judicial Review. In the underworld, he is a soul reaper. Every day, he is either solving cases or 146Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 19 Female Sophist 女诡辩师 A top lawyer transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a woman accused of adultery, about to be drowned in a pond! With a single statement in court, she shocks the entire dynasty: Bai Qianxue, a leading modern attorney, dies suddenly at her desk after winning a case. When she opens her eyes, she is dressed as a bride and bound in an ancestral hall, where she hears the sentence: “Guilty of adultery. Drown her in the pond.” Faced with a county magistrate who treats human life as worthless, an arr 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Tang Dynasty Mystery Files: The Divine Detective Pei Xuanjing (Four-Book Set) 大唐悬疑录：女神探裴玄静（全四册） The pioneering cultural mystery novel, The Tang Dynasty Mystery Files, reveals that the Tang Dynasty left its descendants not only a splendid history and culture and the memory of a great empire, but also a series of baffling and uncanny unsolved cases. The Tang Dynasty Mystery Files aims to explore stories steeped in Tang culture and create mystery novels that resonate with modern readers. The Tang Dynasty Mystery Files 1: The Code of the Lanting Preface: Uncover the truth behind the calligraph —Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 21 Twelve Unsolved Cases in Chang'an 长安十二悬案 Why was the brothel’s most beautiful courtesan found dead in her bedroom? Why does a mysterious man howl like a ghost every night? Why did a bride vanish without a trace just after her wedding? Why are handsome people dying one after another? Why did a shaman suddenly go mad while performing a ritual? And who really stole Old Wang’s sow? Behind it all, is it the dark side of human nature, or… is someone up to no good? Join Li Yu, a brilliant detective and county magistrate of the Tang Dynasty, a 254Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 22 Strange Case Files 奇案集 A modern office worker and homebody transmigrates to ancient times to solve cases. Strange mysteries, endless court conflicts, and a mysterious person bound to his fate: how will he face them all? Does the truth really matter that much? 330Reads8.5Score11614d adds
- 23 Defying the Clan's Rules: A Record of Life and Death 逆改族训生死录 [Courtroom Power Plays] [Intellectual Romance] [Rule of Law and Rule of Ritual] [A Woman Disguised as a Man] [Mystery and Detective Cases] A female prosecutor transmigrates into another world. Armed with evidence and facts, legal principles and human compassion, she takes on a feudal dynasty and wins herself a host of devoted young admirers... and the hearts of nine hundred million women! [Synopsis] What? Every daughter of the Xiao family must be drowned? Even newborn girls? Because of... a cla —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Sugar on the Bone 骨上糖 Modern forensic examiner Xie Guyin transmigrates into the Great Zhou Dynasty as a “corpse seamstress,” a lowly woman who grooms and applies makeup to the dead. On her first night, she feels the neck vertebrae of a “suicide” bride and finds the third spinous process displaced. The bride wasn’t hanged. Someone broke her neck, then strung her up. She reports it to the authorities and gets twenty strokes of the cane. She reports it again and gets thrown into death row. Cen Zhaoye, commander of the I 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Young Coroner of the Commandery 仵作小郡主 The fifteenth-generation descendant of a family of physicians and a modern-day female forensic pathologist transmigrates into the body of a commandery princess who has been switched out and sent off in a political marriage. She’s heard that the regent is cold, ruthless, and merciless, a demon who kills without batting an eye. Not a single woman in Changlan dares to marry him, which is why he had to seek a bride from abroad. But as a firm believer in getting the facts straight, she decides to exp 40Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 26 Solving Strange Cases in the Southern Song Dynasty 我在南宋探破诡案 Lin'an, during the Shaoxing era of the Southern Song. A bizarre fire consumes the entire household of Zhou Xianzong, an official in the Revenue Department, killing all twenty-seven members. The case is on the verge of being closed. Yue Lin, a vice minister of the Court of Judicial Review, examines the scene and unearths a twenty-eighth, unidentified skeleton deep beneath the rubble. A unique imperial gold-threaded glass bead is tied around its wrist, and the victim died long before the fire. As —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The New Cases of Judge Bao 新包公案 Five people shared a piece of zha cake, yet only the one seated at the head of the table died. Bao Zheng followed the clues from one plate of cold cake to a debt over meteoric iron, twenty years of restraint, and an iron seal in a deep well. There was more than one killer, and more than one path to justice. Beneath Bianjing’s glittering prosperity, everyone owed a debt they could never repay. 82Reads—Score10114d adds
- 28 The Dali Temple Deputy Minister’s Female Coroner: Case Files 大理寺少卿家的女仵作【探案】 [The rating is low because it just opened!] [Lazy, lie-flat coroner x aloof workaholic Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review] Modern forensic pathologist Du Yexin was in a car accident and unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a farmer’s daughter in Sui’an County, where she became entangled in a murder case. To clear her name, Du Yexin had no choice but to use her modern forensic knowledge to find the real culprit. - Xu Mian, son of the Minister of Justice, solved the theft from t 1.2kReads6.6Score18914d adds
- 29 Strange Cases of the Court of Judicial Review 大理寺诡奇案 Mystery and crime-solving. (The male and female leads have feelings for each other, but they will not end up together. They see the world differently and have their own ideas about their futures. The female lead gets far more page time than the male lead. He barely appears in some cases, and there is very little romance. I’m putting this upfront so you can decide whether to read it. Updates are often irregular, and I write wherever the story takes me.) To clear her family’s name, Qiao Lanzhi ent 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Eerie Genius Artist 诡才女绘师 She died twice. The first time, she was a genius painter in the twenty-first century. A single stroke of her brush was worth tens of millions, yet she suddenly died at her easel on the eve of an exhibition. The second time, she was Nalan Yanran, the legitimate daughter of the Deputy Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. When she woke, she was holding an autopsy knife, with an unidentified man's corpse lying in front of her. On her very first day after transmigrating, she had to get to work. 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Strange Tales of the Tang Dynasty: The Rebellious Son of the Cui Family 唐朝诡事录之崔家逆子 Don't be put off by the rating, it just came out! (Tang Dynasty Strange Tales fanfic + original plotline + standalone cases + making up for regrets) Among the great aristocratic clans under heaven, the Cui clan of Qinghe stands above all. For a hundred years, they have upheld the rites and passed down their traditions, earning praise for their noble character. But now there is a rebellious son of the Cui family who neglects the rites, loves nothing but banned books from the previous dynasty, and 5.5kReads6.2Score44014d adds
- 32 The County Magistrate’s Daily Case Files 女县令的查案日常 No romance Young Tang Shifang passes the imperial exam and secures a post as magistrate of Fengyang County. But after becoming entangled in a power struggle, he is ambushed on his way to take up the post, falls off a cliff, and disappears, presumed dead. To uncover the truth, his younger sister, Tang Shiqi, disguises herself as him and takes up the post of magistrate. While secretly searching for her brother, whose fate and whereabouts are unknown, she solves countless cases, including a couple 119Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 33 The Great Qi Dynasty's First Female Coroner 大齐第一女仵作 Forensic pathologist Ding Yuning died unexpectedly after staying up late to write an autopsy report, when it triggered the toxins in her body. She transmigrated into the body of a mysterious woman in ancient times, also named Ding Yuning. When they first met, he was Zhao Xingren, the top constable in Qingping County, and looked exactly like Zhao Xi, her late boyfriend who had worked in law enforcement. But because she was dressed in black from head to toe, Zhao Xingren mistook her for the culpri 280Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Transmigrated Female Coroner: Prince, Let Me Examine You 穿越女法医，王爷验个身 After transmigrating, she finds herself a maid in disgrace. No matter, Linlang uses her forensic knowledge to lead the way in the world of forensic investigation. There are no cases she can't solve, and no end to the silver she can earn. Before she knows it, she has become the prince's creditor. “All the money in my residence has been handed over to you. How about using me to cover the rest of the debt?” 176Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 35 The Lady Investigator of the Ming Dynasty 大明女提刑 [Female Investigator × Imperial Guard] Shen Zhiwei, a bondservant, is the county magistrate's darkest secret. A corpse from the canal and a handful of green salt force her into an uneasy partnership with Gu Changfeng, the feared Imperial Guard. He uses her as a pawn, while she relies on him for protection. From the salt case in Jiangnan to a regicide at court, every wrongful conviction they overturn becomes a blade aimed at the empire's most dangerous enemy. Until one day, Gu Changfeng corner 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Solving Cases at the Ministry of Justice: This Is My Kind of Work 刑部打工破案：这波操作我熟 (The low rating is only because there aren't many ratings yet. If you like it, please leave a rating as you pass by!) After transmigrating into the body of a former assassin, Ling Xi thinks she's got a solid start from the start. Solidly doomed to starve! Her home is bare, she's so hungry her front and back nearly touch, and she has to sneak into a mass grave at night to look for “pocket money”... This iron rice bowl is hard to chew! Luckily, the DNA of her former life as a forensic trace-eviden 1.2kReads8.4Score14414d adds
- 37 Yin Jiuniang, the Coroner 仵作阴九娘 A modern-day female forensic doctor transmigrates into the body of a destitute orphan and vows to expose those who framed loyal men. As soon as she returns to Chang'an, she encounters one murder case after another. Seeing that she has some skill, Magistrate Zheng Yecheng of Chang'an County asks her to help investigate. But she goes about picking up bones like they're treasures, humming a song and looking like she's having a great time. “Lift up your veil and let me see your bones. Your bones are 261Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 38 Strange Tales of the Great Ning 大宁异闻录 Lu Shaoli arrives in the capital alone, gifted with peerless martial prowess and a mysterious past. She means to keep a low profile, but stumbles straight into a string of bizarre cases. High officials die in mysterious circumstances, rumors spread, and fear grips the city. Gui Yongning, Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, singles her out at a glance. He is a master strategist, but frail and sickly. She is astonishingly strong, but stubborn and softhearted. Forced together, brains a 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Strange Casebook of the Chongzhen Emperor 崇祯诡事簿 In the fifth year of Chongzhen’s reign, the Ming Dynasty is beset by troubles at home and abroad, while sinister forces stir in the shadows. Su Yebai, a student at the Imperial College who is skilled in forensic techniques, is drawn into the bizarre and terrifying Lantern-Skin Case. He unexpectedly discovers that his family’s massacre is connected to a shocking secret involving the imperial court and the fate of the empire. To uncover the truth, he is forced to become a Night Watchman, walking t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Great Liang Medical Cases: The Female Coroner 大梁医案之女仵作 He is the city's famous “mind-reading detective,” an orphan burdened by a blood feud. She is a modern-day forensic pathologist whose masterful autopsy skills crack one bizarre case after another, yet she is caught in a mystery surrounding her own origins. Murder, massacres... One conspiracy after another, mysterious symbols, and countless webs close in around them, drawing the two of them together. A vicious dog kills its master, only for the murder to prove an injustice and fight back against o 156Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 41 Madam Pei: This Case Looks Like a Punishable Offense to Me 裴娘子：这个案子我看刑 [A fallen noble coroner VS a chatty, scheming Vice Minister of Justice] [Case-Solving] A child dead in the snow, a woman with her flesh torn away, a baby inside a sheep’s belly: each case is more horrifying than the last. The clues left behind by a corpse are messengers sent to the living. Listen closely to the final message they bring. [Romance] One is cool and dignified; the other has a severe case of social awkwardness. One is excessively polite; the other is outrageously flirtatious. There’s 301Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 42 Yongfu Gate 永福门 In the second year of Xuantong, when Yu Jingming entered Yongfu Gate burdened with rumors and troubles, the curtain rose on Yongfu Gate. From one end of the alley to the other, from sunrise to sunset, ordinary people walk ordinary paths. Amid the sweeping changes of the late Qing and early Republic, they hold true to themselves and press on through the rapids, still longing for a life by the sea, with spring blossoms in the air! The story begins with an enormous dowry… 539Reads8.3Score11014d adds
- 43 The Chang'an Demon-Slaying Chronicles 长安伏妖记 After his divorce, Zhang Xingyun accidentally became a professional demon hunter and began living a triumphant life of turning his fortunes around. Promotions, wealth, a meteoric rise, and beautiful women everywhere... Suppressing demons is easy. Winning people’s hearts is not. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Reborn as a Science Girl in Late Qing China 重生之理科女在晚清 With only a month left before the college entrance exams, science-track student Xu Mengxian suddenly became reborn in the late Qing Dynasty as the second young lady of a century-old tea factory. Using what she had learned in high school chemistry, physics, and biology, she helped her friends escape the practice of foot binding, protected her older sister from the harm caused by her opium-addicted brother-in-law, saved her family’s factory from losing a major order, helped the headmistress of a g 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Cold Palace Empress Goes on a Case-Solving Rampage 冷宫皇后靠破案杀疯了 Shen Yihan, a police captain, falls off a cliff while pursuing a killer. When she opens her eyes again, she has become the most miserable empress in history: the widow of Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Yunwen. The tyrant Zhu Di has usurped the throne, three thousand palace maids have been brutally executed, and danger lurks everywhere in the Cold Palace. She slams a palm onto the imperial desk. “Solving cases is my specialty. Killing people isn’t yours!” Zhu Di flies into a rage. “Seize her!” Who could ha 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Soulbound Fate 锁魂缘 An award-winning entry in the “Bringing Ancient Books to Life and Passing on the Love of Reading” writing contest In the twenty-fifth year of the Daxing era, two things happened to Ye Shanghuai. First, her master, Daoist Ye, who had raised her single-handedly, was struck by three bolts of heavenly lightning and vanished without a trace. Second, Ye Shanghuai descended the mountain and met Li Chizhi. In the twenty-fifth year of the Daxing era, two things happened to Li Chizhi. First, the Heavenly 29Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 47 Crime Scene 罪恶现场 The story recreates crime scenes and explores the weaknesses of human nature. Behind every case lies a battle between the police and evil! Each case is adapted from a real incident. Any resemblance is purely coincidental! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The New Cases of Judge Bao 新包青天案 Wrongful cases pile up in Bianliang, and Bao Zheng takes charge of the Kaifeng Prefecture alongside Zhan Zhao, Ding Yuehua, and Gongsun Ce. They stand up to the powerful, solve miscarriages of justice, and punish the wicked, digging deep into an international conspiracy involving Youyun. They wield the law as their blade: a betrothal gift is no license to sell a woman, and justice will never bow to the powerful! 7.2kReads6.6Score22814d adds
- 49 The Great Qing County Magistrate's Casebook 大清知县探案录 A 32-year-old career woman returns home to find that everything has changed. For thirty-two years, she worked hard and anxiously tried to meet everyone’s expectations. But had they ever met hers? Unable to face reality, she transmigrates into the world of Notes from the Thatched Abode of Close Observations, becoming a frail, pale-faced scholar. The imperial examination results are being posted, and he has placed third on the list. Appointed by the emperor as a sixth-rank magistrate in Lingzhou T 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Lichao Mystery 澧朝迷案 A new story is here~ The male lead, Li Qinyichen, is the third prince, neglected by the emperor and all but invisible in the palace. But a conspiracy thrusts him into the eye of the storm. He wants to survive and fight for a chance of his own~ The female lead, Lan Tongyuan, is an illegitimate daughter of a prince's household, where life is especially difficult for her. When she was four, a fortune-teller said her birth chart was too strong and that she would bring misfortune to her parents. The 3Reads—Score—14d adds
