The Record of a Thousand Lanterns

The fully revised Thousand Lanterns Record, with a rewritten ending. A novel in the same series as Records of the Hairpin. Light a thousand lanterns, kindle a blaze of stars, and break through every demonic obstacle. [Mystery and crime-solving + palace and household intrigue + face-slapping revenge + powerful families + court politics and the realm] [The Dali Temple official, born to a distinguished family, who loves wiping out entire households × the county princess cursed to bring her husbands to ruin, with more than a dozen men in her household × the coroner, better at turning people into corpses than examining them] In a single night of palace upheaval, the grandfather of Bai Qiandeng, Princess of Lingling County, died for his country. She also suffered an injury to her brow, leaving her with a fate said to bring misfortune to her relatives and husbands, so fearsome that everyone shunned her. At the emperor and empress's command, a host of eligible young men were presented for her to choose a husband. Each of the fifteen men had his own agenda, and a fierce contest for her hand erupted in her household. Scheming and deception, one bloody case after another, tragedy upon tragedy: the deadly game in her own home would not end until someone died. The Three Judicial Offices were at a loss, and her list of potential husbands grew shorter with every death. With no other choice, Qiandeng slammed the table and rose to her feet. If it was a murder case that needed solving, she would solve it herself.