After Qin Ying's sacrifice in duty, she transmigrated into an old-fashioned tragedy novel as the vicious supporting female character. The original character was obsessively in love with the male lead, falling from her noble status as a county princess to become the laughingstock of the capital. In her desperation to win over the male lead, she used her privileged status to falsely accuse the female protagonist of mu*der, leading to her downfall—her family was raided, and she was imprisoned and tormented. Just as she was about to take the female lead's life, the male lead uncovered the truth, swooped in to rescue the heroine, and then, in a dramatic twist, took the villainous female's life... more>> with a single sword strike.

Qin Ying: "...The plot is thrilling but completely illegal!"

Luckily, the story was only at the point of the mu*der case's occurrence. The eldest daughter of Earl Zhongyuan's household, set to be married, was found dead in a blood-red dress at her birthday banquet. The young men and women attending the event had their secrets, and all clues pointed directly at the original female lead.

To change the course of the story, Qin Ying stepped in to clear the female lead's name and investigate the true culprit behind the mu*der. With her sharp mind and determination, she made a name for herself, and what was once a melodramatic tragedy transformed into a thrilling detective novel!

The original male lead and the people of the capital: *stunned.jpg*

Soon, nobles sought her aid to overturn injustices, the common people revered her as a beacon of fairness, and what was once a laughingstock of the imperial city became its most respected figure.

Qin Ying was focused on her career and refused to play the role of an obstacle in the romance between the protagonists. Yet, the female lead, who once despised her, now wished to become sworn sisters with her. The male lead, who once hated her deeply, now frequently showed affection. Even the formidable, tragic villain of the original novel held unshakable feelings for her.

Determined to completely free herself from the identity of a "vicious supporting character," Qin Ying gritted her teeth and chose the big villain. <<less

Jiang Li grew up in poverty and was fortunately taken in as an adopted daughter by Guang'an Earl for stability. She was extraordinarily beautiful and skilled in the arts of medicine. At thirteen, she became famous in Chang'an. Later, she married the Prince of Jiangling County, becoming his wife as destined. However, tragedy struck at the age of fifteen - a plague ravaged Chang'an, and on New Year's Eve, the Crown Prince died of illness. Due to Guang'an Earl Wei Jie's inadequate treatment as the Chief Physician at the time, he fell from grace and was imprisoned. Unexpectedly, Jiang Li's truthful testimony became crucial evidence, leading to Wei's family being executed. Due to her act... more>> of justice against her own family, Jiang Li not only escaped punishment but was also granted marriage by imperial decree.

For a while, the people condemned her for repaying kindness with enmity, cursing her to an ill-fated end - until she died in a three-day fire at the Fengshen Jile Pavilion. Five years later, as the pavilion was rebuilt, the unrighteous Jiang Li had been forgotten in the capital, while Xue Ling, the long-lost daughter of the East River Xue family, returned to Chang'an. Kidnapped in her youth, Xue Ling was later adopted by a medical family in the martial world, gaining fame three years ago for reviving the leader of the Liedao Gate after seven days of death. Amidst frequent mysterious incidents in Chang'an, Xue Ling's ability to both save lives and investigate deaths brought her both fame and trouble. Within three days of her return home, the general's mansion became embroiled in a major case. Within two months of her return, the young marquis was exposed and exiled. Within half a year of her return, the position of the East Palace heir was about to be abolished. Xue Ling watched the chaos in Chang'an, unaware that someone was targeting her. Surprisingly, that person was Pei Yan, a prominent figure in the capital. Xue Ling was furious: "You are Jiang Li's archenemy, what business do you have with me, Xue Ling?"

Many years later, Jiang Li wrote in a letter to her old friend: "In this life, I have no regrets. I owe much to Pei Yan. Only by surviving can I make up for everything." <<less

Female Lead’s Perspective:... more>>

At five years old, Bó Ruò Yōu’s parents passed away. Her uncles looked for a Taoist Priest to divine her fate. Apparently, she was a woman who brought ill luck to her family and jinxed her father and mother, and it was asserted that she would die young, unable to live past the age of eighteen.

Under the banner of changing her fate, her uncles chased her out of the family door.

After she departed, her assets were seized, and her marriage contract was taken away. They wrested away everything, only waiting for her to die at eighteen.

They waited and waited, but before Bó Ruò Yōu even reached eighteen, what awaited them was how she used her corpse dissecting and bone examining skills to shake Jiangnan.

The influential and the nobility invited her to make the dead speak, the princes and marquises entreated her to redress an injustice for the living.

And behind her, also stood a man that could strike terror in the entirety of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Male Lead’s Perspective:

Wielding the Embroidered Emissaries above, Assuming the Judicial Commission below.

The ruthless and intractable Huò Wēi Lóu had the power to subvert the courts and commons, but he snorted disdainfully at female charms.

Hence, on their first encounter, even if Bó Ruò Yōu came from an official family and possessed a matchless countenance, he still detested it like a worn-out shoe.

Later, after seeing her long, slender, and fair hands examining a female corpse in red robes, breaking past her ghosts and seizing back her life, clearing up the long-standing injustices of the past…

Huò Wēi Lóu: Truly fragrant, truly and genuinely fragrant! <<less