Cranes Cry Over the Jade Capital

From the author of The Record of Washing Tassels and Brilliant Coroner!

Female Lead’s Story:

At the age of five, Bo Ruoyou lost both her parents. Her uncles summoned a Taoist, who declared her a bringer of misfortune—destined to harm her parents and doomed to die before eighteen.

Under the guise of “changing her fate,” they drove her out of the family.

Once she was gone, they seized her inheritance, stole her betrothal, and waited for her to die before eighteen.

But they waited and waited, and instead of her death, they witnessed her rise—her mastery of corpse dissection and bone examination made her famous across Jiangnan. Nobles begged her to let the dead speak, princes sought her to redress the living’s grievances. And behind her stood a man who made the entire Great Zhou tremble in fear.

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Male Lead’s Story:

Above, he commands the Embroidered Uniform Guard; below, he controls the Court of Justice.
Ruthless and volatile, Huo Weilou holds power over the empire, yet scorns women.

Thus, at their first meeting—even though Bo Ruoyou was born into an official’s household and possessed unmatched beauty—he dismissed her as worthless.

Later, he saw those delicate hands uncover the truth of a murdered woman in red, expose a ghostly curse, and unravel injustices buried for years.

Huo Weilou: *“Delicious. Absolutely damn delicious!”*

✨ Themes: Mystery & crime-solving, sweet romance, mutual devotion, happy ending.

? Notes: Fully fictional setting and research-based details.

Tags: Court intrigue · Fated love · Sweet romance · Suspense & deduction · Serious drama · Brain-teasing