Judge Dee: The Mystery of the Deep Palace

Author: Qian Lin
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: In the face of the sudden flood, the flood embankments in Huzhou proved vulnerable. Where did the 500,000 taels of special funds for flood protection from the court go? The flood submerged the land of Huzhou, but also unearthed an unclaimed tomb, revealing a long-forgotten secret of the royal family. With the 500,000 taels of funds unaccounted for, the former prefect of Huzhou was held responsible. After revealing this secret to his successor, Cao Mo, he suffered a stroke and could no longer speak a word. The only, Cao Mo, took full responsibility for embezzling the funds and was thrown into the celestial prison. For whom was he bearing the blame? On the bones in the unclaimed tomb, there was actually a jade pendant belonging to a member of the imperial family. The Minister of Revenue, Wu De, clearly knew the details, yet the emperor hesitated to act against him. Could it be that the supreme emperor had something in Wu De's hands? Song Zhi, who had been reinstated to his position, never expected that the case he took on after his appointment would involve him in a conspiracy for the throne.