But he's a domesticated scheming little rapscallion urchin with regular access to a bath and incredible powers of state.

#sleuthofthemingdynasty #sotmd

a digital illustration of Tang Fan and Sui Zhou, cooking in the kitchen from "The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty". Dong'er runs in from the side, crying and throwing herself into Tang Fan's open arms.

"Tang-dage always said if the one that I loved didn't hold me, if they pushed me away when my nose was cold, they would never warm my heart. They would never protect it like Sui-dage protects his."

old #sotmd #art #ficart for @pollitt.bsky.social 's fic! archiveofourown.org/works/35879926

posting the sleuth of the ming dynasty/ #成化十四年 / #tsomd / #sotmd at least every 12 hours and maybe sometimes more or less if I forget!