The Female Official

Bao Xiu Xiu was a resourceful, streetwise woman married to the newly appointed magistrate. Upon her husband’s untimely death, Xiu Xiu assumed his identity and duty to uphold justice. Disguised as a man, she traveled throughout China, cracking seemingly impossible cases. Helping her in her charade was her young son Xiao Bao, her husband’s concubine Ru Yi, and his advisor Liu Fei.
(Source: MDL)