Chloe Lynn is hired as tutor to Leo Chandler, the Southguard Heir Apparent, after impressing him. She becomes Top Scholar and County Magistrate, encountering Autumn Hall's unjust case. Faced with Kenneth Wyatt's corruption and Melanie Chandler's schemes, Chloe Lynn upholds justice. She overturns Autumn Hall's verdict, punishes the wicked, and is promoted to Imperial Inspector of the Eight Prefectures.