In the palace of the Donglan dynasty, where power plays are treacherous and bloody cases are common, Lu Dishuang is the daughter of a coroner: plain-looking, but exceptionally clever. Because of her grandfather's service in saving the emperor, she is forced to marry into the Eastern Palace and becomes the "unsightly consort" in the eyes of Crown Prince Ouyang Jingqian. He walks away on their wedding night, treating her as a disgrace. She meets his disdain with cold indifference, wanting only to spend her days with her autopsy knife and case files. But when a string of bizarre murders rocks the inner palace, involving poisonings, locked rooms, and curses, everyone is at a loss. Only she can examine the bodies, untangle the clues, and solve one baffling case after another. The crown prince's contempt turns to shock, then to using her, and finally to falling for her. He gradually discovers that beneath her ordinary features lies a soul that burns like fire. From locking horns to investigating cases side by side, he hands her knives and sharpens their edges as she performs autopsies, while she proves his innocence in court. As the struggle for imperial power intensifies and old cases resurface, they must join forces to confront the mastermind behind it all, their feelings dancing on the edge of a blade. A new palace legend of a marriage that blossoms into love, with razor-sharp minds and undeniable chemistry, begins here.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
