She was an international police officer in the 21st century who died heroically during an operation. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself born into the fictional Fenglin Kingdom, a noble young lady known as Commandery Princess Jiayi.
Her family is extraordinarily powerful: her grandfather is the Grand Tutor, her grandmother is a Grand Princess, her maternal grandfather is the Grand Commandant, and her father is the Chancellor. She herself has been named Commandery Princess Jiayi. But her life is no smooth ride. An imperial decree arranging her marriage ties her forever to her nemesis, Li Beichen, the emperor’s younger brother and Prince Chen.
Li Beichen is a prince renowned on the battlefield, and he is deeply in love with Gu Xinyi. But Gu Xinyi sees him as her sworn enemy.
On their wedding night, Gu Xinyi tries to flee, but Prince Chen catches her, and they spend a wonderful night together. The next day, Li Beichen hurries off to the border, leaving Gu Xinyi behind.
Gu Xinyi chooses not to stay at Prince Chen’s residence. She slips away to a remote county, where she gives birth to a son and starts a new life under the care of her maid, Yuzhu.
Three years later, this quiet little county is suddenly plagued by strange cases, drawing the two of them together once more.
Dismemberment, hauntings, cannibalism, ghost stories…
One mystery after another, all baffling and terrifying.
