During the prosperous reign of Emperor Jinghe, undercurrents surged under the prosperity of the capital Jinling. The Ministry of Punishment has a "Ji Xing Yuan" that specializes in difficult criminal cases. However, due to the rule that women are not allowed to serve as convicts, countless female corpses have been wronged. Su Yao, the concubine of the Hou family, unexpectedly awakens the memory of modern forensic medicine and is forced to be involved in the whirlpool of the violent death of her sister-in-law. Gu Chenyan, the cold-faced criminal officer in charge of the Criminal Court, is keeping an eye on this "untimely" woman.
