Su Shunqing, the beautiful and charming proprietress of Jiyue Tower in Beijing, is also the head of the mysterious intelligence organization "Liu Li Pavilion" in charge of life and death. She harbors blood feuds, deals with the powerful, and uses her beauty and resourcefulness to weave her own web in the turbulent imperial capital. Her life motto is: everything can be used, including the human heart.
Until she met Ling Mo, the taciturn guy in Wanxiang Study who seemed to shrink back into his shell when touched.
At first, he was just an unexpected, useful piece on her chessboard. He has strange abilities but desires to be ordinary. To deal with him, a few soft words, a little gold and silver, or even a well-placed threat can make him obey.
"Ling Mo, help me this time." "... No." "Double the reward, plus help you solve the 'little trouble' in the study." "... Okay."
She tried again and again, enjoying the feeling of control in "taking" him, watching him helplessly and clumsily solve many puzzles for her.
But I don't know when, things changed. Her calculating heart would tighten when he was in danger; her confident smile would be flustered by his occasional focused gaze. Why did that socially anxious guy gradually lose his disguise in front of her, revealing gentleness and strength that made her heart beat like never before?
Not to mention Xiao Yu, the prince of aristocratic family who is as gentle as jade and promises her a stable future; Qin Yue, a handsome young general who fights alongside her but is awkward...
There are surging undercurrents in the capital, and the mystery of the former dynasty's secret treasure draws everyone into the whirlpool. Su Shunqing discovered that behind the blood feud, there was an even more shocking conspiracy...
