Shen Yan, the God of War of the Northern Frontier, is infamous for bringing death to his wives. Both of his previous wives died in the prime of their lives, turning the Defender General's residence into a “widow's grave” that everyone fears to even mention.
Qinghe, the third daughter of the Lin family, is forced to marry into this den of danger after drawing a “lucky” lot. On their wedding night, the general doesn't even lift her veil. He turns and walks away, leaving her alone in an empty room with nothing but rumors throughout the household for company.
She plans to keep her head down and live a quiet life, but repeatedly falls victim to plots. When she nearly drowns, the general coldly dismisses it as an “accident.” In despair, she tries to flee, only to discover that she can't even escape the walls of the residence.
If she can't get away, then she'll stay and make the best of it!
She puts aside her fear and gathers strength through books and silence. And the cold-faced general, seeing her face danger time and again, begins to recognize a resilience and intelligence unlike those of his previous wives.
From wariness to testing the waters, from suspicion to alliance. When they decide to investigate the truth together, they discover that the thing devouring lives isn't the residence, but the far more terrifying desires and schemes hidden in people's hearts. A study filled with the scent of medicine, a jade pendant engraved with strange symbols, a series of murders meant to silence witnesses... Every clue points to someone close to the general!
As they pit themselves against a killer as elusive as a ghost, can they break through the layers of deception and find a spark of warmth and hope in the cold, forbidding residence?
