An In-Depth Analysis of Palm of the Hand, Chapters 1-236

Ye Ping'an (played by Liu Shishi), a mind-healing physician, comes to the Holy Capital to investigate an old case. Because she is skilled at manipulating people's minds, she is regarded as a "witch" and shunned by everyone. Yuan Shaocheng (played by Dou Xiao), an assistant minister of the Court of Judicial Review, was born in the slums of Manggou. Cold and ruthless, he seizes every chance to climb the ranks. Just then, a murder rocks the Holy Capital: a court official is found dead in his home. Ye Ping'an once treated him for chronic insomnia and happened to be at the scene, so she is considered the killer. Yuan Shaocheng sees that something is amiss with the case, but still condemns Ye Ping'an to death as a "pledge of loyalty" to secure his own promotion. Yet no one could have imagined that Ye Ping'an had already made the first move in her grand plan for revenge