Huo Xiaoxiao was hit by a chandelier late at night while he was reciting the history of the legal system. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a parallel Tang Dynasty where women could also be officials, and the officials worshiped the Minister of Punishment.
The piles of files are her brand new examination room. Colleagues decide cases, either relying on torture or relying on favors; while her fingertips ran across the yellowed pages, what came to her mind were "evidence chain", "free evidence" and "procedural justice". She uses logic as a sharp blade to cut through the fog and let the irrefutable evidence speak.
However, she soon discovered that even more difficult than mastering the law was interpreting it. When a helpless old woman breaks the law for revenge, and when a weak person who is forced into a desperate situation rises up to resist, under the cold regulations, there are hot hearts and complex world sentiments.