"Qing Ming Jie: Blood Edicts and Wrongful Souls" is set in the Dajing Dynasty and tells the legendary story of the unjust case of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, the power struggle in the court, and the war on the frontier.
The female widower Shen Qingci (Su Ci), in order to find out the truth behind her family's annihilation, got acquainted with the cold commander Xiao Jinghan. The two team up to solve a series of murder cases in the imperial edict, uncovering the conspiracy behind the "unjust souls seeking their lives" to separate souls and lead to poisoning. They uncover the masterminds behind the scenes, Prime Minister Liu Jingtao and Qingming Division Chief Qin Cang. They also discover that the Zhenbei Hou case was a shocking conspiracy triggered by the late emperor's blood reserve edict. Shen Qingci met his elder brother Shen Qingyan, who had lost his memory and became a killer, but saw him sacrifice to protect himself, and finally destroyed the Qingming Secretariat and vindicated the family.
The turmoil in the capital has just calmed down, but a phantom appears again in the palace. Three emperors died suddenly at a banquet in the uterus, and the blue blood cold poison of southern Xinjiang reappeared. Shen Qingci and Xiao Jinghan went deep into the harem to uncover the secret of the life experience of Concubine Su (Aman, the saint of southern Xinjiang's witchcraft). They uncovered the undercover Hei Mu in the Hou Mansion who had been hiding for twenty years, and quelled the witchcraft chaos.
At the same time, Beidi tore up the alliance and invaded the border pass. The two worked together again to solve the case of court officials collaborating with the enemy and treason, and helped Xiao Lie and his son win a great victory in Yunzhong and regain Yanmen Pass. However, the undercurrents in the court were turbulent, the seventh prince colluded with foreign enemies to plot rebellion, and the queen murdered her for the throne. After going through the test of life and death, Shen Qingci and Xiao Jinghan finally broke through all the conspiracies, ushered in the new emperor's accession to the throne, and brought peace to the prosperous age. They also joined hands to guard the peace of the country.
The story combines suspenseful detectives, power struggles, grievances, and love between children. It uses blood edicts and wronged souls as guides to compose a legend of undying justice and unswerving love.
