Dark Intrigue in the Inner Residence

Shanghai, 1928. Two deaths strike the Shen residence in quick succession! The eldest legitimate son dies under mysterious circumstances, and the aging family patriarch passes away in grief. The second branch seizes the chance to take power, and the first branch is toppled overnight.

An old servant risks his life to send word. The second young master, who had been studying abroad, rushes back to Shanghai overnight, only to discover that his father and brother's deaths were no accident!

He brings medicine to protect his mother and uses his wits to investigate the case, but danger lurks at every turn in the sprawling residence. The second branch lays sinister plans, while the third branch feigns weakness and secretly schemes for the future of its children. Each has their own agenda.

The Shen family's third young lady, framed and sent away to Hong Kong, is hiding a shocking secret that could upend the entire Shen household!

Amid the power struggles swirling through the Shikumen mansion, only by tearing away every hypocritical mask can they avenge their wrongs and protect their family!