Three years ago, the whole family of Pei, the imperial censor, was wiped out. Only the legitimate daughter Pei Yunci escaped the disaster because she prayed for her mother in the nunnery. Everyone said that she was blessed with good fortune, but only she knew it. She secretly returned to her house that night and saw with her own eyes a pair of extremely cold eyes reflected in the firelight.
Three years later, she stayed at her uncle's house as an orphan, but was carried on a small sedan to the residence of Shen Rangchen, the young minister of Dali Temple. He is the emperor's sharpest knife. He specializes in solving unsolved cases and is ruthless. He was the person who was responsible for investigating the Pei family's extermination case.
Shen Rangchen married her for a simple reason - the Pei family murder case was full of doubts, and she was the only survivor. He doubted her.
Living under the same roof, he is the judge of Yama, and she is the suspect waiting to be punished.
He asked her: "What did you see that night?"
She asked back: "My lord has been investigating for three years and couldn't find anything, so why bother asking me?"
They tested each other and were suspicious of each other, but in the dead of night, he handed over a bowl of soothing soup and she put on a robe for him. There is a thin line between ambiguity and murderous intent.
Until one day, Pei Yunci accidentally discovered a portrait hidden in a secret compartment in his study - the woman in the portrait had a similar facial features to her.
Underneath was a yellowed marriage certificate, with the man's name clearly written: Shen Rangchen.
It turns out that they were supposed to be a couple before the massacre.
And is the owner of the embroidered spring knife actually him?
