An imperial edict slandering the enemy and treason plunged the Shen family into the abyss. His father and brother died unjustly in prison, and his female family members were exiled thousands of miles away. Their former glory fell overnight. Everyone thought that Shen Zhiyi, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family who was raised in a boudoir, would die on the cold road of exile. However, when everyone was busy adding insult to injury and carving up the power of the Shen family, Shen Zhiyi, who was supposed to die miserably, calmly appeared in the most run-down corner of the capital. She pawned her last pearl hairpin and instead of buying steamed buns to satisfy her hunger, she changed into a set of inconspicuous cloth clothes and a stack of rough straw paper. She began to visit forgotten corners, chatting with street vendors, down-and-out scholars, and retired veterans; she explored abandoned old houses at night, looking for clues in the cobwebs and dust; she even dared to seek skin from tigers, testing those former "family friends" on the tip of a knife. She is calm and decisive, like a dormant lone wolf, collecting evidence bit by bit and weaving a net inch by inch. Xiao Yan, the prince who occupies a high position in the East Palace, initially regarded the struggle of his ex-fiancée as an interesting drama. He watched her stand up from the quagmire, and watched her use her astonishing wisdom and perseverance to tear open a huge net covering the court. He discovered that she was not a dodder flower that needed to be saved, but a green pine that was independent of wind and rain. Later, he handed her a key that led to the highest archives of Dali Temple: "Gu's men are at your disposal. Gu has only one condition - after the matter is completed, you will take the position of Gu's crown princess." Shen Zhiyi raised his eyes, with a sharp light in his eyes that he had never seen before: "Your Highness, what I want is more than just clearing away the reputation.
