On the night of the Great Yin palace coup, Ninth Princess Ji Mingtang went from a pampered princess to a fugitive fleeing through the snow. Her entire family was wiped out, and even her old surname became forbidden.
She fell into the snowy mountains of the northern frontier and was rescued on the brink of death by a reclusive miracle-working physician. From then on, she concealed her identity and kept her abilities hidden for seven years. When she finally emerged from the valley, she was no longer a helpless orphan from a fallen dynasty, but Miss Mingtang, who could bring the dead back to life, poison her enemies, and wield a sword to enter the game.
To uncover the truth behind the old case, she entered the enemy kingdom's capital disguised as a physician. With a whole range of secret identities, she stirred up the world of the powerful. When noblewomen set traps for her, she turned the tables and served them a face-slapping; when court officials tested her, she used their own influence to break through their schemes. With old enemies before her, she advanced step by step, waiting to settle the blood debt.
Along the way, she happened to meet Xiao Heng, a prince of Beishuo.
Everyone said he was a carefree playboy who took no interest in court politics. Only Ji Mingtang knew that the more languidly he smiled, the deeper his schemes ran. She wanted to use his influence for revenge, and he was more than willing to step into her game.
An encounter that began with mutual exploitation gradually turned into a devotion that saw them walking side by side.
But the old case from that snowy night ran far deeper than she had imagined. Old friends were not necessarily trustworthy, and enemies were not necessarily in plain sight. As the truth drew closer, she would have to uncover with her own hands the coldest layer of snow concealing the palace coup.
