Xie Yunzhao, the eldest grandson of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, was born into a wealthy family, but he was willing to be a "useless" pawn on the family chessboard. He has been hiding for more than ten years, dealing with the calculations of his stepmother, the opposition of his uncle, and the expectations of his grandfather with a mediocre attitude. Until a sudden assassination pushed him into the center of the whirlpool of power in the capital. When everyone thought he was a waste to be slaughtered, he used his shocking strategy to reveal step by step the secrets buried behind the Hou Mansion for twenty years - the bloody border battle that changed the fate of the family, the loyal minister forgotten by history, and the shocking truth hidden in his own life. In the multiple games of imperial examinations, political intrigues, court battles, and palace battles, can he break free from the shackles of fate and become a true chess player?
