During the Zhenguan era, Shen Zhaoning, a woman disguised as a man, uses her skills as a coroner to speak for the dead. As she solves one mysterious case after another, she gradually closes in on the truth behind her father's murder ten years ago. In the end, she breaks the ironclad rule that women cannot perform autopsies, earning the imperial title of Great Tang's First Female Coroner.
| Historical mystery | Female-led court intrigue | Forensic autopsies | Case-of-the-week mysteries | Two strong leads | Woman disguised as a man | Clears her father's name |
