In the thirteenth year of Tianbao, Shen Yu Tang in Bu Zhengfang, Chang'an, hides an unknown secret - the shopkeeper Shen Zhiwei inherited his grandfather's autopsy skills and specializes in "strange deaths" cases. A Hu Shang corpse with red orifices made her accidentally discover the hidden golden wolf secret pattern and Sogdian script, which implicated the secrets of Anlushan's old tribe.
A refugee girl in Pingkangfang died violently, a slave in the Wei family died suddenly, and all the murders were related to the sacred fire pattern, mandala powder, and acupuncture poison. Shen Zhiwei used the silver hairpin as a blade to search for clues on the corpse, but inadvertently got involved in the power game between the East Palace, the Wei family, and the cruel officials.
The night in Chang'an is dark, and the corpses hide the ghosts of people's hearts. She can only work step by step to uncover the real murderer in the fog and protect the original intention of the autopsy left by her grandfather.
Intention: After thirteen years of Tianbao, the prosperous age will be destroyed. The female coroner Shen Zhiwei examines life and death in the ashes, using a silver hairpin as a ruler to measure the depth of people's hearts. Hu Shang's secret documents, the Pingkangfang case, the strangeness of the East Palace... In the troubled times where black and white are reversed, she writes biographies for the silent dead and speaks out for the living who have been wronged. This is the story of a woman who uses her investigative skills to solve puzzles and keep a ray of clarity in the darkest place.
