Shen Qingci, the daughter of the guilty minister, was given the opportunity to marry Pei Yan, the chief minister of the dynasty, but on the wedding night, she discovered that this "living king of hell" was actually severely socially fearful - she didn't dare to approach, didn't dare to look at each other, and had to hand over notes even when speaking.
The two reached a contract: she would block social events for him, and he would help her investigate old cases about her father. Shen Qingci thought this was just a deal where each got what he wanted, but he didn't expect that this man who would blush even when she came near would be the first to rush into the fire when she was in danger, and would silently follow behind her and be her shadow when she was investigating the case.
As the serial murder cases surfaced, the truth that Shen's father was silenced because of the discovery of the prince's human trafficking was gradually revealed. In order to protect Shen Qingci, Pei Yan had a head-on confrontation with the prince's party and experienced life and death several times. The fearful chief minister who once dared not even hold hands finally embraced her in public in the court hall and said to the world:
"She is my life, Pei Yan."
Intention: Even if we are in darkness, we can be each other's light.
Real strength is not indifference and isolation, but the courage to face your inner fears, to trust, to rely on, and to love.
At the same time, through the heroine's journey to rehabilitate her father, she conveys the belief that "justice may be late, but it will eventually come."