During the Qiyou period of Dajing, undercurrents in the imperial court were turbulent, and mysterious cases occurred frequently in the capital.
Three years ago, Lin Jingyuan, the minister of Dali Temple, presided over the trial of a major corruption case in the Ministry of War. Seeing that the evidence was conclusive, he bit his tongue and committed suicide in prison. The case files were tampered with, and the family was wronged, and the family was overturned.
His daughter, Lin Qingru, had endured for three years, abandoned her boudoir and inherited her father's mantle. With her talent and post-mortem skills, she entered the Dali Temple and became the first female young minister in history.
Corpses floating on Suzaku Street in the cold night, headless murder cases in the West Market ghost market, secret court selection cases, serial killings in feudal towns with secret letters... All of them are strange and horrifying, and they all point to the shadow of the old case three years ago.
During the investigation, she was repeatedly framed, assassinated, and excluded from official circles, but she always had a clear mind and a sharp blade in her hand, tearing away the fog from the details of the corpse, the ink marks in the files, and the flaws in people's hearts.
What makes her even more wary is the mysterious businessman Rong Shuo who always appears at the scene of the crime. He is dressed in white like snow and has eyes hidden in the city. He sometimes helps, sometimes tests, and his identity is a mystery, but he can always deliver key clues in desperate situations.
As the series of cases interlocked with each other, the real murderer of the father, the ghost in the court, and the secret network of collaboration with the enemy gradually emerged. Lin Qingru and Rong Shuo joined forces, and in the turbulent imperial power game, they used the law as a blade and wisdom as a shield to overturn old cases, punish traitors, and protect the people. In the end, the injustice was vindicated and the justice of heaven was revealed.
Concept: costume detective