Xie Jiyun, the orphan of the guilty minister, has been trapped in Chang'an for several years, and has been obsessed with it all his life, just to clear away the injustice done by his father to Caoqu. He was deeply involved in the whirlpool of the court's intrigues, and was also firmly trapped by two completely different deep feelings. He was in a dilemma, between love and hate.
Zhou Yanci is the obsession and shackles hidden in the dark. The world sees him as a scheming perpetrator, causing him to be criticized all year round. No one knows that all his indifference and persecution are forbearing protection. Love is wrapped in paranoia and confinement. Love is hard to express, protection hurts, and Xie Jiyun can only be protected in a twisted way. This shady affection is tugging and entangled, hurting others and hurting oneself, and it is never bright and honest.
When Xie Jiyun was in the most desperate situation, the patrol camp captain Ling Yichuan came riding the waves. The two investigated the case side by side, went through countless dangers of life and death, and developed a deep love for each other day and night. Ling Yichuan was fully aware of the grievances and past scars he carried, and never criticized him harshly or forced him to forget. He only treated each other with openness and sincerity, and trusted him with his life, becoming his most stable support and salvation in a desperate situation.
An old case stirred up the chaos in the court, and tightly entangled the three people in the situation. On one side is the sadomasochism of suffocating paranoia and intertwined love and hate, on the other side is the warmth and pure affection of sharing weal and woe.
When the truth is revealed and the injustice is done, all the troubles in the city are settled. Zhou Yanci accepted all the blame and died calmly. In the most tragic way, he ensured the stability of his beloved for the rest of his life.
After going through ups and downs in life, Xie Jiyun finally took off his shackles and looked down on the disputes in the court. He gave up his secular career, said goodbye to love and hate in Chang'an, and left the capital hand in hand with Ling Yichuan. The past has been buried in the wind and snow, but that clear and carefree young man will remain in the past forever and will never be able to return.
Intention: The bone ruler measures the scale of the world, and old records reflect the good and evil of people's hearts. There are two bonds, one is the unspeakable protection under the shackles, and the other is the rush between life and death in the fireworks. Youth will never come back again, and the only way to maintain one's character is to keep oneself. The entanglement of love and hatred, the pursuit of grievances in the numerous court nets, and the face of the unrequited love.