Modern forensic doctor Shen Zhiwei once passed through the soul of a concubine in the Yongning Marquis Mansion and escaped death in a cold pond in the cold winter.
The aunt's mother is hypocritical, the aunt's sister is vicious, and the murderous intent in the back house is approaching step by step, bent on erasing her existence and all traces of her biological mother Su's family.
Su was once a famous female doctor in Beijing. She was called into the palace several times for consultation. After returning, her health deteriorated rapidly and she died suddenly in her prime. The records kept in the files in the mansion were mediocre, but Shen Zhiwei held the personal pulse notes left by his mother. There were abnormalities everywhere in the words, and traces of poisonous injuries that had been deliberately covered up were everywhere.
In order to find out the truth behind his mother's death, Shen Zhiwei hid his talents and relied on his skills in toxicology and physical evidence to survive step by step in the crisis-ridden Hou Mansion.
The court is turbulent, and the struggle for the right to inherit the throne is undercurrent. Xie Linyuan, who holds all the power in the government and the public, is a sharp secret chess piece in the hands of the emperor. He suffers from a stubborn illness, is repeatedly hunted by forces in the dark, and is surrounded by an intractable fog.
The two met because of an old case, from being wary of each other and testing each other, to sharing life and death together.
Hou Zhai's conspiracy is just the tip of the iceberg, and the clues extend all the way, pointing to the incense-filled meditation hall, and to the past events behind the high walls of the palace that have been dusty for many years and no one dares to talk about.
The abyss is deep and the truth is covered in dust. They have to tear through the layers of disguise and look for that glimmer of light that can illuminate injustice.
Purpose: to pursue the truth in the whirlpool of power and conspiracy, to see through the illusion of fate, and to stick to one's true heart and justice. Even though he is caught in a sea of blood and turmoil, he still maintains the warmth of humanity, breaks away from the shackles of the world, and finds his own place.