When the emperor and his concubines were fasting in Shaolin Temple, they were assassinated by assassins. Most of the assassins were shot dead by the guards on the spot, but they were all found wearing handkerchiefs or cloth embroidered with chrysanthemum patterns.
Xu Nanpei and Lian Qing of Tiance Mansion were ordered to investigate the truth of the matter, but found that things were not as simple as they thought: chrysanthemums appeared one after another, bringing one story after another. Infatuated men and women, sisters killing each other, family fights...
The unpredictable human heart is nothing but greed, anger and delusion in the end.
What will the eighteenth chrysanthemum bring?