The male protagonist Xie Shaocheng received a commission from his friend to investigate the missing jade pendant with his favorite girl Mu Hansheng. Little did he know that the jade pendant was deeply involved. The emperor, prince, prince, and the general who held military power were all involved.
In order to find out the truth of the matter, Xie Shaocheng sneaked into Yizhuang with Mu Hansheng, investigated the corpses, and rushed to the capital. He sneaked into the general's mansion at night, but did not want to be discovered. On the way to escape, he was rescued by an unidentified man in black. The two of them were recuperating at Mu's house. In just one day, the prince and the prince's people actually appeared in Mu's house. That night, Mu's house caught fire and no one escaped. Mu Hansheng's second brother rushed back to the capital thousands of miles away, but was drugged by the prince's men while he was in despair.
The next day, the emperor, prince and general appeared in the study together. It turned out that more than one person had stolen the jade pendant...