Falling in an instant, separated by thousands of years.
Senior criminal police officer Li Xiao accidentally fell into a thousand-year-old tomb while hunting down a transnational cultural relic thief.
On the occasion of life and death, the light of a mysterious jade pendant suddenly appeared in the tomb, which actually brought her back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty where thousands of nations came to visit and flourished. What was even more bizarre was that she became the notorious Princess Rong Yin recorded in the history books, who was extravagant and licentious, and eventually died tragically.
The cold jade pendant brought her consciousness, and she made the only way back: to find out the truth behind the tragic death of Princess Rong Yin and wash away the stigma she carried.
If she fails, she will be trapped in this infamous body forever and disappear into the dust of history together with the eldest princess.
Facing the turbulent and undercurrents of the court, she knew that her identity as a princess was both a shackle and a bullseye. Li Xiao resolutely took off her clothes, disguised herself as a man under the name "Li Xiao", and used modern criminal investigation thinking and extraordinary skills to sneak into the Dali Temple, the core of the empire's justice.
On the way to uncovering the secrets of the palace and the conspiracies of the court, dangers and murderous intentions abound.
In Dali Temple, she got acquainted with a wise and resourceful young master from an aristocratic family, a warm-hearted knight-errant, a court painter with an exquisite mind... A group of partners with different personalities but like-minded people, who stood side by side with her in the game of swords, swords, shadows and hearts. Their trust and friendship allowed her to find the warmth and strength to stand in this strange era.
In the prosperous age, who is in charge of the ups and downs? The golden horse in Yutang represents the youthful spirit. On one side is the approaching shadow of death and the confusing truth, on the other side is the bond that has quietly taken root and the true integration into the prosperous age.
When the mists of history were lifted layer by layer, the death of Princess Rongyin actually involved a huge conspiracy that could shake the foundation of the empire...
When the truth is revealed, is the journey back begun? Or... She can no longer let go of this world and the people around her?
Intention: moving forward all the way