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In the late autumn of the 23rd year of Yong'an, the chill penetrated the capital. The black iron token of Xiao Che, the prince of Jing'an, was stained with the blood of the court battle for the first time. From issuing a prison sentence to twist the neck of the minister of household affairs, to planning to have the guards of the third prince's private house explode to death; from borrowing the help of the second prince to eliminate shaky officials, to using the Zhenbei general as a blade to impeach the prince for collaborating with the enemy - he worked step by step, like an owl dormant in the night, paving the way to seize power with the bones of his enemies. On the night of the palace coup, the rain stained the steps, and the false edict of the fifth prince was destroyed along with his life; the prince ascended the throne and became a puppet, but when he was still young, he tried to devour the master, and finally fell into the death situation that Xiao Che had planned long ago. Above the court, he is the prince of the prison country who is decisive in killing; behind the conspiracy, he is a lone wolf walking on a bloody road. His father's teaching, "If you want to stand at the highest level, you have to step on other people's bones" became a creed engraved in his bones and blood. When King Jing'an died of illness and the new emperor was young, Xiao Che held the power in his hands and stood at the top of power, but found that this high place was only accompanied by the cold wind. The black iron token around his waist had long been soaked in blood and turned dark black, just like his heart, which gradually became as cold as an owl's bone during the power struggle. This is a game about power, revenge and loneliness, and also a person's journey in the whirlpool of a feudal dynasty.

The conspiracy of the mysterious organization Yingge unfolds, with Shen Yanzhi, Su Wan, A Tang and others as the core, weaving a conspiracy network across the northern border and the capital. With Haitang as his memory, Shadow Pavilion secretly colluded with forces, smuggled military supplies, manipulated the government, and even implicated the old case of Su Wan's father's murder twenty years ago. Starting from the case of the theft of military boots in the north, Shen Yanzhi and Su Wan followed the Haitang mark and discovered that the Shadow Pavilion was not only causing trouble at the border, but also extending its tentacles to the royal family in the capital. The little beggar Ah Tang uses the unique "Begonia Arithmetic Chart" to help investigate the case. A group of seemingly weak children and people from the lower classes unexpectedly become the key force in uncovering the conspiracy. As the mastermind behind Prince Jing gradually emerges, the unjust case from twenty years ago, the core secret of the Shadow Pavilion, and the power entanglement of the royal family are intertwined, pushing the story to a climax.