Ten miles of red makeup, but what you are getting married into is the dragon's pond and the tiger's den. Shen Qingci, the daughter of the Taiyuan Hospital, has a secret mission to marry into the palace and enters the mansion of the powerful General Wei Heng. On the wedding night, before the red candle was extinguished, two reminders came one after another: one was a cold imperial edict ordering Wei Heng to immediately go to the north, and the other was a life-threatening blood edict written by Shen Qingci in the secret compartment of his study with still warm tentacles and cinnabar still wet - "Whoever kills Wei Heng will be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households."
Wei Heng, a young powerful official with a gentle appearance but a suspicious heart, coughed up blood and stepped into the wind and snow in the north, leaving behind many mysteries and a mansion full of murderous intent. Before Shen Qingci could figure out this bloody mystery, even greater bad news came: Wei Heng died in battle! The glory of being "loyal and brave" cannot cover up the filth of Pao Ze's betrayal behind Heishixia. She, the "chess piece" who was forced in, became the newly widowed wife overnight, and she was even pregnant with Wei Heng's only posthumous son.
The blood edict that has not been dried is like a sharp sword hanging from the top. Eyes in the palace are surrounded, and all forces are watching. The New Year's Eve palace banquet under the Queen's "favor" is actually the Hongmen Banquet that eradicates the roots. In his belly is the bloodline that must be protected, and in his hands is the last fire that Wei Heng entrusted with his life - the token that hides the secret underground passages and private soldiers in the capital. There is Feng Que murderous in front, and a pack of wolves watching behind.
Shen Qingci took off her red makeup and picked up the silver needle and scheming. Use the wisdom of a doctor to understand people's hearts, and the tenacity of a lonely minister's wife to deal with wolves. In the thrilling whirlpool of power and intrigue, she wants to uncover the shocking conspiracy behind the blood edict, protect her late husband's inheritance, and even more, she wants to find a way out for the child in her belly in this bloody chess game!