Qingxi Drama: an Old Case in Huaiyin

The autumn atmosphere in the ancient town of Qingxi is bleak. The Shen Mansion invites Shen Yanzhi, a passing official, to check the script of the Mid-Autumn Festival temple fair "Looking for the Murderer in the Ancient Town". This play is based on a century-old taboo case of the Shen family - the maid was strangled to death by the mistress and buried under an old locust tree, and the young master died suddenly immediately, which became a closely guarded secret in the town. During the rehearsal, a curse written in cinnabar and blood appeared in the script: "A locust leaf falls, leaving no trace on the jade. When the play begins, it is difficult to survive." The maid playing the role of a maid died mysteriously on the spot, and real marks of strangulation appeared on her neck. A scene within a play suddenly turned into a murderous case. Shen Yanzhi inspected the scene and discovered the agency's murder plot. The clues pointed directly to the gentle and elegant son of Shen Mansion, Shen Jingming. With the disappearance of the old lady, the appearance of a body double, and the theft of the Canglong Jade Button, the circumstances of the case are reversed. On a rainy night, the real murderer appears on the stage, and it turns out to be Su Nian'an, who "died" in a theater fire ten years ago. He avenged his maid grandmother who was wronged a hundred years ago, but unexpectedly fell into Shen Jingming's trap. In the end, Shen Yanzhi opened the Shen family ancestral hall with two jade buttons, unearthed bones and centuries-old evidence, and revealed the truth about the grudges that spanned a century.