Ten years ago, the Shen family, a family of palace lacquer makers, was burned overnight, and the entire family was accused of treason. Shen Zhiwei, the only survivor, changed his name to Lu Heng and hid in a paint repair shop in Linchuan City. He made a living by repairing the remaining utensils. He also searched for the truth about the family's collapse among the cracks, paint dust and old lines on the utensils.
A black lacquer coffin floated from the rainstorm ferry, and the red lacquer wine cup in the coffin actually showed the unique "returning flame pattern" of the Shen family. Former censor Pei Yan followed the case and determined that she was related to an old case ten years ago; and Shen Zhiwei also discovered that this cold-faced official who was demoted to Linchuan was secretly investigating the mystery of his brother's unjust death.
The two of them each had their own secrets and made a three-month agreement: he would open the official files and access to the capital for her, and she would help him decipher the secret codes hidden in the lacquer layers of the ritual vessels. One murderous case after another, stolen ritual utensils, tampered case files, and explosions in the border armory all point to a volume of "Jinqi Lu" that was dismantled and sealed.
When the truth reaches the altar of the imperial city, Shen Zhiwei finally understands that the enemy is not one person, but an old fire caused by power, fear and silence. What she wants to do is not only to take revenge, but also to make those names that were burned to ashes visible to the world again.
