The Chief Minister Can Barely Keep His Composure

The Song family forces her to marry in her younger sister's place. To call off the marriage and stay at the Song residence to uncover the truth, she takes a dangerous gamble and sets a trap, drawing near Pei Jin, a man notorious for his debauchery. Everyone believes he is a dissolute dandy who spends his time in pleasure houses, the Commander of the Palace Guard. No one realizes it is all a disguise. Behind the curtain, he is the mysterious chief minister who commands both military and political power. Their encounter was Song Qishu's scheme from the very beginning. She uses him to escape her fate, while he uses her to investigate a case. As they circle and spar with each other, he is the first to fall, losing his heart to her. The court seethes with undercurrents, and the truth of the past is gradually laid bare. Her mother's tragic death is inextricably entangled with an old case involving his father. Everything in the court is under his control. When it comes to people and power plays, he leaves nothing to chance. But with her, the powerful chief minister who holds sway over the entire court cannot escape the tribulations of love, and in the end, he loses control.