In her previous life, Wen Lingyi was framed by the fake embroiderer Ye Zhirou and the Gu family, and died a tragic death in the Northern Mines. Reborn, she exposes Ye Zhirou's theft of her family's ancestral embroidery techniques and joins forces with Qingluo to gather evidence. Together, they uncover a corrupt network colluding with the Imperial Textile Bureau and the Second Prince, and solve a major case involving substandard military fabrics. After traveling to the capital and overturning the case in court, Wen Lingyi becomes the first female Imperial Textile Official through an unprecedented appointment. An unexpected discovery of a mysterious black token from the imperial treasury leads her to uncover the truth behind her mother's murder and the secret weaving operations hidden deep within the palace. Determined to expose corruption in the imperial textile trade, she sets out to investigate dishonest officials and tainted fabrics throughout the empire.