Wrongfully killed, Zhuang Hengzhi returns to the capital three years later as the Inspector of Jiangnan. Joining forces with Crown Prince He Huaixu, she sets out to bring down her enemy, Chancellor Pei. Just as she succeeds in overturning the wrongful verdict, she discovers that the mastermind behind the injustice that condemned her father was none other than He Huaixu himself. Pei Shenxing risks his life to expose the truth. Armed with evidence from the Censorate, Zhuang Hengzhi turns the tables and strikes back, ultimately deposing the Crown Prince, executing the Pei family, and clearing her father's name. Refusing all rewards and honors, she accompanies her father's coffin back to her hometown, carrying three years of blood and tears as she leaves Chang'an behind.