In Fengtian of Great Xia, Crown Princess Shen Mingyuan was attacked while giving birth. Her calming medicine harbored cold poison, and she was on the verge of death from postpartum hemorrhage. Her younger brother Shen Li, living in exile beyond the frontier, learned of the tragic news, grabbed a staff, and rushed to the imperial palace, desperately protecting his elder sister. The mastermind pointed to the Seventh Prince and the powerful Seven Clans of Guandong. Various factions played games against each other in the imperial court, the emperor weighed options from multiple sides, and the crown prince negotiated with difficulty. Shen Li used his fierce bravery to carve out a deadlock for the East Palace, but how could powerful aristocratic families easily admit defeat?