Pei Yanzhu, the Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, is a living King of Hell feared throughout the imperial court. Yet he has secretly loved Shen Jingshuang, the female general who protects the nation, for ten years. Taking advantage of an accidental encounter after getting drunk, he appears with evidence of the Shen family's crimes, his eyes reddened with tears, and forces her to marry him in broad daylight, willingly agreeing to marry into the general's household. On the surface, he plays the helpless victim to win sympathy; behind the scenes, he eliminates every obstacle and carefully lays his plans, step by step drawing the woman he loves into his arms. Through the most elaborate schemes, he seeks a love that is wholeheartedly mutual.