In the last years of the power of Jiajing Emperor during the Ming Empire, Lu Yi of the Jing Yi Wei is commissioned to investigate the loss of funds that have been set aside for river repair work in Yangzhou. He is aided by Yuan Jin Xia of the Liushanmen. Both mistakenly ended up being involved in a conspiracy. The skilled female constable Yuan Jin Xia enters a disagreement with the hot-tempered Jin Yi Wei Lu Yi over a situation that they are both associated with. Jin Xia believed that she would certainly never experience Lu Yi once again in this lifetime, yet destiny has its means of bringing two people back together. Government funds have been swiped and also Jin Xia obtains orders to help Lu Yi in his investigation. They are not able to manage at first yet find out to work together via the hardships. Ultimately, they establish feelings for each and every various other to come to be enthusiasts. Nonetheless, points go awry when the truth regarding the past comes to light. Jin Xia is the orphan of the Xia Yan situation from years earlier as well as she carries the ball of the bloodshed that damaged her family. ( Source: ChineseDrama.info). ~ ~ Adapted from a novel of the same name by Lan Se Shi.