Director: Yin Tao

Starring: Ren Jialun / Tan Songyun / Han Dong / Ye Qing

First aired: 2019

Plot Summary:

     The exceptionally gifted female detective of the Six‑Gate Bureau, Yuan Jinxia, finds herself at odds with the ruthless and ruthless Jinyiwei officer Lu Yi over a case. At first, she believes their paths will never cross again—yet fate has other plans. When ten thousand taels earmarked for river‑repair work vanish without a trace, Jinxia is ordered to join forces with Lu Yi in Yangzhou, determined to recover the missing imperial funds. Though their goals seem irreconcilable, a shocking secret plot brings them together. From bitter rivals to wary respect, and finally to an unshakable bond, the wheels of destiny begin to turn in tandem. But as if fate were mocking them, Jinxia turns out to be the sole survivor of the infamous Xia Yan affair—a victim of her family’s blood feud. This deep‑seated grudge creates an insurmountable chasm between her and Lu Yi. In the end, these two lovers, having endured countless trials, set aside their familial vendettas to save the people, resist the Japanese pirates, and root out treachery. United against their common enemies, they break free from the shackles of society and bravely come together.