In ancient folklore, there is a story about a man who has been doing business all year round, and his wife died mysteriously due to a fight.
As a businessman, Juniper travels all year round and entrusts his wife Su Yuzhen with all the affairs of his family. On a homecoming occasion, neighbor Li Erniu accidentally discovered an astonishing scene - Su Yuzhen's body lying in his backyard.
At the beginning of the crime, Juniper's heart was like a knife, but as his grief dissipated, a question arose in his heart: How did his beloved wife die? He began to suspect that Su Yuzhen's cause of death may be related to her infidelity.
Governor Yang Huaying decided that Juniper was suspicious after the initial investigation, but the justice in her heart drove her to decide to revisit the case, perhaps the truth is not as simple as it seems.
Her persistence has finally paid off. By looking closely, she found a small hole in the bottom of the soup pot, a discovery that completely changed the course of the case.
During the investigation, a young man named Wuxin finally admitted that he had an illicit relationship with Su Yuzhen and accidentally killed her during an altercation.
Unintentionally, in order to pass the blame, he faked the scene, causing Juniper to be unjustly wronged. This fact made the prefect Yang Huaying deeply angry.
In order to find out the truth, Yang Huaying conducted an in-depth investigation. She discovered that the color of Su Yuzhen's bones did not match the characteristics of the poisoning, which made the cause of death a mystery again.
Governor Yang Huaying's intuition told her that the case was not as simple as it was at the first trial. She decided to review the trial herself, hoping to find the real murderer.
During the investigation, a detail caught Yang Huaying's attention. She discovers that the way the temple bells resonate is unusually similar to the way Su Yuzhen died, is this the key to solving the mystery?
With Yang Huaying's unremitting efforts, the truth gradually surfaced. Juniper's grievances were cleared, and the real murderer, Huang Ming, finally surrendered.
Juniper had found footprints in the back window at the scene of the crime, which made him question his wife's death. His instincts tell him that behind this tragedy lies an untold secret.
The facts of the case gradually became clear, and on the day Su Yuzhen was found dead, Juniper was considered the biggest suspect and was arrested and imprisoned.
With the unremitting efforts of the prefect Yang Huaying, she reported the truth to the emperor, so that this wrongly convicted case was duly rehabilitated.
In order to reward Yang Huaying's superb case-handling ability and persistent pursuit of truth, the emperor not only pardoned Juniper, but also promoted Yang Huaying to a higher official position.
At the beginning of the incident, the local magistrate wrongly convicted Juniper of the murderer for accepting bribes, an act that caused justice to be flouted.
Three years later, Yang Huaying accidentally learned the principle of bell resonance in Lingyin Temple, and this discovery gave her a new understanding of the real cause of Su Yuzhen's death.
Although this story takes place in ancient times, its discussion of justice, honesty and love can still resonate with people and become a folk tale that has been passed down through the ages.