被冠以弑父罪名流放荒原的公主凤漓，七年后以妖君之名重归墨城。她在姨母孟妩操控的雀楼盛宴中，选中了身份成谜的东篱遗孤云湛。一场表面荒淫的选奴戏码，实则是凤漓对各方势力的血腥清洗。云湛以雀奴身份步步逼近，既是刺杀目标，亦是故人重逢，两人竟是幼时在荒原相依为命的患难之交。凤漓借疯批人设暗中追查弑父真相，云湛假意臣服伺机报仇复国，却在虚情假意的耳鬓厮磨间深陷情网。当凤漓发现云湛腰间烙印认出故人，当云湛目睹她呕血仍含笑饮毒，伪装尽碎。姨母孟妩的傀儡阴谋，西岐少主的和亲棋局，东篱旧部的复仇烈焰，皆在女君大婚之日引爆。终凤漓手持虎符踏碎阴谋，云湛为她背离复国大业，两个从地狱爬出的灵魂，在血色王座上相拥。
As Leo's replacement Thomas Chamberlain arrives Nikki investigates the murders of Rachel Freedman, shot in the head, and her little autistic son Nathan, who was poisoned. Nikki rejects policewoman Anne Burchett's theory that Rachel killed them both but is perturbed when an impostor, claiming to be Rachel's sister, visits the morgue. At the same time the disfigured corpse of Eva Liron is discovered, killed with the same poison as Nathan. She had been the nanny to French hot shot footballer Isaac Dreyfus and was planning to blackmail him over a sex tape of them both. Jewish Isaac is a controversial figure due to his anti-Muslim sentiments but he denies ant part in the murders. Then another victim, Isaac's agent Mousa, is discovered dead.
本作改编自網戸スズ的同名漫画，是一部以“心机可爱”为武器在恋爱和人生中屡战屡胜的主人公为中心的爱情喜剧。 故事始于学生时代起就过着“无敌受欢迎”人生的松嶋琴音面前，出现了“高级心机可爱女子”佐原奈津奈。因奈津奈夺走了周围所有的关注与好感，琴音初次品尝到失败的滋味。甚至连她瞄准的帅气上司清水将贵也被奈津奈吸引。而奈津奈自身也认为琴音不容小觑，一场赌上自尊的“心机可爱”VS“心机可爱”的激烈对决就此拉开帷幕。
驿站附近的乐活山庄，暗中收集情报。女掌柜田津津聪明机警，乐于助人，跑堂田大壮武功高强，琴师朴岛毅见多识广。账房田大娘眼力佳记性好。四人各有秘密，却凑到一起。意气风发的福将军因得罪权贵，被贬中枢驿站。但实际上是来中枢城查一件要案。二人日久生情之际，边关急信丢失，送信差役惨死，彻底搅动了城中风云
