宋慈成亲的这天父亲宋巩却自杀了，还留下了一封遗书，要求子孙后代都不许涉足到刑狱之中，因为宋巩生前就是从事的刑狱审判，一生谨慎断案，可还是造成了一次误判，导致一条人命冤死在他手中，心中愧疚的宋巩无法原谅自己，以死谢罪。而宋慈得知这件事心中也是悲痛不已，原本已经考中了进士的他也只好放弃了上任，只有好友孟良辰一个人去上任了，岂料，孟良辰还未抵达上任地方就被人给害死了。宋慈谨记父亲的遗言，但一方面又为好友惋惜，母亲见状开导了宋慈，宋慈这才出发为好友讨回公道，正因如此，宋慈得到了破格提拔，被任命为了提点刑狱，成为了大宋提刑官。自从上任之后又破获了许多疑难案子名声大振，宋慈的故事也为后人津津乐道

On the day Song Ci got married, his father, Song Gong, committed suicide and left a suicide note requesting that future generations are not allowed to set foot in the prison , because Song Gong was engaged in criminal and prison trials during his lifetime, and he judged cases carefully all his life, but he still caused a misjudgment, which led to an unjust death in his hands. Song Gong, who was guilty in his heart, could not forgive himself and apologized with death. When Song Ci learned of this incident, he was also very sad. He had already passed the Jinshi examination and had no choice but to give up his post. Only his friend Meng Liangchen took up the post alone. Unexpectedly, Meng Liangchen was sent to the post before he arrived Killed. Song Ci kept his father's last words in mind, but felt sorry for his friend on the one hand. Seeing this, his mother enlightened Song Ci, and Song Ci set out to seek justice for his friend. Because of this, Song Ci was promoted exceptionally and was appointed as a prisoner. He became the criminal officer of the Song Dynasty. Since taking office, he has cracked many difficult cases and gained fame, and Song Ci's story is also talked about by future generations