大明初起，明太祖朱元璋设锦衣卫亲军指挥使司，后分设南北镇抚司，稽查百官，权势煊赫。锦衣卫沿袭百年，南北镇抚司势如水火，相争不下。朝堂党争激烈，江湖盗匪猖獗，盛世繁华之下，却隐藏着汹涌暗流……

被撤职的锦衣卫袁小棠与青梅竹马的方雨亭为寻找父亲失踪的线索潜入鬼街、在朋友石尧山等人的帮助下，一路逛鬼街、破机关、遇各路神秘人物……乱斗与阴谋轮番上演，随着旧事的重提，一切谜团都渐渐有了答案。

Beyond the human realm, there is a magical race of beings who control the tides and the changing of the seasons. One of these beings, a young girl named Chun, seeks something more—she wants to experience the human world! At sixteen, she finally gets her chance and transforms into a dolphin in order to explore the world that has her fascinated. But she soon discovers that it's a dangerous place and nearly gets killed in a vortex. Luckily, her life is spared when a young boy sacrifices himself to save her. Moved by his kindness and courage, she uses magic to bring him back to life only to learn that this power comes at a serious price. On a new adventure, she’ll have to make her own sacrifices in order to protect his soul until it is ready to return to the human world.

《狐妖小红娘》的故事围绕人与妖之间的爱情展开。根据古典小说记载，世上有人有妖，妖会与人相恋，妖寿命千万年，人的寿命有限，人死了，妖活着。人会投胎转世，但投胎以后，不记得上辈子的爱。妖如果痴情的话，就去找狐妖“购买”一项服务，让投胎转世的人，回忆起前世的爱。狐妖红娘这一个角色就这样诞生，作品主要讲述了以红娘为职业的狐妖在为前世恋人牵红线过程当中发生的一系列有趣、神秘的故事。