In the early years of the Republic of China, the Lu family residence in the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River hid many secrets. The third aunt found a rusted pocket watch in the embroidery building, which revealed the past of the sixth aunt's disappearance. The young master Mu Sheng, who has returned from studying abroad, encounters the singer Yun Yi on the Qinhuai River, and a secret love develops. Incidents such as anonymous threatening letters and bloody handkerchiefs plunged the two into danger and confusion. Yunyi is actually a flesh and blood of the Lu family, and Mu Sheng was injured in the ancestral hall fire while trying to save her. In the end, Mu Sheng died due to the family's crimes, and Yun Yi left home. The crow of jackdaws and the blood-stained silk handkerchief tell the story of love and hatred. The story ends in tragedy, showing the impermanence of fate and the complexity of human nature.
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.
