During the Jinghe period of the Nanchen Dynasty, the world seemed peaceful, but in fact there was an undercurrent. Qingxi County in the south of the Yangtze River is located in a prosperous land. The county magistrate Bai Jinggang is ambitious, but suffers from his low official rank. He wants to use his daughter's marriage to join the powerful and join the upper class of Kyoto.
In the city of Kyoto, the richest man, the Xiao family, is powerful enough to rival the country and is secretly colluding with the forces of the court; the countries in the Western Regions are eyeing Nanchen, and Prince Asoka sneaks into Kyoto under the guise of paying tribute, but in fact he is colluding with the court. A rebellious minister conspired to overthrow the regime; the young emperor, Emperor Haochen, was sinister and tolerant. On the surface, he was addicted to pleasure, but in fact, he secretly laid a dragnet to eliminate internal and external troubles in one fell swoop and firmly control the imperial power.
Folk ethics are strict, women's status is low, marriage has become a tool for family clinging, and personal love is like grass. This foreshadows Bai Youyi's tragic fate.
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.
