During the Kangxi era, the wealthiest families in the land were the Duan family of Yangzhou and the Shen family of Beijing. After disaster struck the Duan family, its young master, Duan Shaochen, decided to marry his younger sister, Duan Yunyan, into the Shen family to secure their tea empire.
Unwilling to be married off to a stranger without a say, Duan Yunyan decided to go to Beijing herself and find out whether the young master of the Shen family was someone worthy of entrusting her life to.
Unexpectedly, she got caught up in the struggle among nine princes for the throne and became a pawn in someone else's hands.
Better to be the one moving the pieces than a pawn. Let the world rage with change; I shall remain unshaken!
