Shen Zhiwei, the daughter of the Shen family, a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River, was betrothed to her childhood sweetheart, Gu Yanqing, the son of the Gu family. The two of them once made a promise on the misty and rainy shore of the West Lake to guard the celadon kiln fire that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Shen family. However, a sudden family accident caused Shen Zhiwei to fall from the clouds into the quagmire overnight - her father was falsely accused of collaborating with the enemy and treason, and the entire Shen family was executed. Only she was rescued by a loyal servant and hid in the market under the pseudonym "Awei".
