Shen Che is a scholar from a poor family. Due to the decline of his family, he is betrothed to be the son-in-law of the Liu family, a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River. At the beginning of her marriage, she was in a quagmire. She was scorned by her family on the outside and plotted by the powerful on the inside. Although her wife Liu Qingwan appeared to be divorced, she was actually a hidden alliance. The Liu family's house is dark, with changes in power and constant infighting. Shen Che was burdened with a blood feud and waited for an opportunity to stand up. He first established a foothold within the family, gradually gained strength and popular support, and successively smashed the conspiracies of Li Su and other foreign enemies. During this period, he met the court official Su Huaijin, the heroine Mei Caiyi and other conspirators, and uncovered a deeper conspiracy and the secrets of the previous dynasty. After experiencing competing interests, moral choices, and life-and-death struggles, Shen Che finally returned to the pinnacle of power with a new identity, not only avenging relatives and enemies, but also saving his family and country from destruction. Multiple story lines are intertwined and the fate of everyone is intertwined. Their growth and redemption are written in the shadows and rain of blood.
