Su Wanyi, a graduate student in history, never imagined that the carved moon-shaped hairpin her grandmother pressed into her hand on her deathbed would become a key to traveling through time. In a museum, the moment her fingertips touched an ancient mirror with patterns resembling the hairpin, a flash of white light burst forth. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the illegitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue in the Great Jing dynasty. By coincidence, the original owner of this body was also named Su Wanyi.
The original owner was timid, her birth mother had died young, and she drifted through the household like duckweed. Three days ago, she had “accidentally” fallen into the water and been left in a remote courtyard to die. With no System and no golden finger, Su Wanyi could only struggle to survive, armed with a mind full of modern knowledge and the original owner's lingering memories of hurt. She used her modern insight to improve her situation, but accidentally crossed paths with Prince Jing, Xiao Jue, a man rumored to be frail and sickly, with a sinister disposition.
When they first met, he sat in a wheelchair, dressed in white as pure as snow, his gaze cold as ice as he looked down on her like an insect. But who was it that discreetly helped her when her legitimate mother made things difficult for her? And when she became entangled in the undercurrents of court politics, who protected her and whispered, “Don't be afraid”?
This is a “Great Jing” absent from the history books, where court politics are treacherous and powerful clans are deeply entrenched. Su Wanyi gradually discovers that her arrival is quietly rewriting history, while the seemingly frail Prince Jing harbors ambitions and a depth of feeling that could topple the realm. As the flood of fate carries them forward, should she follow “heaven's will,” or take his hand and face an unknown ending together?
A moon-shaped hairpin binds two lives across two eras. She comes from the modern world, and he would topple a dynasty for her. This is a love story about survival, growth, and two people choosing each other.
