She is the most famous Qingyi in Beiping City. Her song "The Peony Pavilion" has made the city popular, but she is despised because of her status as an actress.
He was a young man from an aristocratic family who had returned from studying abroad. He was supposed to marry a well-matched daughter, but on that full moon night, he was deeply shocked by the peerless elegance on the stage.
"Ruan Yulian, do you know that for you, I am willing to be the enemy of the whole world?"
"Mr. Gu, although I am an actor, I am not a plaything for others to manipulate."
One is a proud pearl in the opera house, and the other is a rebellious young man in the new era. When traditional family background encounters free love, when feudal prejudice collides with sincere emotions, what kind of ups and downs will this love across the identity gap be destined to experience?
Coerced by the family, framed by fellow sects, coveted by the powerful... Under many obstacles, can their love still bloom in this troubled world?
This is a legend about opera and love, and it is also an awakening about dignity and freedom.