In the 14th year of the Republic of China, Su Wenxuan, Shaodong of the ancient book shop "Tingyuge", was on the bank of the Qinhuai River in Jinling. He repaired the cracks of time with piles of old papers. Reporter Bai Li's intrusion is like a spring breeze blowing through the ancient house, bringing vitality and ignorance. However, a Song Dynasty plum vase transaction related to the survival of the Su family drew the two of them into the center of the whirlpool, and they went to Yungang, a place of great success.
In Yungang, Chu Yunlan, the powerful warlord marshal, is determined to win Bai Li. The Su family's plum bottle deal hides murderous intentions, and Lin Hanjiang, a close friend who seems to be helping each other, has an unfathomable calculation behind his smile. A well-planned "subcontracting" conspiracy ruined Su Wenxuan's family, and turned against Bai Li. Only Shen Manjun, who was like a "sister", truly accompanied her, and it also involved the bloody old grudges and deep-rooted revenge of Mei Suzhen, a famous actress of the previous generation.
The war spread and the situation collapsed. Su Wenxuan bears the responsibility of blood debt and family rejuvenation. Under the heavy blows of the betrayal of his best friend, the separation of his lover, and the loss of his beauty, he struggles to survive in troubled times. Can he protect the treasure and revive the family in the purgatory of blood and fire? Can that broken affection find its way back in the ashes of the times? An ukiyo-e of the Republic of China intertwined with repair and destruction, protection and plunder, affection and betrayal, slowly unfolds in the mist of Qinhuai River and the smoke of gunpowder in the harbor.
