[Childhood sweethearts + fallen noble clan + legitimate daughter becomes chief minister + powerful young lord]
The heroine's harem: childhood sweetheart Xie Zhiyao + noble young lord husband + loyal guard Xiao Jue + a handsome, needy man with a dark side, Zhao Yuanruo + Emperor Zhao Ye, who's her biggest fan... (Known characters are listed in order of appearance. More are being unlocked.)
Su Zhenmei, the legitimate daughter of the Su clan of Jinling, comes from a century-old family of refined scholars. Brilliant and talented, yet beset by misfortune, she grew up with Xie Zhiyao, an ambitious man destined to become a powerful minister. They understood each other's hearts. But when her family is brought down in a single day, she is forced to become a pawn in a royal marriage alliance and enter the confines of a deep, secluded courtyard. He maneuvers at court, step by step, until he becomes the most powerful chief minister in the land.
One struggles to survive within the inner chambers of the palace, concealing her sharp edge; the other commands the shifting tides of court politics, keeping his old love buried in his heart. Trapped by an uncrossable gulf of rank and tradition, they live out a grand, tragic romance woven through with schemes and desire, deep love and despair.
Su Zhenmei's life was like a plum blossom that eventually fell, but once it bloomed in the bitter cold, its red petals were as dazzling and resolute as hers.
It's really good-looking. Come and watch 😏, the ending will be very surprising!
It's beautiful, the writing is beautiful, and the plot is compact.