In the Jia's Mansion in Jinling, she was the aloof girl who "liked to separate but not to gather together", and the Xiaoxiang concubine who "was sad in the wind and dew". But no one knows that in Lin Daiyu's heart, there is an ambition that is not willing to be confined to the boudoir.
"Am I going to have to stay in this garden all my life, waiting for others to decide my fate?"
By chance, she got involved in family affairs, showing her extraordinary intelligence and determination. From then on, a seed sprouted quietly - she wanted to walk out of the Grand View Garden, she wanted to take part in the imperial examination, she wanted to stand upright in the court, and fight for herself and her woman!
This road is full of thorns. The cold eyes of the secular world, the shackles of ethics, the secret arrows of the court, and the ties of family are like many shackles. Let's take a look at how Lin Daiyu uses poetry and books as a sword and wisdom as a shield to survive step by step in the world of men's machinations. She will make new allies and face old grudges; she will make a splash in the imperial examination room, and she will stick to her true heart in the whirlpool of power.
This is not only a woman's counterattack legend, but also a grand narrative about freedom, equality and self-worth. When Lin Daiyu no longer sheds tears for love, but fights for ideals, how will she change the fate of "a thousand reds cry, and a thousand beauties share the same sorrow"?
