In a deep-set mansion, Wen Wanyi is a caged canary trapped by rules. No matter how beautifully the orchids on her handkerchief bloom, she knows nothing of the light beyond the walls.
Ge Zitang is a rock smashing through the shackles of Confucian propriety. After returning from abroad, she can scale high walls and shatter the doctrine of the Three Obediences and Four Virtues.
An accident sends a modern-minded young lady tumbling into the inner chambers of an old courtyard.
She is timid yet clear-eyed; the other is radical yet innocent.
There is no romance between them, only two souls redeeming one another: I'll tear open your cage, and you'll help me understand the world.
Together, they embark on a journey of awakening.
[Reading Tips]
1. Two female leads on a journey of mutual healing, with no romance, only the bond of "I'll show you the world."
2. The characters are imperfect. Note: Wen Wanyi is timid yet clear-eyed, while Ge Citang is radical yet innocent.
