In the war of troubled times, the young marshal Lu Jinghan of Peiping and the talented girl Shen Qingci of Jiangnan became connected due to a birthday banquet. They used orchid grass as a contract and made an oath that "Lanzhi Qinghan will stay with each other for life." From the righteous speech in the Peony Garden in Peking to the life-and-death dependence in the Langya Mountain breakout, the broken Pipa witnessed their concern over the war; from the decisive killing on the military and political stage to the seclusion in the Jiangnan Courtyard, the two pieces together bear the tenacity of love in troubled times.
The misty rain in Suzhou nourishes the orchid grass in the courtyard, and also deposits their peaceful years. He took off his military uniform and learned to paint orchid grass, grind ink and write lyrics; she practiced needlework and embroidery, made orchid and osmanthus tea, and composed a new song "Lanzhou Crossing". The two used pen and ink as matchmakers and goodwill to care for the children in the orphanage, conveying warmth and hope, and allowing the elegance and tenacity of orchid grass to take root in both the north and the south.
When the invitation of "Lan'an Academy" comes from Peiping, when the orchid grass bears seeds, it heralds a new inheritance. The lovers who have gone through ups and downs will eventually travel thousands of miles with the warmth of Jiangnan and the sincerity of Peiping, allowing the love between the north and the south to continue in the fragrance of orchids. The first volume ends with staying together in troubled times, and takes the lead as a message of tenderness, writing a perfect prologue to a long-lasting guardianship that connects the misty Jiangnan to the snowy Peiping.
