Shen Weiwan, the legitimate daughter of Shen Mansion in Jiangnan, is extremely talented but has a hidden edge. During the wedding ceremony, a painting called "Returning to the Boat in Smoke and Rain" unexpectedly alarmed the powerful and involved her in the undercurrent of the court and the disputes between the aristocratic families. With her wisdom as the blade and the embroidery needle as the edge, she dealt with the deep house and the turmoil, grew up between encounters and separations, and finally found her own clear life on the chessboard of fate.