In the troubled times of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, a brocade book hides the storm.
Qian Moli, a lady from the Minister of Rites' palace, possesses the power of photographic memory, and can imitate the world's writings in one stroke. She originally wanted to keep a low profile, but in an ancient painting at the Lanting Poetry Society, she caught a glimpse of the secret text of the previous dynasty regarding the whereabouts of the One Hundred Thousand Tiger Talisman, and was involved in the whirlpool.
Ou Fang, the Marquis of Jingan from a humble family, had great military exploits. Sixteen years ago, his father died unjustly due to the "Yongning Conspiracy Case", leaving the orphan with a blood feud. When a lonely minister meets a lady, one is for self-protection and the other is for Zhaoxue, and the two lonely souls are forced to form an alliance.
The three volumes of the Book of Brocade reveal layer by layer the turbulent waves under the hypocrisy of the prosperous age: princes seizing the throne, clan conflicts, enemy countries infiltrating, and even the shocking secrets of the current emperor's pretentious edicts to seize the throne. Qian Moli uses the boudoir as a chess game, pen and ink as a sharp weapon, and weaves a web of information; Ou Fang uses the battlefield as a chess board, and the long sword as a guardian, forging ahead in the light of the court's sword.
From the exchange of interests to the trust of life and death, from protecting oneself wisely to playing chess in the world. She learned to use her edge to break the situation, and he learned to use trust as his armor. When the full picture of Jinshu was finally revealed, the mystery of his life experience was revealed - only then did she learn that he was an orphan from the previous dynasty, and he realized that this was where she was destined to be in this life.
"This brocade book contains not only the secret treasure of military power, but also the stormy waves of hypocrisy in the prosperous age. Now, we have to stir up these waves with our own hands!"
In the chess game of troubled times, they used wisdom as the piece and friendship as the board to break out of the game. When the dust settles, should we retire from the world, or should we guard the mountains and rivers together? That piece of brocade will eventually become the letterhead for writing the future.
A legend of power and intrigue hidden in pen and ink, a life-and-death love that begins with calculations and ends in death.
