In the last years of the Yong Dynasty, Jingan City was besieged by barbarian cavalry. Shen Qingyan, the former noble daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, became a bargaining chip for the family in seeking peace, and was forced to marry Xiao Ce, the son of a powerful minister with a large number of soldiers. From a golden branch to a political chess piece, she puts away her fragility, uses wisdom as her blade and resilience as her armor, and seeks a way out in the coldness of Xiao Mansion and the crisis of troubled times.
She opened Huimin Grain Store to alleviate the food shortage and set up porridge sheds to appease the people. However, she was repeatedly made trouble and plotted by Yufeng Grain Store and Zhou Xian, the Minister of Household Affairs. From being cut off from grain sources to having sand hidden in grain, from being nearly silenced when investigating secrets in kilns, to working with Xiao Ce to expose corruption, Shen Qingyan worked step by step, not only gaining a foothold in the business world, but also gradually winning Xiao Ce's trust and love.
In the ups and downs of troubled times, she not only wants to investigate the unjust case of her father's "collaboration with the enemy" and clear the name of her family, but she also needs to work side by side with Xiao Ce to deal with the intrigues in the court and the war outside the city. This is a song of a woman's rebirth in a desperate situation, and it is also a magnificent picture of the intertwining of family, country, love and people's hearts in troubled times.
