Xi Yan, a talented painter, was tortured and sold when she was young. She was rescued by an oiran and studied painting skills hard. In order to find out the truth about the murder of her mentor, she disguised herself as a man and transformed into "Mr. Qingzhu", using her painting skills as a blade to stir up the court. She assisted Jiangnan King Xue Yi in controlling floods, fighting eunuchs, and uncovering conspiracies. In the end, the two of them worked together to overthrow the tyranny, implement the New Deal, and break the shackles of women in the world.
Heroine·Xiyan/Qingzhu:
·Appearance: A weak orphan girl/a cold and low-key male painter.
· Reality: Avenger and Machiavellian with extraordinary intelligence, they can determine the outcome with one stroke and hear the thunder in the silent place.
Male protagonist Xue Yi:
· Appearance: A laid-back and elegant prince who guards the south of the Yangtze River.
· Actuality: A sinister and forbearing careerist with a world-wide ambition. In order to protect the people he loves and the right path in his heart, he can lie dormant or strike out with thunder.
· In front of others: The monarch and his ministers are in harmony with each other, and the prince and his staff are well-mannered and courteous.
· Queen: He is the only confidant who knows her daughter's identity and protects her silently; she is the harbor who can see through all his disguises and weaknesses. A crisis of trust arose due to the "marriage" incident, and "chasing the wife in the crematorium" was staged.
