Empress Shen Qingci of Dajing was born in a scholarly family in the south of the Yangtze River. Her suzhou embroidery skills were the best in the harem, and her guqin and food were also exquisite. She was gentle and kind-hearted, neither fighting nor jealous, but because of her "indifferentness", she was regarded as a dead tree by the emperor, and was eventually trapped in the cold palace of Yongxiang. Only the Begonia jade pendant left by her mother was her only comfort in the palace. When she was burning incense and praying for a stable life away from the palace walls, the jade pendant suddenly glowed, and she was drawn into the vortex of time and space. When she opened her eyes, she was already in a modern old alley filled with fireworks.
With her robe torn and no one around her, she unexpectedly met Gu Shiyan, an ancient book restorer, with her ancient Su embroidery skills. He understands the stitches on her embroidered handkerchief and the pattern of the late Tang Dynasty on the jade pendant around her waist. He does not explore her past difficulties, but treats her with gentleness and consideration, pointing out the direction for her to gain a foothold in Su embroidery.
From the abandoned queen in the palace to the intangible cultural heritage embroiderer, Shen Qingci used needle and thread as a blade to condense the charm of Jiangnan embroidery on silk handkerchiefs, creating a world in modern times. And Gu Shiyan has always been with her, accompanying her to adapt to the fireworks of another world, and connecting her with intangible cultural heritage resources. The two gradually fell in love with each other in the fragrance of ancient embroidery ink - he understood her forbearance in the past, and she cherished his gentleness and transparency.
A begonia jade pendant connects two lives; a wisp of ancient embroidery fragrance brings together the bond across generations. The respect and tenderness that she once couldn't get in the deep palace were finally made up for in this human world by a person who understood her skills and her intentions. This is a journey about redemption and staying together, as well as an affectionate confession across time and space using ancient embroidery as a matchmaker.
