In 500 AD, modern planner Ye Qingqing enters a dream and wakes in the turmoil of the Southern Qi dynasty, an anonymous refugee at the banks of Hanjiang Ferry. She carefully struggles to survive amid the smoke of war and, by a twist of fate, meets Xiao Yan, who is lying low at the time. With her clever schemes, she earns a place in his staff and becomes his right-hand woman.
The two once plotted together behind the scenes, and affection blossomed amid the chaos. But as the throne changed hands, their opposing political views created a rift that could never be mended. Former confidants drifted further and further apart, and what began in love ended in heartbreak, with all their kindness and loyalty spent...
