This is a special novel about ancient emotions, politics, economy, military and world affairs. It tells the story of Shen Qingyan, a talented scholar from Lin'an in the Southern Song Dynasty. He was good at poetry and poetry, and had unique skills in painting and ancient painting restoration. His adoptive mother Zhu Niangzi was the niece of Zhu Shuzhen, a famous female poet and the author of the handed down term "Shengchazi·Yuanxi". One year on New Year's Eve, Shen Qingyan met Liu Yunniang, the daughter of a wealthy businessman, among the people watching lanterns in Lin'an. Using the famous line from "Shengchazi·Yuanxi" as a matchmaker, the two fell in love at first sight and entered into an alliance. Shen Qingyan also formed a sworn feud with Lu Mingyuan, the son of a high-ranking official who was engaged to Liu Yunniang. Shen Qingyan cheated all the way, was the top student in the imperial examination, and won the appreciation of Emperor Zhao Gou of Shaoxing with his talents. Not only did he hold many official positions in the Qing Dynasty, but he also became the mainstay of the Song Dynasty because he advocated the Northern Expedition to resist the Jin Dynasty and was good at economic development to make the country prosperous. His marriage with Liu Yunniang also experienced numerous setbacks, hardships and external difficulties, and he eliminated one enemy after another, and finally achieved success...
