A modern archaeologist travels in the spirit of Shen Qingyi, a concubine of the Shen family in the Liang Dynasty. Her biological mother died young and her stepmother was vicious. As soon as she opened her eyes, she was trapped in a deadly situation of poisoning and surprise.
She possesses medical knowledge from her past life, and is equipped with the Medicine King Jade Pendant, which can identify the properties of medicines and predict illnesses. She appears gentle and tolerant, but in reality she is unparalleled in wisdom and scheming. She originally wanted to work step by step in the compound of a deep house, find out the truth about her biological mother's wrongful death, and live a stable life, but unexpectedly, a substitution conspiracy tied her to a "sick and weak businessman".
It was only during the wedding night that she realized to her surprise that this nominal husband was Xiao Jingheng, the Marquis of Zhenbei who had been demoted to the south of the Yangtze River. He came from a humble family, made great military achievements, held military power and business networks, was cold on the outside and hot on the inside, had a deep mind, and even hid a shocking secret about the orphan of the previous dynasty.
Fake couple, real allies. She uses her peerless medical skills as a blade to help him heal old injuries and resolve crises; he uses his power as a shield to protect her from wind and rain and clear up fights in the house. The two work together to overthrow their stepmother's conspiracy, expose the corruption in water transportation, get involved in the fierce party struggle between the prince and Prince Yu, and gradually reveal the secret of the murder of the palace twenty years ago.
The court is treacherous, the rivers and lakes have undercurrents, the remnants of the previous dynasty are ready to take action, and war breaks out in the north. Shen Qingyi used her body as a woman to form a medical camp to save lives and heal the wounded; Xiao Jingheng went into battle wearing armor to guard the mountains and rivers.
From a concubine in a deep house to a first-class official, from a humble general to a powerful official in Dingding, they are each other's chess players and confidants, from pretending to be a couple to being in love with each other for life and death.
When the mountains and rivers were overturned and the imperial power was in turmoil, the two stood side by side to quell the internal strife, defend against foreign enemies, support the young emperor, and stabilize the world. Finally, with all their splendor, they guard these beautiful mountains and rivers for thousands of miles.
