Great Tang: From the Start as a Commoner, Noblewomen of Chang'an Come Calling

Xiao Yao, a descendant of the Xiao clan of Lanling, settles in Xuanyuanli as a village-school teacher. He refuses to marry into another family and guards his good name, but unexpectedly gets caught up in a dispute over a merchant's offer to help fund a school. With ink and brush, he passes on the flame of learning; with the warmth of a hearth, he fills hungry bellies. Between a small classroom and a humble kitchen, he takes in an orphaned girl and meets kindred spirits. In the ordinary countryside, he finds stability and redemption amid a turbulent age, all while concealing a past and a tenderness no one knows about.