Shen Qinghan, the adopted daughter of the Governor's Mansion, was originally a lonely figure whose biological mother died young and had no one to rely on. She suffered in the cage of a deep house for more than ten years, just hoping to marry an ordinary family safely and end her miserable life. However, military expenses were tight and the government was in deficit, so her aunt Liu Yurong took the opportunity to promise her to a sixty-year-old salt merchant in the south of the city to fill a house and use the betrothal gift to supplement the family income.
Once you wake up from the dream, forbearance will not bring you respect, and giving in will only bring you slaughter. Shen Qinghan severed his family ties, gave up his fine clothes and food, and walked into troubled times alone in plain clothes. He would rather be the shadow of a poor family than a caged bird.
Penniless and uncertain about her future, she relied on her delicate regular script to gain a foothold in the market. Unexpectedly, Liu Yurong had a deeper plot and had the power to block the entire city, cutting off all her livelihood and trying to force her into a desperate situation.
Just when she was desperate, Gu Yanzhou, the editor of the Hujiang Morning News, a gentle scholar with compassion and awe-inspiring character, met on a rainy night and was not afraid of strong authority to find a way out for her and protect her from the wind and rain.
Living in a newspaper office and making a living through writing, the two gradually developed a tacit understanding as they got along day and night. She kept her integrity, and he protected his original intention; in troubled times, she became the most cherished person in his writings, and he became her most solid support in this life.
However, the poisonous shadow of the deep house has not dissipated, and rumors have begun again. Liu Yurong and her daughter made a comeback, using rumors throughout the city to smear her reputation and ruin her reputation.
On one side is the iron-blooded warlord's sudden awakening and defense of his shortcomings, on the other is the persistence and confrontation of the literati, and on the other side is the girl's desperate counterattack step by step.
