New Dynasty, the twenty-seventh year of Chengning.
This is a dynasty that appears peaceful but is actually crumbling. The capital city is called "Zhaoye City", and the lights in the city stay on all night. The inner city is home to aristocratic families, officials and wealthy businessmen, and the outer city is home to craftsmen, porters, weavers, refugees and people without city registration.
The imperial court is implementing the "New Deal of Qingfang": demolishing the old squares in the outer city, building embankments along the river, and reorganizing granaries, markets and official roads. The government said this was for flood control, epidemic prevention, and fire prevention, as well as to give Zhaoye City a "new look." But for the people in the outer city, this means that the small courtyards, shops, docks, and weaving workshops where their ancestors have lived for generations may turn into rubble after a piece of paper.
In this city, everyone is talking about their future, status, family status, and settling down. Only few people dare to talk about love. Because love is the most inappropriate thing. It does not count as land, official rank, household registration, and cannot be mortgaged into money.
But there are people who are willing to fall in love with another person at the most inopportune time.
