The Story of a Noble Family: A Portrait of a House Divided

Through the story of a cast-off wife from a wealthy family, this novel portrays the tragic journey of Leng Qingqiu, a woman of humble origins, and Jin Yanxi, the youngest son of Jin Quan, prime minister during the Beiyang warlord era, from courtship and marriage to marital breakdown and departure. This tragedy exposes the officials who prospered under the Beiyang warlords: their extravagance, debauchery, and scheming, as well as the idle, parasitic lives and moral decay of those who depended on their households.