[Historical romance + daily life + coming-of-age + a little political intrigue + one-on-one + ensemble cast]
Fan Xian was born a concubine's daughter, unwanted by her father.
She figured that if he didn't love her, so be it, as long as he provided her with food and clothes.
But fate loves a cruel joke. When she was six, her family was ruined and her father died. Her stepmother took her and several of her half-sisters to Anyang to seek a way to survive.
But the world was harsh. Even with the resilience of wild grass, she could not escape being bullied by local tyrants.
From then on, she was no longer docile, nor obedient.
She tore away every disguise and did whatever it took to stay alive.
Using the few times she had crossed paths with a woman in black, Feng Qingcheng, she deliberately befriended the young Wei Liu, Wei Yan.
She borrowed grain to get through hard times, borrowed influence to protect herself, and borrowed strength to put down roots, carefully navigating every step of life in the countryside.
In those years known to no one, the two formed the purest bond of their youth.
They helped each other when they were young and grew together year after year.
When the land was stirred by change and the pieces were set on the board,
The young man who had carefully protected and raised her would no longer hand her over to anyone, not even for a moment.
